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Chng, S. C. L.; Shepherd, C. R.; Eaton, J. A. 2018. In the market for extinction: birds for sale at selected outlets in Sumatra. TRAFFIC Bulletin 30(1): 15-22.
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Eaton, J. A., van Balen, B., Brickle, N. W. & Rheindt, F. E. 2016. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago. Greater Sundas and Wallacea. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Nijman, V., Langgeng, A., Birot, H., Imron, M. A., and Nekaris, K. A. I. 2018. Wildlife trade, captive breeding and the imminent extinction of a songbird. Global Ecology and Conservation 15: 1-14.
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van Balen, B. 2019. Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.) Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona. Available at: https://www.hbw.com/node/60163. (Accessed: 2 August 2019).
Wells, D. R. 2017. Zosterops white-eyes in continental South-East Asia. 2: what is Zosterops auriventer Hume? Bulletin of the British Ornithologists’ Club 137(2): 110-116.
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IUCN SSC Asian Songbird Trade Specialist Group
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Sangkar White-eye Zosterops melanurus. 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
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