OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ornithology is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
2022 AOS Marion Jenkinson Service Award to Erin Morrison	53
Birds of the Mesozoic: An Illustrated Field Guide	40
2022 AOS Ralph W. Schreiber Conservation Award to David Ainley and to Lindsay Young and Eric VanderWerf	28
Use of anthropogenic landscapes in a wild Columba livia (Rock Dove) population	28
Magnolia Warbler flight calls demonstrate individuality and variation by season and recording location	21
Haemosporidian infection does not alter aerobic performance in Junco hyemalis (Dark-eyed Junco)	20
Divergence in mating signals predicts behavioral responses among three closely related species of wrens in the genus Campylorhynchus	19
Songbird Behavior and Conservation in the Anthropocene	17
Gerald Francis Shields, 1943–2023	17
Thank you to the reviewers of the 2025 Ornithology , Volume 142	15
Beak deformities in Buteo jamaicensis (Red-tailed Hawk) signal possible emergence of avian keratin disorder among raptors	13
How Veeries vary: Whole genome sequencing resolves genetic structure in a long-distance migratory bird	13
Professional ethics survey identifies strengths and areas for improvement in the American Ornithological Society	12
It is good to be average: Ecological correlates of breeding phenology in an Arctic seabird, Alle alle (Dovekie)	12
Flight paths: how a passionate and quirky group of pioneering scientists solved the mystery of bird migration	12
The biotic and abiotic drivers of timing of breeding and the consequences of breeding early in a changing world	12
Thank You to the Reviewers of the 2024 Ornithology, Volume 141	11
Barn Swallows in East Asia show strong tolerance against nest mites	10
Elevational differences in migration phenology of Lazuli Buntings do not support selection-based hypotheses for protandry	10
Long-term winter food supplementation shows no significant impact on reproductive performance in Mountain Chickadees in the Sierra Nevada Mountains	10
Genotype predicts quantitative song variety in a chickadee hybrid zone despite limited sampling	10
Experimental evidence of a consistent commensal relationship between avian hosts and feather mites of differing host specificities	9
2024 AOS Ralph W. Schreiber Conservation Award to Jordan Karubian	9
Leonard Alan Freed, 1947–2021	9
Keith A. Hobson, 1954–2024	9

Evidence of differing staging strategies between adult and juvenile Semipalmated Sandpipers highlights the importance of small staging sites in Atlantic Canada	8
Sex, body size, and winter weather explain migration strategies in a partial migrant population of American Kestrels	8
Syntopic diet divergence inferred from metabarcoding in a pair of parulid warblers: Setophaga virens (Black-throated Green Warbler) and	8
Use of visual display in dark, cluttered environments	8
2025 AOS Marion Jenkinson Service Awards to Jennifer Walsh and Evan Adams	8
From Pleistocene islands to the Mid-Sierra Filter Zone: Phylogeography and hybridization in a Philippine-endemic avian genus ( Sterrhoptilus )	8
Sex interacts with fledge date to influence dispersal probability in Fratercula arctica (Atlantic Puffin)	7
Local food availability and nonbreeding carry-over effects affect breeding propensity and success of a tundra-nesting predator, the Long-tailed Jaeger	6
Genetic analysis of Cistothorus palustris (Marsh Wren) across a broad transition zone in Southern Saskatchewan reveals deep divergence and little hybridi	6
When predators get more than they bargained for: Naïve attacks on snakes by hawks, falcons, and owls	6
Extended molt phenology models improve inferences about molt duration and timing	6
Machine learning reveals that climate, geography, and cultural drift all predict bird song variation in coastal Zonotrichia leucophrys	6
Finding W. H. Hudson: The Writer Who Came to Britain to Save the Birds	6
Mitochondrial DNA sequences and nuclear microsatellites reveal population genetic structure of the range-restricted hummingbirdPhaeoptila sordidain the Balsas Basin	6
Walter J. Bock, 1933–2022	6
Increasing variability and declining breeding success: A major challenge in the conservation of the critically endangered Ardea insignis (White-bellied H	5
Visual predators and diurnal nest predation provide support for the Skutch Hypothesis and explain evolved incubation behaviors in a montane tropical bird community	5
Sixty-sixth supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds	5
Vocal species are more central in Eastern Himalayan mixed-species bird flocks	5
Wintering closer to breeding grounds comes at a cost in an Arctic-specialized songbird, Plectrophenax nivalis (Snow Bunting)	5
Birds that breed exclusively on islands have smaller clutches	5
Macroevolution of body extremities reveals an integrated phenotypic response of coloration and morphology to temperature in a large clade of Neotropical passerines (Furnariida)	5
Migratory routing and departure decisions of Porzana carolina (Sora): New insights from the Motus Wildlife Tracking System	5
2025 AOS Elliott Coues Awards to Robb Brumfield and Ben Hatchwell	5
Sulfur isotopic discrimination factors differ among avian tissues and diets: Insights from a case study in Gentoo Penguins	4
Punctuated evolution of bill morphology in the largest family of songbirds (Thraupidae)	4
Richard L. Zusi, 1930–2024	4
Sexual dimorphism and sex-biased sampling influence analyses of trait evolution and diversity in a major songbird clade	4
No evidence that endohelminth parasites cause selection against hybrid orioles across the Baltimore–Bullock’s Oriole hybrid zone	4
Foraging and nonbreeding segregation between allochronic populations of Hydrobates (Oceanodroma) castro	4
Ultraconserved elements support the elevation of a new avian family, Eurocephalidae, the white-crowned shrikes	4
Irruptive fall migrations are linked to elevated breeding abundance but are not associated with body condition or stopover duration in Northern Saw-whet Owls	4
Correction to: An overview of the drivers of performance in nonbreeding Nearctic–Neotropical migratory songbirds	4
Geographically consistent hybridization dynamics between the Black-crested and Tufted titmouse with evidence of hybrid zone expansion	4
Feather mite transmission in Cuculus canorus (Common Cuckoo): Age-related differences and implications for dispersal	4
Richard W. (Dick) Coles, 1940–2022	4
Fledging success peaks later than insect prey biomass in two aerial insectivores: Evaluating potential phenological mismatch and fitness consequences	4
Innovative microphone transmitter reveals differences in acoustic structure between broadcast and whisper songs of Myadestes obscurus (ʻŌmaʻo)	4
Sixty-fourth Supplement to the American Ornithological Society’s Check-list of North American Birds	3
Birds at Rest: The Behavior and Ecology of Avian Sleep by Roger F. Pasquier	3
Ben F. King, 1937–2024	3
Sex- and age-related differences in post-breeding molt phenology are phylogenetically and ecologically widespread in passerines	3
Harnessing knowledge: A multi-taxa evaluation of device attachment elements, reporting gaps, and protocols for best practices in wild birds	3
The adaptive significance of off-lek sociality in birds: A synthetic review, with evidence for the reproductive benefits hypothesis in Long-wattled Umbrellabirds	3
The Birds That Audubon Missed: Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness	3
Females are larger and less detected than males but experience similar annual survival in the lek-displaying Eleothreptus anomalus (Sickle-winged Nightja	3
Did complex song and dance coevolve with brain size in the birds-of-paradise (Aves: Paradisaeidae)?	3
The need for proper archiving and referencing of sound recordings in taxonomic studies of birds	3
Evidence of environmental niche conservatism among pairs of allopatric avian lineages in two Neotropical dry forests, the Caatinga and the Chaco	3
Breeding success, but not reproductive investment, increases with female age in Tachycineta leucopyga (Chilean Swallow)	3

Thank You to the Reviewers of the 2022 Ornithology, Volume 139	3
2025 AOS Florence Merriam Bailey Award to Henry C. Stevens	3
Wood hardness drives nest-site selection in woodpeckers of the humid Chaco	3
100 years ago in the American Ornithologists’ Union	3
Plumage polymorphism in raptors	3
Differences in weather conditions associated with the onset of pre-breeding migration of Scolopax rusticola (Eurasian Woodcock) and <	3
David F. DeSante, 1942–2022	3
Beaver activity and red squirrel presence predict bird assemblages in boreal Canada	3
Decline in capture rates of birds in the High Andes of Ecuador suggests broad-scale anthropogenic impacts to protected areas	3
Considerations for fitting occupancy models to data from eBird and similar volunteer-collected data	3
Similar parasite communities but dissimilar infection patterns in two closely related chickadee species	3