OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Raptor Research is 2. 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
A Woodland Management Protocol for the Conservation of a Locally Endangered Raptor Breeding in Timber Plantations	23
Unusual Behaviors by Male Blakiston's Fish Owls: Rearing of Unrelated Offspring and Simultaneous Courtship Feeding	22
Home Range and Movement Pattern of a Tailless Black Eagle in Taiwan: A Special Case of Noninvasive Study by Community Science	17
Wildlife Camera Monitoring Revealed the Northern Goshawk as a Predator on Gyrfalcon Nestlings	12
Nest Boxes Increased Presence of American Kestrels in a Blueberry Production Region Despite Low Box Occupancy	12
Space Use and Time Budget in Two Populations of Griffon Vultures in Contrasting Landscapes	12
Factors Influencing Prevalence and Intensity of Haemosporidian Infection in American Kestrels in the Nonbreeding Season on the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico	11
Manuscript Referees	10
Breeding Parameters of an Introduced Barn Owl (Tyto alba javanica) Population in an Agricultural Area	9
Food Habits of American Kestrels in the Southern High Plains of Texas	8
Abundance and Breeding Ecology of Critically Endangered Vultures in Mole National Park, Ghana	8
Taita Falcon Stronghold Discovered: Population Estimates Based on a Survey of Niassa Special Reserve in Northern Mozambique	7
Flammulated Owls Exhibit Diel Variation in Space Use	7
Full Issue	7
Evidence of a Second Clutch for American Kestrels in Colorado, USA: Behavioral Observations and Implications for Nest Box Monitoring	7
Declining American Goshawk (Accipiter atricapillus) Nest Site Habitat Suitability in a Timber Production Landscape: Effects of Abiotic, Biotic, and Forest Management Factors	7
American Goshawk Diet on the South Coast of British Columbia, Canada	7
Integrated Approach Improves Monitoring of Wintering Red Kites in Central Europe	7
Reviewing the Role of Vultures at the Human-Wildlife-Livestock Disease Interface: An African Perspective	7
Survival of White-Tailed Eagles Tracked after Rehabilitation and Release	6
Night Landing of Grey-Faced Buzzards (Butastur indicus) on a Ship During Migration	6
Observation of a Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) Eating Her Own Egg	6
New Nesting Records and Breeding Ecology Observations of Rufous-Legged Owls in the Mediterranean Temperate Forest of Central Chile	6
Magical Merlins	6
In Memoriam Kevin J. Kritz 1959–2022	6

Wolverine (Gulo gulo) Recorded as Predator of Nestling Great Gray Owls (Strix nebulosa) in Norway	5
Modeling the Spatial Distribution of Carcasses of Eagles Killed by Wind Turbines	5
Ectoparasites of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) Wintering on the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico	5
Turtles as Prey of Crested Caracaras (Caracara plancus) on the Katy Prairie, Texas	5
Using the Motus System to Track Post-Breeding Dispersal of American Kestrels Nesting in Minnesota, USA	5
Uncertainty and Precaution in Estimating the Population Size of the Philippine Eagle	5
Early Pre-Migratory Flocking Behavior of Swainson's Hawks (Buteo swainsoni)	5
Sibling Aggession and Brood Reduction in White-Tailed Eagles (Haliaeetus albicilla)	5
Use of Nest Web Cameras and Citizen Science to Quantify Osprey Prey Delivery Rate and Nest Success	5
Prairie Falcon (Falco mexicanus) Abundance in a National Conservation Area in Idaho Has Increased since the 1970s–1990s	5
Pre-Roost Habitats of Western Marsh Harriers (Circus aeruginosus) Wintering in Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur in Northwestern India	5
Teleconnection between the Reproductive Parameters of the Bearded Vulture and Macroclimatic Oscillations: Implications for Conservation	5
Conservation Letter: Status and Conservation of Island Raptors	4
Challenges Adapting a Backpack Harness for Use on Gray Hawks (Buteo plagiatus)	4
Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl	4
Daily Diet and Temporal Variation of Swainson's Hawk Prey Deliveries	4
Variation in Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Eggshell Thickness: DDT, Measurement Methods, and Location	4
Thirty Years of Migration and Winter Count Data Indicate Regional Differences in Population Trajectories for American Kestrels in North America	4
Using Citizen Science Data to Investigate the Diet of the Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) and White-Throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)	4
Vulture Abundance and Habitat Association Following Major Hurricane Disturbance in the Tropical Dry Forest of Western Mexico	4
Documenting Occurrence and Rates of Spraddle-Leg in American Kestrel Nestlings within a Nest Box Monitoring Network	4
Dust Bathing by a Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) in the Wild	4
Vultures on the Brink of Extirpation: Massive Decline in Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria	4
Journal of Raptor Research Information for Contributors	4
Morphometrics as a Tool for the Species Identification of North American Bald and Golden Eagle Primary Feathers	4
American Kestrels Compete with European Starlings over Nest Boxes in Eastern Pennsylvania	3
Nest Usurpation by a Female Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis)	3
Golden Eagle Abundance in Alaska: Migration Counts and Movement Data Generate a Conservative Population Estimate	3
Vocal Repertoire of Chimango Caracaras in Rural and Urban Habitats	3
The Effect of Local Weather Conditions on American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Reproduction	3
Parental Roles of Nesting Prairie Falcons in Relation to Reversed Sexual Dimorphism	3
Competitive Behaviors between Black Vultures (Coragyps atratus) and Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura) during Scavenging	3
Raptor Poisoning in Europe between 1996 and 2016: A Continental Assessment of the Most Affected Species and the Most Used Poisons	3
Landfill Use by Andean Condors in Central Chile	3
Resurveys Reveal Potential Population Increases of the Himalayan Griffon in Central West Nepal	3
Do Wintering American Kestrels Sleep Where They Eat?	3
Manuscript Referees	3
Range Contraction of an Osprey Population Following Lethal Control at a State Fish Hatchery in Montana	3
Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl	3
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Used to Assess Performance of Automated Detection and Audio Deterrent System for Reducing Wind-Turbine Collison Risk for Golden Eagles	3
Vocal Activity Patterns of the Changeable Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus cirrhatus) in Peninsular Malaysia during Mid-Breeding Season	3
Manuscript Referees	3
American Kestrel Nesting Biology and Long-Term Trends in the Alaskan Arctic: 2002–2021	3
Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) Population Trend and Productivity in Central Israel	3
Captive California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) Incubates Bones	3
Prey Species in the Diet of the Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) during Autumn Passage Stopover in Northeast India	2
First Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus in a Crested Caracara	2
Winter Irruption of Two Geranoaetus Hawks in the Monte Desert of Argentina	2
A Reptile Feast: Diet of the Collared Forest-Falcon in a Tropical Dry Forest of Western Mexico	2
Conspecific Carcass Removal from a Wind Project Study Plot by a Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)	2

Ordinal Date and Tree Diameter Influence Swallow-Tailed Kite (Elanoides forficatus) Nest Survival	2
Aves Rapaces de Chile	2
Long-Term Trends of Autumn-Migrating Buteos around Henrys Lake Flat, Idaho, USA	2
Climatic Niche Modeling to Assess the Impact of Climate Change on Nine Vulture Species in India	2
Landscape Configuration Influences Species Occupancy over Multiple Spatial Scales: A Case Study on Tawny Owl	2
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Overwintering Patterns in a High-Density Area in Senegal	2
Community Reserves Serve as Refugia Sites for Cavity-Nesting Owls in Northeast India	2
Large Andean Condor Aggregations at Carcasses Exacerbate the Threat of Poisoning	2
The World's Most Imperiled Raptors Present Substantial Conservation Challenges	2
In-Hand Guide to Diurnal North American Raptors	2
A Response to Viani	2
Conditioning Fledgling Bonelli's Eagles (Aquila fasciata) to Avoid Power Line Pylons	2
Factors Associated with American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Nest Box Occupancy and Reproductive Success in an Agricultural Landscape	2
Migratory Daily Departure Times of Chinese Sparrowhawks (Accipiter soloensis) and Gray-Faced Buzzards (Butastur indicus) in Taiwan	2
A Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus) Nest Site Inside a Building in Southern Continental Patagonia, Santa Cruz, Argentina	2
Wildlife Tourism Malpractice Can Lead to Animal Poisoning with Plastics	2
Adult Home Range Size and Juvenile Movements of Gray Hawks in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA	2
Spring Migration of Diurnal Raptors in Northern Luzon, Philippines, along the Oceanic Flyway in 2015 and 2016	2
Why Are Snowy Owls White and Why Have They Evolved Distinct Sexual Color Dimorphism? A Review of Questions and Hypotheses	2
Distinguishing Sex of Northern Spotted Owls with Passive Acoustic Monitoring	2
Uses of Vultures in Traditional Medicines in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region, South Africa	2
Prey Delivery Inside an Artificial Nest Box and Burrows Used by Nesting Burrowing Owls in el Paso, Texas	2
Raptor Visitation to Natural and Artificial Water Sources in a Tropical Forest in Southern Mexico	2
Short-Eared Owl Land-Use Associations during the Breeding Season in the Western United States	2
Ecogeography of Plumage Pigmentation in Great Horned Owls	2