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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
South African raptors in urban landscapes: a review	19
The African Bird Atlas Project: a description of the project and BirdMap data-collection protocol	18
Urban areas have lower species richness, but maintain functional diversity: insights from the African Bird Atlas Project	13
Traditional belief systems and trade in vulture parts are leading to the eradication of vultures in Nigeria: an ethno-ornithological study of north-central Nigeria	12
Assessments of range-wide distribution of six African storks and their relationships with protected areas	11
Dazzled by the light: the impact of light pollution from ships on seabirds at Tristan da Cunha	10
Anthropogenic food availability and body mass maintenance in urban Red-winged Starlings Onychognathus morio	9
A comparison of migrant and resident bird population changes in South Africa using citizen science data: trends in relation to Northern Hemisphere distribution	6
Effects of tropical rainforest fragmentation on bird species: a case study from the Bemanevika Protected Area, northwestern Madagascar	6
Reliability and quality of artificial nectar feeders for birds in the Cape Floristic Region	6
Nest-site characteristics of Levaillant’s WoodpeckerPicus vaillantiiendemic to North Africa	5
Population trends of resident and migrant West African bird species monitored over an 18-year period in central Nigeria	5
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus movements between Europe and Africa show a pattern across the Strait of Gibraltar	5
Diet of a Maghreb Owl pair Strix mauritanica (Witherby, 1905) in an urban environment (Rabat City, Morocco)	5
Meat and magic: traditional use of the Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus in Benin	4
Reflections concerning spurfowl and francolin species recommendations contained in Mandiwana-Neudani et al. (2019a and 2019b)	4
Nestling diet of the Algerian NuthatchSitta ledanti, an endemic threatened bird in Babors’ Kabylia region (north-eastern Algeria)	4
A southern perspective on urban birds	4
Wing-moult and seasonal occurrence of sunbirds (Nectariniidae) captured at four sites in the Eastern Cape, South Africa	4
Road counts reveal The Gambia’s West Coast region still has the densest population of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Africa	4
The importance of adopting an integrative taxonomy framework in species delimitation: Response to Hunter et al. (2021)	4
Timing, duration and symmetry of moult in Cape Gannets	4
Local perceptions and sociocultural value of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Burkina Faso, West Africa	4
Local variations in the response of birds to human presence in urban areas	3
Using digital photography to study moult extent in breeding seabirds	3

Distribution and breeding numbers of a recently split species, the West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis	3
Genetic and morphological variation of Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis reveals cryptic mitochondrial lineages and patterns of mitochondrial–nuclear discordance	3
The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on updated estimates of the population of the Agulhas Long-billed LarkCerthilauda brevirostris, a South African endemic	3
Sexual and individual signatures are encoded in the temporal rate of Cape GannetMorus capensisdisplay calls	3
Why the taxonomy of francolins and spurfowls (Galliformes, Phasianidae) needs revision: responses to Hustler (2021) and Hunter et al. (2021a,b)	3
How citizen scientists are rapidly generating big distribution data: lessons from the Arewa Atlas Team, Nigerian Bird Atlas Project	3
Population Viability Analysis for a vulnerable ground-nesting species, the Cape Rockjumper Chaetops frenatus: assessing juvenile mortality as a potential area for conservation management	3
A demonstration of the value of recapture data for informing moult phenology models for avian species with imperfect moult data	3
Breeding status of invasive Rose-ringed Parakeets Psittacula krameri in Durban, South Africa	2
Host specificity of the Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus: a review	2
Primary moult of adult Laughing Doves Spilopelia senegalensis : introduction of the relative duration index and a comparison of moult indices	2
Long-term changes in petrel populations on Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha, inferred from the diet of Brown Skuas Stercorarius antarcticus	2
To honk or to hiss: uncovering call complexity in the Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca	2
Avian species assemblages in African mangrove forests	2
Identification of the landscape and bioclimatic characteristics that contribute to maintaining the allopatric distribution ranges of the Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides and the Souther	2
The use of the ethnonym ‘Hottentot’ in the bird names ‘Hottentot Teal’ and ‘Hottentot Buttonquail’	2
Correlates of persistent electrocution-related mortality of raptors in Guelmim-Oued Noun province, Morocco	2
The introduction of the Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar to southern Africa	2
Nest-site selection by Levaillant’s Woodpecker Picus vaillantii in the Aurès Mountains of northeastern Algeria	2
A conservation assessment of birds in the Karoo region of South Africa: densities, populations, ranges, and trend estimates	2
Taxonomic revision of francolins – reflections from a central African perspective	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
The primary moult of adult Red-headed Finches Amadina erythrocephala	2
The pros and cons of a virtual conference: the first virtual International Ornithological Congress held in 2022	2
Mixed-species flocks of insectivorous birds (‘bird parties’) in Afrotropical forests and woodlands: a review	2
Phylogeography and morphometric variation of the Spike-heeled LarkChersomanes albofasciatacomplex	1
Colonial versus solitary breeding: nesting patterns of Brown-throated Martins Riparia paludicola in Morocco	1
Monitoring an isolated population of Cape Parrots Poicephalus robustus in the Limpopo province, South Africa	1
Aspects of the nonbreeding ecology of the Tree PipitAnthus trivialisin and around Amurum Forest Reserve, Jos Plateau, Nigeria	1
Living together, feeding apart: the comparative foraging ecology of two African flycatcher species	1
Assessment of genetic and morphological differentiation among populations of the Diederik CuckooChrysococcyx caprius	1
Primary moult in the annual cycle of adult African Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini	1
Investigating the influence of the extreme Indian Ocean Dipole on the 2020 influx of Red-necked Phalaropes Phalaropus lobatus in Kenya	1
Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus are still declining in West Africa: a nearly 50-year assessment study (1969–2019)	1
Double-brooding in Southern Yellow-billed HornbillsTockus leucomelas	1
Breeding ecology of the Cream-coloured CourserCursorius cursor(Glareolidae) on semi-arid grazing land in Souss-Massa National Park, southwestern Morocco	1
Twenty-three new bird species for Angola, including Mayombe National Park in Cabinda Province, and other noteworthy records	1
Highly variable breeding phenology in an arid region colonial cooperative breeder, the Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius	1
South African birds in a Canadian museum: the legacy of colonial service by Lionel E Taylor	1
A taxonomic revision of Arnot’s Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti (family Muscicapidae)	1
The names and naming of gannets comprising the genus Morus (family Sulidae)	1
Anton Reichenow and the birds of Africa	1
Gill Memorial Medal citation: Colleen Downs	1
Migration and non-breeding season movements of satellite-tracked Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	1
Using generalised additive models to visualise the annual cycle of primary feather moult patterns	1
The African Penguin Spheniscus demersus should be considered Critically Endangered	1
Pattern and intensity of moult in White-capped/Shy Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi/cauta	1
Lack of evasive behaviour by a Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus on impact with a turbine blade at a South African wind farm: causes and mitigations	1
Population status of the range-restricted Red Lark Calendulauda burra in a conservation area stronghold	1
An ethogram for the nesting and breeding behaviour of the Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus	1

Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus diet in a nutshell: use of indigenous and exotic plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa