OOIR: Observatory of International Research

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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Population assessment of White-capped Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi in New Zealand	30
Stochastic population models hindcast population trajectory and breeding history of an endangered parrot	15
Corticosterone levels, leukocyte profiles, and foraging and diving behaviours of Humboldt penguins during chick rearing in Northern Chile	14
Both human activities and environmental conditions influence foraging oystercatchers on urban beaches	10
Season and sugar concentration affect bird behaviour at urban sugar-water feeders	10
Do Olive-backed Orioles and Green Orioles hybridize in Australia? A genomic assessment with taxonomic notes	9
Inter-sexual differences in contributions of helpers in a tropical population of the cooperatively breeding Grey-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis	9
Persisting in a transformed landscape: occupancy and habitat association of the range-restricted Agulhas Long-billed Lark Certhilauda brevirostris	8
Environmental effects on movement and breeding of Australasian Gannets: insights from banding records	8
Revealing migration schedule and potential breeding grounds of Lined Seedeaters using citizen science data	7
Unexpected hybridisation and limited population structure uncovers perplexing taxonomic issues in the Australian, Little, and Forest Ravens	7
Bower visitation patterns of resident and subordinate male Spotted Bowerbirds ( Chlamydera maculata ) via GPS tracking	7
Reproductive biology of the Whitehead’s Broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi)	6
Assessing impacts on birds from onshore wind farms in Australia: an ecological risk assessment	6
Comparative nest attendance and chick provisioning strategies in coastal and desert nesting Grey Gulls (Leucophaeus modestus) in northern Chile	6
Tracking data demonstrate plasticity in migration behaviour of the East Asian Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	5
2023 BirdLife Australia Fellow Citation	5
Isotopic niche segregation during the non-breeding period in Black-faced Cormorants ( Phalacrocorax fuscescens )	5
Nomenclatural corrections for gender of species-group names for two Solomon Island birds	5
Feather and Brush: A History of Australian Bird Art	4
Forests and mangroves modulate the occupancy of the endemic and threatened White-collared Kite ( Leptodon forbesi ) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	4
Trends in monitoring of Australia’s threatened birds (1990–2020): much improved but still inadequate	4
Extra-pair paternity in the Saffron Finch is related to song peak frequency and body condition	4
Population genomics and phylogeography of four Australasian waterfowl	4
Nest predation in Patagonian wetlands: predator assemblage and microhabitat characteristics	4

A guide to the creatures in your neighbourhood	4
Identifying factors affecting captive breeding success in a critically endangered species	3
Large, overlapping home ranges reveal male mating strategies in polygynandrous Eclectus parrots	3
Consistent dear enemy effect despite variation in territorial centrality and population density in Rufous Horneros	3
DAWN WHYATT FRITH (1943-2025)	3
Health status indices of Kelp Gull populations in South Africa	3
Using citizen science to identify Australia’s least known birds and inform conservation action	3
Rodent predation and specialised avian habitat requirements drive extinction risk for endemic island songbirds in the south-west Pacific	3
Natal dispersal, philopatry and cooperative breeding in Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis	3
On the rarity of ratite hybridization	3
Insular nestling growth and its relationship to parental care effort in Silvereyes,Zosterops lateralis	3
Ducks in a row: the incidence of aggression and vigilance behaviour in Australian wood ducks ( Chenonetta jubata ) along an urbanisation gradient	3
Mass mortality of African Penguins ( Spheniscus demersus ) caused by Cape honeybees ( Apis mellifera capensis )	3
Influence of extreme and typical rainfall on nestling body condition of the endangered Norfolk Island Morepork: conservation implications of climate change	3
The impact of predation by South Island Pied Oystercatchers (Haematopus finschi) on a protected shellfish, the toheroa (Paphies ventricosa), in northern New Zealand	3
Diet breadth of a critically endangered owl presents challenges for invasive rodent management: a conservation conundrum	2
Trends and patterns in the extinction risk of Australia’s birds over three decades	2
Targeted nest predator management and zoo-bred supplementation in a Regent Honeyeater ( Anthochaera phrygia ) breeding event	2
Behavioural differences between ornamented and unornamented male Red-backed Fairywrens (Malurus melanocephalus) in the nonbreeding season	2
Declining but not (yet) threatened: a challenge for avian conservation in Australia	2
Year-round vocal activity of two African barbet species	2
Seasonal and decadal changes in seabird abundance in inshore waters at subantarctic Macquarie Island	2
A meta-analysis of parrot tracking studies reveals the difficulties of transmitter attachment to Little Corella ( Cacatua sanguinea )	2
High nest survival, but variable reproductive output in the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)	2
2022 BirdLife Australia Fellows Citation	2
Geographic variation in the vocalisations of the Green-backed Trogon ( Trogon viridis , Aves: Trogoniformes)	2
Urbanisation-induced changes in the morphology of birds from a tropical city	2
Imperilled birds and First Peoples’ land and sea Country in Australia	2
The effectiveness of predator-proofing nest sites to support the breeding of an endangered parrot	2
Seed preferences suggest a high vulnerability of the Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) to habitat degradation in Argentina	2
The influence of plant scents on nest box inspection by Eastern Rosella ( Platycercus eximius )	2
Trends and lessons from thirty years of Australian threatened bird action plans	2
Breeding ecology, population size and nest site preferences of Red-billed Tropicbirds at St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean	2
Sound level detection from within avian eggs – are acoustic signals amplified or attenuated at different frequencies for developing embryos?	2
The Compact Australian Bird Guide	2
Vocal activity of the Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus ) and implications for acoustic monitoring efforts	2
2023 DL Serventy Medal Citation	2
Dr Eric Woehler OAM	2
A review of specimens of Buff-breasted Button-quail Turnix olivii suggests serious concern for its conservation outlook	2
Nest site selection by an endangered raptor, the Grey Goshawk ( Accipiter novaehollandiae ), in a hostile anthropogenic landscape	1
Rapid and recent range collapse of Australia’s Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus	1
Food availability constrains investment by male Spotted Bowerbirds ( Chlamydera maculata) in their bowers	1
Does nuclear DNA support the recognition of three species within the Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens ?	1
A fragile future for pink birds: habitat suitability models predict a high impact of climate change on the future distribution of flamingos	1
Life history characteristics and alarm calling in Australian arid-zone birds	1
Monitoring threats to Australian threatened birds: climate change was the biggest threat in 2020 with minimal progress on its management	1
The feasibility of implementing management for threatened birds in Australia	1
Birds on farms: a review of factors influencing bird occurrence in the temperate woodlands of south-eastern Australia	1
How do birds use fire? Differences in the interactions of hawks, vultures, and other species with wildfires	1
Using Facebook user photos to quantify surface water dependency in Southern African arid-zone bird species	1

Hidden in plain sight: DNA sequencing of museum specimens confirms the occurrence of MacGillivray’s Prion ( Pachyptila macgillivrayi ) in Australia and New Zealand	1
Dominant factors shaping the gut microbiota of wild birds	1
Stable detection frequency of the threatened Christmas Island Boobook Ninox natalis , 2012–2022	1
Gut-passage time and the role of the Greater Rhea ( Rhea americana ) influencing seed dispersal and predation in Neotropical grasslands and savannas	1
New culling technique provides localised reductions in interspecific aggression and density of Noisy Miners ( Manorina melanocephala ) without recolonisation	1
Sex differences in short-distance natal dispersal in American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in Central Argentina	1
Out of the blue: geographic variation and divergence between Azure Jays (Cyanocorax caeruleus) from two ecologically distinct ranges	1
Sex, moulting dynamics, and reproductive status in Atlantic Forest tanagers and their collective impact on body condition	1
Haemosporidian parasite diversity in an under-surveyed Australian avifauna	1