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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Local knowledge and uses of the Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus in northern Benin	28
The first record of Cape Clawless Otters Aonyx capensis predating on African Penguins Spheniscus demersus	13
Preliminary investigation into deducing breeding success of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus from automated transponder reader data to reduce disturbance	12
Difference in acoustic responses to urbanisation in two African passerines	10
Mapping suitable habitat for Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in one of the last West African strongholds for the species, The Gambia	8
Community involvement in the mass capture of Red-billed Queleas Quelea quelea adjacent to protected areas: the case of Chemba District, Dodoma, Tanzania	8
The pros and cons of a virtual conference: the first virtual International Ornithological Congress held in 2022	7
A taxonomic revision of Arnot’s Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti (family Muscicapidae)	6
Dazzled by the light: the impact of light pollution from ships on seabirds at Tristan da Cunha	6
Presence of the alien Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (Psittacidae) in Mozambique	6
The primary moult of adult Red-headed Finches Amadina erythrocephala	6
The use of image classification to estimate flamingo abundance from aerial, drone and satellite imagery	6
Nesting habitat of the Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola mauritanica in Morocco	5
Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius nesting dynamics and breeding success across a human-modified landscape	5
Sexual and individual signatures are encoded in the temporal rate of Cape GannetMorus capensisdisplay calls	5
The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on updated estimates of the population of the Agulhas Long-billed LarkCerthilauda brevirostris, a South African endemic	5
Aspects of the illegal hunting and trade of vultures in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	5
Biases in vulture conservation literature in Africa	5
The Africa Bird Data packages: African citizen science bird data in R	4
Gill Memorial Medal citation: Peter Ryan	4
Range expansion of African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans in western South Africa	4
Orientation, thermal characteristics and structural dimensions of Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides nest cavities in arboreal termitaria in central Mozambique	4
Population trends of the Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus in the Amatholes, Eastern Cape: trialling ground-based flock photography for demographic and health assessment	4
Publication list of William Richard John Dean	4
A demonstration of the value of recapture data for informing moult phenology models for avian species with imperfect moult data	3

Nest-site selection by Levaillant’s Woodpecker Picus vaillantii in the Aurès Mountains of northeastern Algeria	3
Hilery Desmond Jackson: ornithologist and museologist	3
Free-ranging poultry owners’ opinion towards raptors in Plateau State, Nigeria	3
The importance of Dakhla (Western Sahara) as a wintering site for Ospreys Pandion haliaetus : first systematic census	3
Counting Common Starlings: is Sturnus vulgaris invasive in rural South Africa?	3
Genetic and morphological variation of Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis reveals cryptic mitochondrial lineages and patterns of mitochondrial–nuclear discordance	3
Avian species assemblages in African mangrove forests	3
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
Observations on the breeding biology of D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii	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
Conservation status and threats to lovebirds: knowledge gaps and research priorities	2
Timing, duration and symmetry of moult in Cape Gannets	2
Population size, habitat use and foraging habits of wild Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris in southwestern Ethiopia	2
Taxonomic revision of francolins – reflections from a central African perspective	2
The number of human-simulated predators influences the escape behaviour of bird species in a West African protected area	2
Population status of the range-restricted Red Lark Calendulauda burra in a conservation area stronghold	2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus movements between Europe and Africa show a pattern across the Strait of Gibraltar	2
Wing-moult and seasonal occurrence of sunbirds (Nectariniidae) captured at four sites in the Eastern Cape, South Africa	2
Distribution and breeding numbers of a recently split species, the West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis	2
Diversity and abundance of avifauna in the Suba Forest area, central Ethiopia	2
Using wing bar patterns to identify sex in Crowned Eagles Stephanoaetus coronatus : A misleading field characteristic	2
New records of Fox’s Weaver Ploceus spekeoides significantly disrupt perceptions concerning its conservation status	2
Twenty-three new bird species for Angola, including Mayombe National Park in Cabinda Province, and other noteworthy records	2
Local perceptions and sociocultural value of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Burkina Faso, West Africa	2
Population trends of resident and migrant West African bird species monitored over an 18-year period in central Nigeria	2
Special issue on moult in African birds	2
Road counts reveal The Gambia’s West Coast region still has the densest population of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Africa	2
Highly variable breeding phenology in an arid region colonial cooperative breeder, the Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius	1
101 Curious Tales of East African Birds: A Brief Introduction to Tropical Ornithology101 Curious Tales of East African Birds: A Brief Introduction to Tropical Ornithology, Author: C Beale, 2023, Londo	1
Seasonal movements of Black Coucals Centropus grillii in Nigeria	1
Population genetics and key phenotypic variability does not support different subspecies of Yellow-throated Woodland Warbler Phylloscopus ruficapilla within the Eastern	1
An ethogram for the nesting and breeding behaviour of the Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus	1
Effects of tropical rainforest fragmentation on bird species: a case study from the Bemanevika Protected Area, northwestern Madagascar	1
Living together, feeding apart: the comparative foraging ecology of two African flycatcher species	1
Trends and population size of White-necked Rockfowl Picathartes gymnocephalus within the Nyamibe Bepo Forest Reserve in Ghana	1
Seasonal altitudinal migration of White-chested Alethe Chamaetylas fuelleborni in Tanzania documented with a barometric pressure logger	1
A conservation assessment of birds in the Karoo region of South Africa: densities, populations, ranges, and trend estimates	1
Are Cape Cormorants Phalacrocorax capensis losing the competition? Dietary overlap with commercial fisheries	1
Huddling in the heat? Rarely seen thermoregulatory behaviours as Southern Pied Babblers Turdoides bicolor compete for cool microsites	1
New waterbird breeding records in Western Province, Zambia	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
Influence of groups of points on estimates of the parameters of moult	1
Colonial versus solitary breeding: nesting patterns of Brown-throated Martins Riparia paludicola in Morocco	1
Multiple circannual moult strategies: feather tract moult patterns for common birds of the central Fynbos region, South Africa	1
The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on the relative abundance and conservation of Ludwig’s Bustard Neotis ludwigii in South Africa	1
South African birds in a Canadian museum: the legacy of colonial service by Lionel E Taylor	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
Local variations in the response of birds to human presence in urban areas	1