Blue crane  (Grus paradisea)

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Glossary

Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Vagrant: Found occasionally outside normal range.

References

  1. IUCN Red List 2003 (March, 2004)
    http://www.redlist.org
  2. BirdLife International 2003 Birdlife's online World Bird database: the site for bird conservation. Version 2.0. Cambridge UK: Birdlife International (March, 2004)
    http://www.birdlife.net/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2792&m=1
  3. CITES Appendices (March, 2004)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. African-Eurasian Migratory Water Bird Agreement (March, 2004)
    http://www.unep-wcmc.org/AEWA/birds/ssi/grupar.htm
  5. UNEP-WCMC Species Database (March, 2004)
    http://quin.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/animal.cfm?genus=grus&species=paradisea&tabname=names&displaylanguage=eng
  6. International Crane Foundation (March, 2004)
    http://www.savingcranes.org/species/blue.asp
  7. Mirande, C.M., Gee, G.F. and Ellis, D.H. (1996) Cranes: their biology, husbandry and conservation. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Biological Service, Washington, DC and International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin. Available at:
    http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov/resshow/gee/cranbook/cranbook2.htm
  8. Archibald, G.W. and Meine, C.D. (1996) The cranes- status survey and conservation action plan. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.