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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
COVID-19 and citizen science: lessons learned from southern Africa	35
On a collision course? The large diversity of birds killed by wind turbines in South Africa	17
South African raptors in urban landscapes: a review	17
The African Bird Atlas Project: a description of the project and BirdMap data-collection protocol	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	10
Large Pleistocene avian tracks on the Cape south coast of South Africa	10
Body mass and condition of a fynbos bird community: investigating impacts of time, weather and raptor abundance from long-term citizen- science datasets	10
Urban areas have lower species richness, but maintain functional diversity: insights from the African Bird Atlas Project	10
Dazzled by the light: the impact of light pollution from ships on seabirds at Tristan da Cunha	9
Anthropogenic food availability and body mass maintenance in urban Red-winged Starlings Onychognathus morio	8
Assessments of range-wide distribution of six African storks and their relationships with protected areas	8
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
Duration of survey changes interpretation of habitat preferences: an example of an endemic tropical songbird, the Bangwa Forest Warbler	6
Nest-site characteristics of Levaillant’s Woodpecker Picus vaillantii endemic to North Africa	5
Potential release sites and strategies for a Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusreintroduction in South Africa	5
Foraging behaviour of wintering shorebirds at Merja Zerga lagoon (Atlantic coast, Morocco)	5
The value of citizen science projects to African ornithology	5
The trade in the endangered African Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus and the Timneh Parrot Psittacus timneh in Algeria	5
Winter breeding season of Brown-throated Martins Riparia paludicola in Morocco	4
A southern perspective on urban birds	4
A comparison of migrant and resident bird population changes in South Africa using citizen science data: trends in relation to Northern Hemisphere distribution	4
Resolving nomenclatural ‘confusion’ vis-à-vis Latham’s Francolin (Francolinus/Peliperdix/Afrocolinus lathami) and the ‘Red-tailed’ francolins (Francolinus/Ortygornis/Peliperdix spp.)	4
Wing-moult and seasonal occurrence of sunbirds (Nectariniidae) captured at four sites in the Eastern Cape, South Africa	4
Multiple GPS fix intervals show variations in the manner African White-backed Vultures Gyps africanus utilise space	4

Citizen science in South Africa: a personal perspective	4
Local variations in the response of birds to human presence in urban areas	3
Trends in populations of Blue Crane Anthropoides paradiseus in agricultural landscapes of Western Cape, South Africa, as measured by road counts	3
Sexual and individual signatures are encoded in the temporal rate of Cape GannetMorus capensisdisplay calls	3
Ranging behaviour of Long-crested Eagles Lophaetus occipitalis in human-modified landscapes of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	3
A demonstration of the value of recapture data for informing moult phenology models for avian species with imperfect moult data	3
Reflections concerning spurfowl and francolin species recommendations contained in Mandiwana-Neudani et al. (2019a and 2019b)	3
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus movements between Europe and Africa show a pattern across the Strait of Gibraltar	3
Using digital photography to study moult extent in breeding seabirds	3
The importance of adopting an integrative taxonomy framework in species delimitation: Response to Hunter et al. (2021)	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 role of size and number of forest patches in the conservation of bird species in a fragmented landscape	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
Nestling diet of the Algerian NuthatchSitta ledanti, an endemic threatened bird in Babors’ Kabylia region (north-eastern Algeria)	3
Timing, duration and symmetry of moult in Cape Gannets	3
Population trends of resident and migrant West African bird species monitored over an 18-year period in central Nigeria	3
The pros and cons of a virtual conference: the first virtual International Ornithological Congress held in 2022	2
Population ecology of Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer in the coastal towns of the Eastern Cape province, South Africa	2
To honk or to hiss: uncovering call complexity in the Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca	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
How citizen scientists are rapidly generating big distribution data: lessons from the Arewa Atlas Team, Nigerian Bird Atlas Project	2
The use of the ethnonym ‘Hottentot’ in the bird names ‘Hottentot Teal’ and ‘Hottentot Buttonquail’	2
Trends in savannah waterbirds: protected area effect and influence of global threats on differing guilds	2
Seasonal abundance and distribution of Red-capped Robin Chat Cossypha natalensis in the Eastern Arc Mountains, Tanzania	2
Urban birds in the Eastern Cape: local observations from Makhanda (Grahamstown) and future questions	2
Mixed-species flocks of insectivorous birds (‘bird parties’) in Afrotropical forests and woodlands: a review	2
The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on updated estimates of the population of the Agulhas Long-billed LarkCerthilauda brevirostris, a South African endemic	2
Variation in colony sizes of weavers from a citizen science project	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
Meat and magic: traditional use of the Stone Partridge Ptilopachus petrosus in Benin	2
Pied Crows in the Eastern Cape: what bird club records reveal	2
Why the taxonomy of francolins and spurfowls (Galliformes, Phasianidae) needs revision: responses to Hustler (2021) and Hunter et al. (2021a,b)	2
Diet of a Maghreb Owl pair Strix mauritanica (Witherby, 1905) in an urban environment (Rabat City, Morocco)	2
Host specificity of the Pygmy FalconPolihierax semitorquatus: a review	2
A survey of Great-winged Petrels Pterodroma macroptera breeding at sub-Antarctic Marion Island and a revised global population estimate	2
Correlates of persistent electrocution-related mortality of raptors in Guelmim-Oued Noun province, Morocco	2
Migration and non-breeding season movements of satellite-tracked Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes	1
Purpose of Crested FrancolinOrtygornis sephaenamale collective calls at dusk based on livestream audio censusing	1
Pattern and intensity of moult in White-capped/Shy Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi/cauta	1
Primary moult of adult Laughing Doves Spilopelia senegalensis : introduction of the relative duration index and a comparison of moult indices	1
Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus diet in a nutshell: use of indigenous and exotic plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa	1
Counting waterbirds on holiday: a snapshot for one Eastern Cape estuary	1
Nest-site selection by Levaillant’s Woodpecker Picus vaillantii in the Aurès Mountains of northeastern Algeria	1
Colonial versus solitary breeding: nesting patterns of Brown-throated Martins Riparia paludicola in Morocco	1
Double-brooding in Southern Yellow-billed HornbillsTockus leucomelas	1
Restricted breeding habitat of the Critically Endangered White-winged Flufftail in Ethiopia and its conservation implications	1
Taxonomic revision of francolins – reflections from a central African perspective	1
Aspects of the nonbreeding ecology of the Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis in and around Amurum Forest Reserve, Jos Plateau, Nigeria	1
An ethogram for the nesting and breeding behaviour of the Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus	1

Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer breeding in the greater Gorongosa landscape, Mozambique	1
Investigating the influence of the extreme Indian Ocean Dipole on the 2020 influx of Red-necked Phalaropes Phalaropus lobatus in Kenya	1
Breeding ecology and nestling growth of the Madagascar Pond HeronArdeola idaein a monospecific colony at Sofia Lake, northern Madagascar	1
Local perceptions and sociocultural value of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Burkina Faso, West Africa	1
Numbers of invasive House Sparrows Passer domesticus in a rural landscape of Limpopo province, South Africa	1
Using generalised additive models to visualise the annual cycle of primary feather moult patterns	1
Monitoring an isolated population of Cape Parrots Poicephalus robustus in the Limpopo province, South Africa	1
The names and naming of gannets comprising the genus Morus (family Sulidae)	1
The primary moult of adult Red-headed Finches Amadina erythrocephala	1
Observations of Southern Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri groups in the Kafue National Park, Zambia	1
The introduction of the Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar to southern Africa	1
Gill Memorial Medal citation: Colleen Downs	1
Road counts reveal The Gambia’s West Coast region still has the densest population of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Africa	1