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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.

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O'Brien, M. and Masibalavu, V. 2017. Report on the survey of birds of the Falealupo Peninsula Coastal Rainforest, Central Savai’i Rainforest and Uafato-Ti’avea Coastal Rainforest. Rapid Biodiversity Assessment of Key Biodiversity Areas: Falealupo Peninsula Coastal Rainforest, Central Savaii Rainforest, and Uafato-Tiavea Coastal Rainforest, Samoa. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Conservation International Pacific Islands Programme, Apia, Samoa.

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U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS). 2020. Species Status Assessment for the American Samoa Population of the Friendly Ground-dove (Alopecoenas [Gallicolumba] stairi, Tuaimeo). U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, Honolulu, HI.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Shy Ground Dove Pampusana stairi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/shy-ground-dove-pampusana-stairi 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.