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Espín, S., Sanchez-Virosta, P., Zamora-Marin, J.M., Leon-Ortega, M., Jiménez, P., Zamora-Lopez, A., Camarero, P.R., Mateo, R., Eeva, T. and García-Fernández, A.J. 2020. Physiological effects of toxic elements on a wild nightjar species. Environmental Pollution 263: 114568.
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Keller, V., Herrando, S., Voříšek, P., Franch, M., Kipson, M., Milanesi, P., Martí, D., Anton, M., Klvaňová, A., Kalyakin, M.V., Bauer, H.-G. and Foppen, R.P.B. 2020. European Breeding Bird Atlas 2: Distribution, Abundance and Change. European Bird Census Council & Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Detailed species account from European Red List of Birds (BirdLife International 2015)
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