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White-backed Night Heron Calherodius leuconotus Scientific name definitions

Albert Martínez-Vilalta, Anna Motis, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.1 — Published October 24, 2023
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Distribution of the White-backed Night-Heron - Range Map
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Distribution of the White-backed Night-Heron

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Recommended Citation

Martínez-Vilalta, A., A. Motis, and G. M. Kirwan (2023). White-backed Night Heron (Calherodius leuconotus), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.wbnher1.01.1
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