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Papers

(The median citation count of Emu-Austral Ornithology 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
Urban divide: predictors of bird communities in forest fragments and the surrounding urban matrix	11
Spatial bias in implementation of recovery actions has not improved survival of Orange-bellied Parrots Neophema chrysogaster	11
Sublethal fitness costs of chronic exposure to hot weather vary between sexes in a threatened desert lark	10
Improved systematics of lorikeets reflects their evolutionary history and frames conservation priorities	10
Developing a passive acoustic monitoring technique for Australia’s most numerous seabird, the Short-tailed Shearwater (Ardenna tenuirostris)	9
Dominant factors shaping the gut microbiota of wild birds	9
Nestling growth and body condition of critically endangered Orange-bellied Parrots Neophema chrysogaster	8
The conservation management implications of isolation by distance and high genetic diversity in Great Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx haastii)	8
Trends in monitoring of Australia’s threatened birds (1990–2020): much improved but still inadequate	7
Population trends of Imperial Cormorants (Leucocarbo atriceps) in northern coastal Argentine Patagonia over 26 years	7
If a bird calls, will we detect it? Factors that can influence the detectability of calls on automated recording units in field conditions	7
Interactive effects of habitat attributes and predator identity explain avian nest predation patterns	6
Trophic rewilding of native extirpated predators on Bass Strait Islands could benefit woodland birds	6
Differences in wing shape of captive, critically endangered, migratory Orange-bellied ParrotNeophema chrysogasterrelative to wild conspecifics	6
How far east can a Western Whistler go? Genomic data reveal large eastward range extension, taxonomic and nomenclatural change, and reassessment of conservation needs	6
Genetic connectivity in allopatric seabirds: lack of inferred gene flow between Northern and Southern Buller’s albatross populations (Thalassarche bulleri ssp.)	6
UV sensitive vision in cardinals and tanagers is ubiquitous	5
Broad-scale opportunistic movements in the tropical waterbird Anseranas semipalmata: implications for human-wildlife conflicts	5
A taxonomic revision of the Striated Grasswren Amytornis striatus complex (Aves: Maluridae) after analysis of phylogenetic and phenotypic data	5
Microsatellite genotyping detects extra-pair paternity in the Chatham Island Black Robin, a highly inbred, socially monogamous passerine	5
Using anecdotal reports to clarify the distribution and status of a near mythical species: Australia’s Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis)	5
Tree cover is crucial but riparian areas provide a strategic focus for preserving an urban avoider in a fragmented urban ecosystem	4
A recent investigation highlights the importance of honesty in ornithology and conservation	4
Trends and patterns in the extinction risk of Australia’s birds over three decades	4
A review of specimens of Buff-breasted Button-quail Turnix olivii suggests serious concern for its conservation outlook	4

Controlling the rainbow lorikeet in Tasmania: is it too late?	4
Recent extinctions among Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii) and the origin of extant populations	4
Phylogenetic affinities of the Whenua Hou Diving Petrel: implications for conservation	4
Monitoring threats to Australian threatened birds: climate change was the biggest threat in 2020 with minimal progress on its management	4
Biological characteristics of Australian threatened birds	4
Is there sexual segregation in habitat selection by Black-browed Albatrosses wintering in the south-west Atlantic?	4
Identification of breeding grounds and annual routines of the newly discovered bohaii subspecies of Black-tailed Godwits	4
Extinct Australian birds: numbers, characteristics, lessons and prospects	4
Not-so-forbidden fruit: the potential conservation role of toxic Pimelea microcephala subsp. microcephala fruits for native arid zone birds	3
Declining but not (yet) threatened: a challenge for avian conservation in Australia	3
Rodent predation and specialised avian habitat requirements drive extinction risk for endemic island songbirds in the south-west Pacific	3
Translocations and their effect on population genetics in an endangered and cryptic songbird, the Noisy Scrub-bird Atrichornis clamosus	3
Traffic noise alters individual social connectivity, but not space-use, of Red-backed Fairywrens	3
Functional connectivity and population persistence in woodland birds: insights for management from a multi-species conservation genetics study	3
Trends in breeding activity of the threatened Malleefowl (Leipoa ocellata): what can we expect under a changing climate?	3
Impacts of the invasive European Starling on two neotropical woodpecker species: agonistic responses and reproductive interactions	3
Assessing the strength of evidence for records of Night Parrots at Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary (South Australia) and Diamantina National Park (Queensland), 2016–2018	3
A multi-locus approach to discern conservation units and adaptive potential of Pacific Black Ducks across Australia and surrounding islands	3
Toxoplasma gondii seropositivity across urban and agricultural landscapes in an Australian owl	2
Genetic and morphological relationships of fieldwrens (Calamanthus): implications for conservation status and management	2
Showcasing the application of genetics for the conservation management of austral birds	2
Empirical evidence of different egg morphs that match host eggs in the brush cuckoo (Cacomantis variolosus)	2
The role of fringing vegetation in supporting avian access to arid zone waterholes	2
Birds on farms: a review of factors influencing bird occurrence in the temperate woodlands of south-eastern Australia	2
The feasibility of implementing management for threatened birds in Australia	2
Taxonomic implications of recent molecular analyses of Spectacled (Symposiachrus trivirgatus) and Spot-winged (S. guttula) Monarchs (Passeriformes: Monarchidae)	2
Weather conditions affect spring migration departure of Ruddy-headed Goose in the southern Pampas, Argentina	2
Mitigation of seabird bycatch in New Zealand squid trawl fisheries provides hope for ongoing solutions	2
Comparison of adult census size and effective population size support the need for continued protection of two Solomon Island endemics	2
Recognising the impact of sight record assessment on the scientific record and a species’ conservation status	2
Social organisation and breeding biology of the Western Grasswren (Amytornis textilis textilis)	2
Emu Austral Ornithology: the value of ornithological research for conservation	2
Reproductive biology of the Whitehead’s Broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi)	2
Breeding success and its correlates in native versus invasive secondary cavity-nesting birds	2
Widespread use of artificial habitats by shorebirds in Australia	2
Distribution of Black-breasted Button-quail Turnix melanogaster in the Great Sandy Region, Queensland and associations with vegetation communities	1
Monitoring vocal activity and temporal patterns in attendance of White-chinned Petrels using bioacoustics	1
Widespread genetic connectivity in Australia’s most common owl, despite extensive habitat fragmentation	1
Beak and feather disease virus and Chlamydiales infections in wild Australian psittacines: no statistical evidence for dependence	1
Genomic insights into the taxonomy and migration of the Forest Kingfisher Todiramphus macleayii	1
Stochastic population models hindcast population trajectory and breeding history of an endangered parrot	1
Unsustainable exploitation of wild birds in Wallacea – An uncertain road for conservation emerging from the pandemic	1
Population assessment of White-capped Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi in New Zealand	1
Feeding profitability is associated with Glossy Black-cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami ssp. lathami) feed tree selection	1
Using mitochondrial DNA to identify the provenance of 19th century Kākāpō skins held in Australia’s oldest natural history collection, the Macleay	1
Genetic structure and gene flow in the Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea)	1
Nest-site fidelity in Red-tailed Tropicbirds informs costing a localised ant baiting strategy at Ashmore Reef	1
Emu–Austral Ornithologyin the era of Twitter: 120 years of regional ornithology and counting	1
Divided by the range: evidence for geographic isolation of the highly mobile Emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae)	1
Evolution in aviculture: loss of genetic diversity and head-colour morph frequency divergence in the domesticated Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae)	1

Non-breeding behaviour in the Brown Skua (Stercorarius antarcticus lonnbergi): insights from modelling moulting patterns and stable isotope analyses	1
Breeding biology of Fairy Terns on Magone Islet, New Caledonia	1
Hot, unpredictable weather interacts with land use to restrict the distribution of the Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo	1
Breeding ecology, population size and nest site preferences of Red-billed Tropicbirds at St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean	1
Evolutionary genetics of translocated island populations of birds: data and opportunities	1
More than just the driest desert in the world: a long and uncertain battle to conserve the storm petrels of the Atacama Desert	1
Life history characteristics and alarm calling in Australian arid-zone birds	1
Avifaunal use of an artificial waterpoint in the Strzelecki Desert during an extended dry period	1
Extra-pair paternity in the Saffron Finch is related to song peak frequency and body condition	1
Our birds will be ok, they’ve evolved to cope with fire…haven’t they?	1
The impact of predation by South Island Pied Oystercatchers (Haematopus finschi) on a protected shellfish, the toheroa (Paphies ventricosa), in northern New Zealand	1
Imperilled birds and First Peoples’ land and sea Country in Australia	1
Health status indices of Kelp Gull populations in South Africa	1
Abundance, distribution and breeding success of the endemic Gough Island Finch Rowettia goughensis between 2009 and 2018	1
Influence of extreme and typical rainfall on nestling body condition of the endangered Norfolk Island Morepork: conservation implications of climate change	1
A question of reliability	1
No change in Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos) egg size over 160 years	1
High nest survival, but variable reproductive output in the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)	1
Song variation between sexes and among subspecies of New Zealand Fantail (Rhipidura fuliginosa)	1
Season and sugar concentration affect bird behaviour at urban sugar-water feeders	1
Using citizen science to identify Australia’s least known birds and inform conservation action	1
A fragile future for pink birds: habitat suitability models predict a high impact of climate change on the future distribution of flamingos	1
Identifying factors affecting captive breeding success in a critically endangered species	1
Nest predation in Patagonian wetlands: predator assemblage and microhabitat characteristics	1
Sympatric finches differ in visitation patterns to watering holes: implications for site-focused bird counts	1
Australian threatened birds for which the risk of extinction declined between 1990 and 2020	1
Rapid and recent range collapse of Australia’s Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus	1
Response to Olsen’s question of reliability	1
The importance of preening behaviour in the at-sea time budget of Australasian gannets	1