OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Ostrich is 1. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Local knowledge and uses of the Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus in northern Benin	44
Difference in acoustic responses to urbanisation in two African passerines	20
The first record of Cape Clawless Otters Aonyx capensis predating on African Penguins Spheniscus demersus	15
Preliminary investigation into deducing breeding success of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus from automated transponder reader data to reduce disturbance	11
Who named Oriolus chlorocephalus speculifer (Oriolidae) and when, with comments on its type material	10
The pros and cons of a virtual conference: the first virtual International Ornithological Congress held in 2022	9
Mapping suitable habitat for Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in one of the last West African strongholds for the species, The Gambia	9
The primary moult of adult Red-headed Finches Amadina erythrocephala	8
Breeding habitat suitability of the endemic Tristram’s Warbler Curruca deserticola in North Africa: a micro- and macro-scale approach	7
Spring migration phenology of trans-Saharan migratory birds at a southern Tunisian oasis	7
Community involvement in the mass capture of Red-billed Queleas Quelea quelea adjacent to protected areas: the case of Chemba District, Dodoma, Tanzania	6
The use of image classification to estimate flamingo abundance from aerial, drone and satellite imagery	6
A baseline survey of coastal birds in the Greater Bazaruto region, Mozambique	6
Palearctic White Storks Ciconia ciconia in the Western Cape, South Africa, in the 20th century	5
Presence of the alien Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (Psittacidae) in Mozambique	5
A taxonomic revision of Arnot’s Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti (family Muscicapidae)	5
Sexual and individual signatures are encoded in the temporal rate of Cape GannetMorus capensisdisplay calls	4
Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius nesting dynamics and breeding success across a human-modified landscape	4
Biases in vulture conservation literature in Africa	4
Afromontane forests with fewer large trees retain bird diversity but show altered species composition	4
Aspects of the illegal hunting and trade of vultures in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	4
Nesting habitat of the Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola mauritanica in Morocco	4
Population trends of the Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus in the Amatholes, Eastern Cape: trialling ground-based flock photography for demographic and health assessment	3
Gill Memorial Medal citation: Peter Ryan	3
The importance of Dakhla (Western Sahara) as a wintering site for Ospreys Pandion haliaetus : first systematic census	3

The Africa Bird Data packages: African citizen science bird data in R	3
Publication list of William Richard John Dean	3
Habitats of Africa: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists	3
Range expansion of African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans in western South Africa	3
Orientation, thermal characteristics and structural dimensions of Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides nest cavities in arboreal termitaria in central Mozambique	3
Reduced Blue Crane Grus paradisea breeding productivity in intensive agricultural landscapes	3
Surveys of Sooty Falcons Falco concolor wintering in Madagascar in 2023 and 2024	3
A demonstration of the value of recapture data for informing moult phenology models for avian species with imperfect moult data	2
New records of Fox’s Weaver Ploceus spekeoides significantly disrupt perceptions concerning its conservation status	2
Population status of the range-restricted Red Lark Calendulauda burra in a conservation area stronghold	2
The influence of nest location and the effect of predator removal on Cape Gannet Morus capensis egg predation by Kelp Gulls Larus dominicanus vetula	2
Twenty-three new bird species for Angola, including Mayombe National Park in Cabinda Province, and other noteworthy records	2
Genetic and morphological variation of Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis reveals cryptic mitochondrial lineages and patterns of mitochondrial–nuclear discordance	2
Nest-site selection by Levaillant’s Woodpecker Picus vaillantii in the Aurès Mountains of northeastern Algeria	2
Free-ranging poultry owners’ opinion towards raptors in Plateau State, Nigeria	2
Observations on the breeding biology of D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii	2
Using wing bar patterns to identify sex in Crowned Eagles Stephanoaetus coronatus : A misleading field characteristic	2
Effects of forest cover and fragmentation on bird functional guilds in understorey birds in shade coffee habitats of southwest Ethiopia	2
Sublethal agrochemical residues in South African birds, 1969–2024	2
Hilery Desmond Jackson: ornithologist and museologist	2
Counting Common Starlings: is Sturnus vulgaris invasive in rural South Africa?	2
The number of human-simulated predators influences the escape behaviour of bird species in a West African protected area	2
Confirmed cases of Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli breeding in Senegal: advocating systematic sampling to reassess the conservation status of the species in West Africa	2
Monitoring survival probabilities of Cape Vultures Gyps coprotheres in South Africa, using GPS tracking data	2
Roberts Sunbirds and Sugarbirds of Southern Africa	2
Avian species assemblages in African mangrove forests	2
Distribution and breeding numbers of a recently split species, the West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis	1
Road counts reveal The Gambia’s West Coast region still has the densest population of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Africa	1
Phenotypic variance in an acoustic signal: a potentially sexually selected behaviour in Cape Clapper Larks Corypha apiata	1
Occurrence and persistence of Blacksmith Lapwings Vanellus armatus and Crowned Lapwings V. coronatus and their reproductive success in an	1
Diversity and abundance of avifauna in the Suba Forest area, central Ethiopia	1
Pleistocene Hamerkop Scopus umbretta (Scopidae) tracks and other new avian ichnosites on South Africa’s Cape south coast	1
Population genetics and key phenotypic variability does not support different subspecies of Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla within the Eastern	1
South African birds in a Canadian museum: the legacy of colonial service by Lionel E Taylor	1
New waterbird breeding records in Western Province, Zambia	1
Wing-moult and seasonal occurrence of sunbirds (Nectariniidae) captured at four sites in the Eastern Cape, South Africa	1
Local perceptions and sociocultural value of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Burkina Faso, West Africa	1
Conservation status and threats to lovebirds: knowledge gaps and research priorities	1
Special issue on moult in African birds	1
The first description of the nest and egg of the Long-billed Forest-warbler Artisornis moreaui with additional notes on the breeding of the Red-capped Forest-warbler	1
Highly variable breeding phenology in an arid region colonial cooperative breeder, the Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius	1
Living together, feeding apart: the comparative foraging ecology of two African flycatcher species	1
Huddling in the heat? Rarely seen thermoregulatory behaviours as Southern Pied Babblers Turdoides bicolor compete for cool microsites	1
Population trends of resident and migrant West African bird species monitored over an 18-year period in central Nigeria	1
How cultural beliefs, practices and taboos drive regional disparity in vulture abundance and conservation in Nigeria	1
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus movements between Europe and Africa show a pattern across the Strait of Gibraltar	1
A comparison of the bird fauna of two foothill forests in Tanzania	1
The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on the relative abundance and conservation of Ludwig’s Bustard Neotis ludwigii in South Africa	1
An ethogram for the nesting and breeding behaviour of the Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus	1
Large bird collision mortality on power lines in southern Namibia	1

Population size, habitat use and foraging habits of wild Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris in southwestern Ethiopia