OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Emu-Austral Ornithology is 3. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Population assessment of White-capped Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi in New Zealand	34
Stochastic population models hindcast population trajectory and breeding history of an endangered parrot	18
Corticosterone levels, leukocyte profiles, and foraging and diving behaviours of Humboldt penguins during chick rearing in Northern Chile	17
The unique mating system of Tooth-billed Bowerbirds and bower evolution in the maypole-building clade	15
Persisting in a transformed landscape: occupancy and habitat association of the range-restricted Agulhas Long-billed Lark Certhilauda brevirostris	11
When high dispersal meets high diversification: the case of the White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Coracina papuensis	10
Season and sugar concentration affect bird behaviour at urban sugar-water feeders	10
Environmental effects on movement and breeding of Australasian Gannets: insights from banding records	10
Unexpected hybridisation and limited population structure uncovers perplexing taxonomic issues in the Australian, Little, and Forest Ravens	10
Both human activities and environmental conditions influence foraging oystercatchers on urban beaches	9
Bower visitation patterns of resident and subordinate male Spotted Bowerbirds ( Chlamydera maculata ) via GPS tracking	8
Do Olive-backed Orioles and Green Orioles hybridize in Australia? A genomic assessment with taxonomic notes	8
Revealing migration schedule and potential breeding grounds of Lined Seedeaters using citizen science data	8
Living in a neighbourhood: a multi-male model of bower marauding	7
Assessing impacts on birds from onshore wind farms in Australia: an ecological risk assessment	7
Comparative nest attendance and chick provisioning strategies in coastal and desert nesting Grey Gulls (Leucophaeus modestus) in northern Chile	7
Reproductive biology of the Whitehead’s Broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi)	7
2023 BirdLife Australia Fellow Citation	6
Habitat substitution by pine plantations alters foraging niche attributes of temperate forest birds in Chile	6
Isotopic niche segregation during the non-breeding period in Black-faced Cormorants ( Phalacrocorax fuscescens )	5
Forests and mangroves modulate the occupancy of the endemic and threatened White-collared Kite ( Leptodon forbesi ) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	5
A guide to the creatures in your neighbourhood	5
Nomenclatural corrections for gender of species-group names for two Solomon Island birds	5
Tracking data demonstrate plasticity in migration behaviour of the East Asian Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	4
Extra-pair paternity in the Saffron Finch is related to song peak frequency and body condition	4

Rodent predation and specialised avian habitat requirements drive extinction risk for endemic island songbirds in the south-west Pacific	4
Trends in monitoring of Australia’s threatened birds (1990–2020): much improved but still inadequate	4
Feather and Brush: A History of Australian Bird Art	4
Decoration theft in the Great Bowerbird: preferences for colour, size and placement at the bower	4
Nest predation in Patagonian wetlands: predator assemblage and microhabitat characteristics	4
Mass mortality of African Penguins ( Spheniscus demersus ) caused by Cape honeybees ( Apis mellifera capensis )	4
Population genomics and phylogeography of four Australasian waterfowl	4
Identifying factors affecting captive breeding success in a critically endangered species	3
Natal dispersal, philopatry and cooperative breeding in Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis	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
Using citizen science to identify Australia’s least known birds and inform conservation action	3
Consistent individual differences in decoration colour choice behaviour by male Spotted Bowerbirds Chlamydera maculata	3
Insular nestling growth and its relationship to parental care effort in Silvereyes,Zosterops lateralis	3
Drone surveys of birds foraging in intertidal habitats: a proof-of-concept in Moreton Bay, Australia	3
Intriguing bowerbirds: introduction to the special issue of Emu – Austral Ornithology and a dedication to Dawn W. Frith	3
Consistent dear enemy effect despite variation in territorial centrality and population density in Rufous Horneros	3
Ducks in a row: the incidence of aggression and vigilance behaviour in Australian wood ducks ( Chenonetta jubata ) along an urbanisation gradient	3
DAWN WHYATT FRITH (1943-2025)	3
On the rarity of ratite hybridization	3
Influence of extreme and typical rainfall on nestling body condition of the endangered Norfolk Island Morepork: conservation implications of climate change	3
Males maximise luminance and contrast of their display arenas irrespective of local light conditions in Great Bowerbirds Chlamydera nuchalis	3
Large, overlapping home ranges reveal male mating strategies in polygynandrous Eclectus parrots	3