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Randall, R.; Herremans, M. 1994. Breeding of the Slaty Egret Egretta vinaceigula along the Boro river in the Central Okavango Delta (Botswana). Ostrich 65: 39-43.
Reed, G. 2006. Another Slaty Egret breeding colony. Babbler 47: 30.
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