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Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J., Burfield, I.J., Garnett, S.G., Symes, A., Taylor, J., Şekercioğlu, Ç.H. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk. Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261. DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13486.
Burns, F., McCulloch, N., Székely, T. and Bolton, M. 2013a. The impact of introduced predators on an island endemic, the St Helena Plover, Charadrius sanctaehelenae. Bird Conservation International 23: 125-135.
Burns, F., McCulloch, N., Szekely, T. and Bolton, M. 2013b. No overall benefit of predator exclosure cages for the endangered St. Helena plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae. Ibis 155(2): 397-401.
Fisher, I. 2016. St Helena plover: Wirebirds on the up? Available at: https://community.rspb.org.uk/ourwork/b/biodiversity/posts/st-helena-plover-wirebirds-on-the-up. (Accessed: 05/02/2021).
IUCN. 2021. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-3. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 09 December 2021).
Leo, D., George, K., Ellick, G., and Oppel, S. 2018. Feral cat control and the population recovery of the endemic St Helena Plover. Airo 25: 32-43.
McCulloch, N. 1992. The status and ecology of the St Helena Wirebird. British Trust for Ornithology, Thetford, U.K.
McCulloch, N. 1999. St Helena wirebird: the forgotten plover. Bulletin of the African Bird Club 6(2): 95-99.
McCulloch, N. 2009. Recent decline of the St Helena Wirebird Charadrius sanctaehelenae. Bird Conservation International 19(1): 33-48.
McCulloch, N.; Norris, K. 2001. Diagnosing the cause of population changes: localized habitat change and the decline of the endangered St Helena wirebird. Journal of Applied Ecology 38: 771-783.
Norris, K.; McCulloch, N. 1999. The Wirebird project.
Oppel, S., Burns, F., Vickery, J., George, K., Ellick, G., Leo, D. and Hillman, J. C. 2014. Habitat-specific effectiveness of feral cat control for the conservation of an endemic ground-nesting bird species. Journal of Applied Ecology 51: 1246-1254.
Pitman, C. R. S. 1965. The eggs and nesting habits of the St Helena Sand-plover or Wirebird, Charadrius pecuarius sanctae-helenae (Harting). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 85: 121-129.
Rowe, R. 1998. Changing times on St Helena Island. Ecos 19: 20-26.
Rowlands, B. W.; Trueman, T.; Olson, S. L.; McCulloch, M. N.; Brooke, R. K. 1998. The Birds of St Helena. British Ornithologists' Union, Tring, UK.
RSPB. undated. Species Action Plan for St Helena Wirebird Charadrius sanctahelenae.
Smith, D. 1997. The progress and problems of the 'endemic section' of St. Helena Island. Oryx 31: 218.
St Helena National Trust. 2019. 2019 Wirebird Census Count. St Helena Independent 19(11).
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Saint Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae. Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/saint-helena-plover-charadrius-sanctaehelenae on 23/11/2024.
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 23/11/2024.