OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Ardea 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Distribution and Numbers of Ground-Foraging Birds between the Hyper-Arid Sahara and the Hyper-Humid Guinea Forests	15
Nest Age as Predictor of Nest Survival in Three Sympatric Dove Species Breeding in a Mediterranean Arid Agroecosystem	11
Origin and Outcome of Social Polygyny in the Blue Tit	11
Seasonal Shifts in Habitat Choice of Birds in the Sahel and the Importance of ‘Refuge Trees’ for Surviving the Dry Season	10
Distribution and Numbers of Arboreal Birds between the Hyper-Arid Sahara and the Hyper-Humid Guinea Forests	10
The Gap of Chad, a Dearth of Migratory Birds in the Central Sahel	8
Selection by Birds of Shrub and Tree Species in the Sahel	8
Downstream Ecological Consequences of Livestock Grazing in the Sahel: A Space-For-Time Analysis of the Relations between Livestock and Birds	7
Effects of Year and Box Size on Construction of Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea Nests	6
Granivorous Birds in the Sahel: Is Seed Supply Limiting Bird Numbers?	6
Numbers of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo Wintering in the Western Palaearctic in January 2013	6
Acoustic Monitoring of Diurnally Migrating European Bee-Eaters Agrees with Data Derived from Citizen Science	6
The Vanishing Act: A History and Natural History of the Javan Pied Starling Gracupica jalla	6
Effects on Birds of the Conversion of Savannah to Farmland in the Sahel: Habitats are Lost, But Not Everywhere and Not For All Species	6
Daily and Seasonal Patterns in the Singing Activity of Birds in East China	6
The Fortunes of Migratory Birds from Eurasia: Being on a Tightrope in the Sahel	6
Long-Term Changes in Winter Distribution of Danish-Ringed Great Cormorants	5
Revisiting Published Distribution Maps and Estimates of Population Size of Landbirds Breeding in Eurasia and Wintering in Africa	5
Frequent Agonistic Interactions among Arboreal Birds in Savannahs But Not in Humid Forests of Africa	5
Foraging Ecology of Red-Billed Tropicbirds on Saba, Caribbean Netherlands, during Early Chick-Rearing	4
Birds and Bush Fires in African Savannahs	4
Foraging Behaviour of the Eurasian Three-Toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus in Its Peak Abundance After Wildfire	4
Post-Juvenile and Post-Breeding Moult of the Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucura in South-Eastern Spain: Slowed Down Due to Climatic Aridity?	4
Turnover, Passage Population Size and Flight Range of Juvenile Ruddy Turnstones at a Non-Estuarine Staging Site in the Netherlands	4
The Effect of Age, Sex and Winter Severity on Return Rates and Apparent Survival in the Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis	4

Breeding Biology of the Chilean Elaenia Elaenia chilensis, a Long-Distance Migratory Passerine in South America	4
Females and Males Sing Distinctly Different Songs in a Temperate Zone Songbird	4
Individuality in Egg Colouration of Black-Headed Gulls Chroicocephalus ridibundus across the Years Confirmed through DNA Analyses	3
Ecology of Fear in a Colonial Breeder: Colony Structure in Ground-Nesting Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo Reflects Presence of Predators	3
Semi-Automated Counts on Drone Imagery of Breeding Seabirds Using Free Accessible Software	3
Late Quaternary Range Dynamics in the Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula	3
Savannah Trees Attract More Migratory Bird Species Than Residents, But Why?	3
Experimental Food Supplementation at African Wintering Sites Allows for Earlier and Faster Fuelling and Reveals Large Flexibility in Spring Migration Departure in Pied Flycatchers	3
Breeding Sites, Distribution and Conservation Status of the White-Vented Storm-Petrel Oceanites gracilis in the Atacama Desert	3
Within- and between-Year Variation in the Presence of Individually Marked Ruff Calidris pugnax at a Stopover Site during Northward Migration	3
Forest Availability and Fragmentation Drive Movement Behaviour of Wintering European Honey-Buzzard Pernis apivorus in Africa	3
Food Choice and Prey Selection by Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in a Shallow Coastal Zone in the Dutch Delta Area: Importance of Local Flatfish Stocks	3
Natural Regulation of the Baltic Population of the Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis: The Interplay between Winter Severity and Density Dependence	3
Female-Biased Adult Sex Ratio in Relation to Sex-Specific Adult and First-Year Survival, Fledgling Sex Ratio and Dispersal in a Migratory Passerine	3
Direct Estimates of Breeding Site Fidelity and Natal Philopatry in Brood Parasitic Brown-Headed Cowbirds Molothrus ater	3
The Diet of Two Sympatric Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Subspecies Wintering at Freshwater Fishery Sites in England and Wales	3
There must be Some Kind of Way Out of Here: Towards ‘Reframing’ European Cormorant-Fisheries Conflicts	2
Changes in Body Condition in Northern Pintails Wintering in Southern Europe Support the ‘Wintering Strategy Hypothesis'	2
The Recent Range Expansion of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in Hokkaido, Japan	2
Ornithology from the FlatlandsSocially Migrating Cuckoos? on Genes Being Just One of Many Resources Shaping the Individual Development of Migration	2
Effects of Rice Field Phenology on Breeding Parameters of Heron Colonies in the East of the Iberian Peninsula	2
Nestling Diet and Breeding Success of Little Bitterns Ixobrychus minutus at Two Artificial Fishpond Complexes in South-Western Slovakia	2
Diet of Corncrakes Crex crex and Prey Availability in Relation to Meadow Management	2
Evidence of Nocturnal Migration over Sea and Sex-Specific Migration Distance of Dutch Black-Headed Gulls	2
Analysis of the Recovery Data of the Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Ringed in the Russian Federation and on the Territory of Former Soviet States in 1939–2014	2
Long-Term Changes in the Wintering Population of the Dalmatian Pelican along the Black Sea-Mediterranean Flyway	2
GPS-Tracking of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis Reveals Sex-Specific Differences in Foraging Behaviour	2
Occurrence and Behaviour of White-Tailed Eagles Haliaeetus albicilla in Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax Carbo Sinensis Colonies in Countries around the Baltic Sea	2
Second Breeding Attempts of Sandwich Terns in a Different Colony: Facilitated by Breeding Asynchrony between Colonies?	2
Hey, That's My Fish – Overlap in Prey Composition between European Shag and Local Fisheries in Portugal	2
Warmer Winters Increase the Breeding Success of the Goosander in the Pomeranian Lake District in Poland	2
No Evidence Supporting Sex-Dependent Differential Movements and Survival in Yellow-Legged Gulls	2
Living on the Forest Edge: Flexible Habitat Use in Sedentary Pied Flycatchers Ficedula Hypoleuca during the Non-Breeding Season	2
Vocal Signalling by Eurasian Spoonbills Platalea leucorodia in Flocks before Migratory Departure	2
Ornithology from the Flatlands	2
Migration Patterns and Recorded Emigration of the Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis in the Largest French Colony of Lac de Grand-Lieu: Density-Dependent Factors Operating at Different Time	1
Sex Differences in Anti-Predatory Behaviour in Lined Seedeaters Sporophila lineola	1
Time Shift in the Exploitation of Fish Stocks by Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo at Lake IJsselmeer: How Wintering Birds began Competing for Fish with Breeding Conspecifics	1
Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in the Netherlands: Five Centuries of Protection Amidst Almost European-Wide Persecution	1
Nest Desertion by Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla in Response to Experimental Partial Clutch Reduction	1
Shrub-Dwelling Birds in the Sahel Forage Less Often on the Ground in Grazed Areas	1
Presence of Common Kingfisher on the Coast: The Potential Importance of Shrimp as Prey in Marine Habitats	1
Studies of Food Ecology of Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo in Relation to Water Transparency Require System-Adjusted Data: An Example from Two Polish Reservoirs	1
Population Status, Breeding Biology and Diet of Norwegian Great Cormorants	1
The Effect of Environmental Conditions on Captures, Survival and Breeding Success of a Winter-Breeding Seabird.	1
Effects of Roach Rutilus rutilus Collapse on Abundance, Distribution and Diet of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in a Large River in North-West Europe	1
Mitochondrial Differentiation and Biogeography of Rock Nuthatches	1
Mixed-Species Flock Fishing in Dalmatian Pelicans: Patterns and Benefits	1
Seed Dispersal by an Invasive Exotic Bird in Europe	1
Traditional Fish Pond Management Provides Reliable Foraging Opportunities for Migrating Black Storks in Romania	1

Population Status, Habitat Use and Breeding Biology of the Endangered Colombian Horned Lark in an Andean Wetland	1
Key Habitat Factors of Breeding Birds in Agricultural Hedgerow Landscapes in East-Fryslân, the Netherlands, in European Perspective – Ecological Evaluation and Relation to Agri-Environmental Schemes	1
Sanderlings Feed on a Diverse Spectrum of Prey Worldwide but Primarily Rely on Brown Shrimp in the Wadden Sea	1
Distribution and Relative Density of Raptors in the Sub-Sahara during the Dry Season	1
New Finds, Sites and Radiocarbon Dates of Skeletal Remains of the Great Auk Pinguinus impennis from the Netherlands	1
Sandwich Tern Feeds Juvenile on Wintering Grounds in Southern Namibia	1
Social Hierarchy within Communal Foraging Flocks of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo as Reflected by Differences in Prey Composition and Food Intake at the Roost	1
Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in the Subalpine Soča River System, Slovenia: The Possible Effect of Avian Predators in a Sensitive Biogeographic Region for Fish	1