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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Commentary: the Past, Present, and Future of the Global Raptor Impact Network	21
Space Use and Time Budget in Two Populations of Griffon Vultures in Contrasting Landscapes	19
Cannibalism in Raptors: A Review	18
Garbage Dump Use, Mortality, and Microplastic Exposure of Raptors in Ushuaia, Tierra Del Fuego Province, Southern Argentina	12
Is the Tiny Hawk (Accipiter superciliosus) Really a Specialized Predator on Hummingbirds? Using Citizen Science Data to Elucidate Dietary Preferences of a Little-Known Neotropical Raptor	11
Breeding Ecology of Southern Caracaras (Caracara plancus) in Southern Continental Patagonia, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina	10
Reviewing the Role of Vultures at the Human-Wildlife-Livestock Disease Interface: An African Perspective	10
A Strategy for Conserving Old World Vulture Populations in the Framework of One Health	9
Conservation Letter: Effects of Global Climate Change on Raptors1	8
Uses of Vultures in Traditional Medicines in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region, South Africa	8
Conservation Letter: Lead Poisoning of Raptors	8
Feeding Ecology of the Long-Legged Buzzard and Diet Overlap with Sympatric Bonelli's Eagle On Cyprus	7
Human Persecution of the Harpy Eagle: A Widespread Threat?	7
Effects of Nest Box Installation on a Distribution Power Line: Increased Eurasian Kestrel Nesting, Reduced Electrocutions, and Reduced Electrical Faults	7
Adaptation of Crested Caracaras (Caracara plancus) to Urban Environments: First Report of a Nest Made of Human-Made Materials	6
Habitat Preferences of the Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) in a Special Conservancy Area of Eastern Spain	6
Thirty Years of Migration and Winter Count Data Indicate Regional Differences in Population Trajectories for American Kestrels in North America	6
Conservation Letter: Raptors and Anticoagulant Rodenticides	6
Invited Commentary: When a Conservation Conflict Comes Full Circle—The Spotted Owl Conflict is a Wicked Problem	6
Food Habits of American Kestrels in the Southern High Plains of Texas	6
Aspects of the Ecology of Urban-Nesting Bald Eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) in South-Coastal British Columbia	5
A Revealing Case of Territorial Fighting by Golden Eagles	5
Large Andean Condor Aggregations at Carcasses Exacerbate the Threat of Poisoning	5
Traditional Health Practitioners' and Other Community Members' Perceptions of Vultures in the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere Region, South Africa	5
Defining Spatial Conservation Priorities for the Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus)	5

Distinguishing Sex of Northern Spotted Owls with Passive Acoustic Monitoring	5
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) and their Effect on Old World Vultures: A Scoping Review	5
Predictive Habitat Model Reveals Specificity in a Broadly Distributed Forest Raptor, The Harpy Eagle	5
Short-Eared Owl Land-Use Associations during the Breeding Season in the Western United States	5
American Kestrel Migration: Insights and Challenges from Tracking Individuals across the Annual Cycle	5
Telephone Network Access Trunks Used as Nesting Structures by Crested Caracaras (Caracara plancus) in Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina	5
Relocating Nest Boxes from Poor Quality Sites Can Bias Inference into Population Dynamics	5
Predictors of Osprey Nest Success in a Highly Urbanized Environment	4
Seasonal and Age-Related Variation in Daily Travel Distances of California Condors	4
Detection of Individual Replacements in a Long-Lived Bird Species, the Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata), Using Three Noninvasive Methods	4
Why Are Snowy Owls White and Why Have They Evolved Distinct Sexual Color Dimorphism? A Review of Questions and Hypotheses	4
Preliminary Evidence of Anticoagulant Rodenticide Exposure in American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in the Western United States	4
Hospital Admissions of Australian Coastal Raptors Show Fishing Equipment Entanglement is an Important Threat	4
First Evidence of a Migration Route from Eurasia to East Africa of the Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)	4
Home Range and Excursive Post-Breeding Movements of Eurasian Eagle-Owls Revealed by GPS Satellite Transmitters	4
Prevalence of Haemosporidian Parasite Infections in Raptors of Iran	4
Changes from Cliff- to Tree-Nesting in Raptors: A Response to Lower Human Persecution?	4
Unpaired Adult California Condors (Gymnogyps californianus) can Serve as Foster Parents in Captivity	4
Variable Seasonal Movement Dynamics among Individual Snail Kites (Rostrhamus sociabilis) in South America	4
Conservation Letter: Deforestation—The Philippine Eagle as a Case Study in Developing Local Management Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples	4
Breeding Behavior of the Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) in the Sudano-Sahelian Area (Garango, Burkina Faso)	4
Predation on Turkey Vultures (Cathartes aura): A New Observation and Review	3
Factors Associated with American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Nest Box Occupancy and Reproductive Success in an Agricultural Landscape	3
Range Contraction of an Osprey Population Following Lethal Control at a State Fish Hatchery in Montana	3
Neotropical Raptors: Promoting Research and Advancing Conservation in the 21st Century	3
Breeding Success of Cape Vultures (Gyps coprotheres) at Colonies in the Tswapong Hills, Botswana	3
Tracking Device Attachment Methods for American Kestrels: Backpack Versus Leg-Loop Harnesses	3
Isotopic Niche Partitioning in Avian Scavenger Communities of South America	3
Using Citizen Science Data to Investigate the Diet of the Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus) and White-Throated Caracara (Phalcoboenus albogularis)	3
Adoption of Nestling by Breeding Chaco Eagles (Buteogallus coronatus) in the Monte Desert Ecoregion in Mendoza Province, Argentina	3
Seriemas: A Literature Assessment and Recommendations for Future Research	3
Expert Perceptions of Conflicts in African Vulture Conservation: Implications for Overcoming Ethical Decision-Making Dilemmas	3
Commentary: Not All Vulture Feeding Stations are Supplementary—Proposed Terminology for Carcass Provisioning with Reference to Management Goals and Food Sources	3
Quantifying Vocal Activity and Detection Probability to Inform Survey Methods for Barred Owls (Strix varia)	3
Peregrine Falcon Scavenges Adult Herring Gull at Nest Site on Lake Superior, Ontario, Canada	3
Temporal Genetic Diversity and Effective Population Size of the Reintroduced Aplomado Falcon (Falco femoralis) Population in Coastal South Texas	3
Challenges Adapting a Backpack Harness for Use on Gray Hawks (Buteo plagiatus)	3
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Home Ranges, Movements, and Forays Revealed by GPS-Tracking	3
Effects of Weather on Foraging Success and Hunting Frequency in Winter-Irruptive Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) in Upstate New York	3
A Population Bottleneck Did Not Affect Polymorphism Rates in California Swainson's Hawks	3
Local Weather Explains Annual Variation in Northern Goshawk Reproduction in the Northern Great Basin, USA	3
Perch-Mounted Camera Traps Record Predatory Birds in Farmland	3
Intraguild Predation of an American Kestrel Fledgling by Crested Caracaras in Northern Patagonia, Argentina	3
The Use, and Misuse, of the Subterminal Black Tail Band to Age Female American Kestrels	3
Conservation Letter: Deforestation—The Philippine Eagle as a Case Study in Developing Local Management Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples	3
Galapagos Short-Eared Owl (Asio Flammeus Galapagoensis) Preying Upon a Marine Iguana (Amblyrhynchus Cristatus) on Isla Isabela, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador	2
Historical Accounts Provide Inference into Population Dynamics of American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in the Northeastern USA	2
Winter Distribution of Golden Eagles in the Eastern USA	2
Diet and Feeding Strategies of the Crested Eagle (Morphnus guianensis) in the Brazilian Amazon	2
Predation by a Mountain Caracara on a Titicaca Water Frog in Peru	2

The Effect of Local Weather Conditions on American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) Reproduction	2
Breakeven Points in Nest Management of an Endangered Island Endemic Raptor	2
Do Wintering American Kestrels Sleep Where They Eat?	2
Assessing Knowledge of the Caracaras: Compiling Information, Identifying Knowledge Gaps, and Recommendations for Future Research	2
Golden Eagle Abundance in Alaska: Migration Counts and Movement Data Generate a Conservative Population Estimate	2
Ecological and Genetic Monitoring of a Recently Established Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) Population in Wales	2
Landscape Configuration Influences Species Occupancy over Multiple Spatial Scales: A Case Study on Tawny Owl	2
Using Regurgitated Pellets from White-Tailed Sea-Eagles as Noninvasive Samples to Assess Lead Exposure Caused by Hunting in Germany	2
In-Hand Guide to Diurnal North American Raptors	2
Direct and Indirect Effects of Nesting Site Characteristics for a Cliff-Nesting Raptor in Western Alaska	2
Mapping the Mountain Caracara (Phalcoboenus megalopterus)/White-Throated Caracara (P. albogularis) Contact Zone and Possible Hybrid Zone in Northern Patagonia	2
Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) is a Rare Nesting Species in Santa Cruz Province, Southern Continental Patagonia, Argentina	2
Resurveys Reveal Potential Population Increases of the Himalayan Griffon in Central West Nepal	2
Patterns of Water Use by Raptors in the Southern Great Plains	2
Reproductive Success Increases with Age in American Kestrels, Especially in Males	2
Conservation Letter: Monitoring Raptor Populations – A Call for Increased Global Collaboration and Survey Standardization	2
Food Habits of the Macaronesian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus granti) on Madeira	2
Commentary: Subadult Nest Occupancy Rates and Floater-To-Breeder Ratios in Raptor Population Assessment	2
Food Habits of the Mountain Hawk-Eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis orientalis) During the Nesting Period in Japan	2
Habitat Associations of Golden Eagle Prey Inferred from Prey Remains at Nesting Sites in Utah, USA	2
The World's Most Imperiled Raptors Present Substantial Conservation Challenges	2
Broad-Winged Hawk Size Varies by Sex and Latitude in North America	2
Autumn Migration of Diurnal Raptors across Kenting National Park, Taiwan, along the East-Asian Oceanic Flyway	2
Evidence of Continuing Downward Trends in American Kestrel Populations and Recommendations for Research into Causal Factors	2
Factors Influencing Prevalence and Intensity of Haemosporidian Infection in American Kestrels in the Nonbreeding Season on the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico	2
Vulture Abundance and Habitat Association Following Major Hurricane Disturbance in the Tropical Dry Forest of Western Mexico	2