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Dalton, M. R. Kohley, and Heindl, B. 2014. Population Monitoring of Millerbirds on Laysan. June 28 to September 28, 2014. Laysan Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, USFWS, Honolulu, Hawai‘i.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Millerbird Acrocephalus familiaris. Downloaded from
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Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 22/12/2024.