OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Bird Conservation International 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
Trends in the availability of the vulture-toxic drug, diclofenac, and other NSAIDs in South Asia, as revealed by covert pharmacy surveys	25
Status and phenology of breeding seabirds and a review of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in the British Indian Ocean Territory	16
Potential distribution of a climate sensitive species, the White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis in Europe	14
Distribution, abundance, and on-land threats to Cabo Verde seabirds	13
The southern Jiangsu coast is a critical moulting site for Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea and Nordmann’s Greenshank Tringa guttifer	13
Electrical Components Involved in Avian-Caused Outages in Iran	13
GPS tracking reveals highly consistent use of restricted foraging areas by European Storm-petrelsHydrobates pelagicusbreeding at the largest UK colony: implications for conservation management	11
First systematic sampling approach to estimating the global population size of the Critically Endangered Blue-throated Macaw Ara glaucogularis	11
Vultures feeding on the dark side: current sanitary regulations may not be enough	11
Assessing the effects of different management scenarios on the conservation of small island vulture populations	11
A citizen science survey discloses the current distribution of the endangered Yellow Cardinal Gubernatrix cristata in Argentina	11
Priority areas for vulture conservation in the Horn of Africa largely fall outside the protected area network	10
The importance of riparian forests and tree plantations for the occurrence of the European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturin an intensively cultivated agroecosystem	10
Review of trial reintroductions of the long-lived, cooperative breeding Southern Ground-hornbill	8
Resilience in the aftermath of hurricanes: Fluctuations in a Critically Endangered population of West Indian Woodpeckers Melanerpes superciliaris nyeanus over two decades	8
Effects of seed-rich habitat provision on territory density, home range and breeding performance of European Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur	8
Effects of climate change and human influence in the distribution and range overlap between two widely distributed avian scavengers	7
Occupancy of two forest specialist birds in the Southern Mistbelt Forests of KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape, South Africa	7
A contribution to reducing bycatch in a high priority area for seabird conservation in Portugal	7
An update on the conservation status of the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax: global and local population estimates, trends, and threats	7
Pursuit of ‘sustainable’ development may contribute to the vulture crisis in East Africa	6
The conservation status of the Galapagos MartinProgne modesta: Assessment of historical records and results of recent surveys	6
Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review	6
Expert knowledge assessment of threats and conservation strategies for breeding Hen Harrier and Short-eared Owl across Europe	6
Integrating habitat suitability modelling and assessment of the conservation gaps of nature reserves for the threatened Reeves’s Pheasant	6

Climate change exposure of waterbird species in the African-Eurasian flyways	6
Trade in vulture parts in West Africa: Burkina Faso may be one of the main sources of vulture carcasses	5
Grazing pressure and the interaction dynamics of the endemic Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax and its recently colonising congener the Sardinian Warbler S. melanocephala	5
Recent recovery and expansion of Guam’s locally endangered Såli (Micronesian Starling) Aplonis opaca population in the presence of the invasive brown treesnake	5
Distribution of Olrog’s GullLarus atlanticusfrom Bahía San Blas during the non-breeding period: signals of partial migration	5
Survival rates and reproductive ecology of a reintroduced population of the Asian Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon in Shaanxi Qianhu National Wetland Park, China	5
Eradication of a highly invasive bird, the Common MynaAcridotheres tristis, facilitates the establishment of insurance populations of island endemic birds	5
Nest cameras do not affect nest survival in a meadow-nesting shorebird	5
Breeding dispersal movements of Dupont’s Lark Chersophilus duponti in fragmented landscape	5
Alarming decline of the Great Bustard Otis tarda world population over the last two decades	5
Impacts of invasive rats and tourism on a threatened island bird: the Palau Micronesian Scrubfowl	5
Artificial grass in parks as a potential new threat for urban bird communities	5
Habitat modelling locates nesting areas of the Endangered Black-capped Petrel Pterodroma hasitata on Hispaniola and identifies habitat loss	4
Bridled Quail-dove Geotrygon mystacea population assessment after hurricanes Irma and Maria, St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands	4
Drastic decline in the endemic brown shrike subspecies Lanius cristatus superciliosus in Japan	4
Conservation status of the recently described Ecuadorian Amazon parrot Amazona lilacina	4
Brood parasitism leads to zero recruitment in the globally endangered Yellow CardinalGubernatrix cristata	4
Spatial and temporal variation in the migration of Ruddy-headed Goose in southern South America using satellite tagging	4
History, status, and productivity of the Red-crowned Amazon Amazona viridigenalis in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas	4
Predation of nesting Thick-billed Parrots Rhychopsitta pachyrhyncha by bobcats in northwestern Mexico	4
Exploring potential reasons for the increase in the East Asian Greylag GooseAnser anserpopulation by assessing habitat use and use of protected areas	4
Assessing the Status of the Critically Endangered White-bellied HeronArdea insignisin north-east India	4
Potential importance of wind patterns and guidance opportunities for the conservation of the Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus in Italy	3
Avifauna and biogeographical affinities of acarrasco-dominated landscape in north-eastern Brazil: providing baseline data for future monitoring	3
The effect of shade tree species on bird communities in central Kenyan coffee farms	3
Phylogenetic placement and life history trait imputation for Grenada DoveLeptotila wellsi	3
Abundance and habitat associations of the globally endangered Giant NuthatchSitta magnain Southern Shan State, Myanmar	3
Electric infrastructure poses a significant threat at congregation sites of the globally threatened Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis in Saudi Arabia	3
Effects of wind energy production on a threatened species, the Bicknell’s Thrush Catharus bicknelli, with and without mitigation	3
Birds in Europe 4: the fourth assessment of Species of European Conservation Concern	3
The state of breeding birds in Greece: trends, threats, and implications for conservation	3
Compounding and complementary carnivores: Australian bird species eaten by the introduced European red fox Vulpes vulpes and domestic cat Felis catus	3
Modelling the potential non-breeding distribution of Spoon-billed Sandpiper Calidris pygmaea	3
Range-wide changes in the North American Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata breeding population over 115 years	3
Population growth rates in northern Cape VultureGyps coprotherescolonies between 2010 and 2019	3
Evaluating the breeding phenology of the endangered ‘a‘o (Newell’s Shearwater Puffinus newelli) on Kaua‘i to better focus conservation actions and management decisions	3
Current status of Great Bustard Otis tarda in Turkey: population size, distribution, movements, and threats	3
Assessing the potential disturbance effects on the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) for European vultures research: a review and conservation recommendations	3
Live wild bird exports from West Africa: insights into recent trade from monitoring social media	3
Harpy Eagle Harpia harpyja nest activity patterns: Potential ecotourism and conservation opportunities in the Amazon Forest	3
Incidental capture of seabirds in Argentinean side-haul trawlers	3
Reduced diet breadth in the Scarlet MacawAra macaoof the Área de Conservación Osa (ACOSA), Costa Rica: Implications for conservation and ecotourism	3
Population status, habitat preference and distribution of Bristled GrassbirdChaetornis striatain Bangladesh	3
The effects of powerlines on bustards: how best to mitigate, how best to monitor?	2
Seasonal and daily activity patterns by Eleonora’s Falcon Falco eleonorae based on GPS telemetry: a contribution to the species’ movement ecology at its breeding grounds	2
Review of historical breeding sites of the Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita in Syria and south-eastern Turkey	2
Biased adult sex ratios in Western Europe populations of Little BustardTetrax tetraxas a potential warning signal of unbalanced mortalities	2
Status of endemic reed-warblers of the Mariana Islands, with emphasis on conservation strategies for the endangered Nightingale Reed-warbler	2
Insights into migratory connectivity and conservation concerns of Red Knots Calidris canutus in the austral Pacific coast of the Americas	2
The recently discovered Principe Scops-owl is highly threatened: distribution, habitat associations, and population estimates	2

The impact of timber harvesting on nest site availability for the Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus in native Southern Mistbelt forests of the Eastern Cape, South Africa	2
The expansion of olive groves is reducing habitat suitability for the Great Bustard Otis tarda and the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in Southern Spain: could Important Bird Areas (IBAs) r	2
Does anthropogenic fragmentation selectively filter avian phylogenetic diversity in a critically endangered forest system?	2
Trends and population estimate of the threatened Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficolliswintering in coastal grasslands of southern Brazil	2
Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata population decline at a nickel-mining site: a critical need for adapted conservation strategies	2
Spatial and temporal differences in migration strategies among endangered European Greater Spotted Eagles Clanga clanga	2
Status and habitat description of the globally threatened Udzungwa Forest PartridgeXenoperdix udzungwensisthirty years after discovery	2
The dynamics of songbird ownership and community interconnectedness in Singapore	2
European GoldfinchesCarduelis carduelisas pets in Algeria: numbers and social dimension of a conservation issue	2
Tree characteristics, microhabitat and edge effect in plantations govern European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturnest habitat selection at the edge of Sahara: implications for conservation of a	2
What is the reliability of visually based animal trade census outcomes? A case study involving the market monitoring of the Sumatran Laughingthrush Garrulax bicolor	2
Reduction of organic waste in a landfill lowers the visitation probability but not the local abundance of a long-lived scavenger species	2
Movement ecology of the threatened Campo MinerGeositta poecilopteraand its implications for the conservation of tropical open grassland birds	2
Changes in nesting numbers and breeding success of African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus in north-central Botswana	2
The importance of landscape heterogeneity and vegetation structure for the conservation of the Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	2
Trends in the area of suitable breeding habitat for the Endangered Lake Titicaca Grebe Rollandia microptera, 2001–2020	1
Habitat selection and ontogeny of habitat use by juvenile Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia revealed by GPS tracking	1
Spix’s Macaw Cyanopsitta spixii (Wagler, 1832) population viability analysis	1
Giant NuthatchSitta magnadensity and habitat association in a potential stronghold in northern Thailand	1
Space use and site fidelity in the endangered Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita: Effects of age, season, and sex	1
The effects of powerlines on bustards: how best to mitigate, how best to monitor? – CORRIGENDUM	1
Impact of informal timber harvesting on habitat structure and bird assemblages in a coastal forest of the Eastern Cape, South Africa	1
Combining tracking with at-sea surveys to improve occurrence and distribution estimates of two threatened seabirds in Peru	1
Estimating the conservation cost of the projected new international Lisbon airport for migratory shorebirds of the Tagus estuary, Portugal	1
Importation of plastic fragments into a seabird colony: accident or design, threat or benign?	1
Changing fortunes of the Black-winged Petrel Pterodroma nigripennis following the Lord Howe Island Rodent Eradication Project - interactions with other recovering species	1
Guiding local-scale management to improve the conservation of endangered populations: the example of Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata	1
Ecological and environmental factors affecting the foraging activity of the White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis (Hume, 1878) in Bhutan	1
Seabird bycatch vulnerability in pelagic longline fisheries based on modelling of a long-term dataset	1
Demographic composition, post-release and natal dispersal, and breeding success of the reintroduced Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	1
Raptor migration at Guantouling, south-west China: phenology, weather influence and persecution pressure	1
Reported mortality of Griffon VultureGyps fulvusin central Italy and indications for conservation and management	1
Breeding and global population sizes of the Critically Endangered Red-fronted MacawAra rubrogenysrevisited	1
Tall trees drive the nest-site selection of wild Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon	1
Birds and Natura 2000: a review of the scientific literature	1
Understanding habitat use of the Endangered Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat Epthianura crocea tunneyi to inform monitoring and management	1
Using playback to estimate the distribution and density of the world’s smallest flightless bird, the Inaccessible Island Rail Atlantisia rogersi	1
Marine Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in the Chagos Archipelago	1
Short-term impact of an extreme weather event on the threatened Dupont’s LarkChersophilus duponti	1
Comprehensive evidence for subspecies designations in Cook’s Petrel Pterodroma cookii with implications for conservation management	1
The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on the relative abundance and conservation of Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra, a South African endemic	1
The two extinctions of the Carolina ParakeetConuropsis carolinensis	1
Migration routes and stepping stones along the western flyway of Lesser White-fronted Geese (Anser erythropus)	1
Range-wide and regional distribution of the Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus and effects of disturbance on local abundances	1
Passive acoustic monitoring detects new records of globally threatened birds in a high-elevation wetland (Free State, South Africa)	1
Poisoning causing the decline in South-East Asia’s largest vulture population – CORRIGENDUM	1
Alarming decline of the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in one of its two population strongholds in Sardinia, Italy	1
Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review – CORRIGENDUM	1
An assessment of the Important Bird Areas (IBAs) of southern Paraguayan grasslands	1
Distribution and habitat use of the Madagascar Peregrine Falcon: first estimates for area of habitat and population size	1
Assessing spatial dispersion, abundance, and conservation perspectives of Military MacawAra militarispopulations in Mexico	1
The endangered Brown Shrike subspecies Lanius cristatus superciliosus has a male-biased sex ratio and only early arriving males are paired	1
A distance sampling survey of the Critically Endangered Straw-headed BulbulPycnonotus zeylanicusin Singapore	1
Aleutian Tern Onychoprion aleuticus abundance estimates at four globally significant colonies	1
Rangeland loss and population decline of the critically endangered Liben LarkHeteromirafra archeriin southern Ethiopia	1
Demographic consequences of management actions for the successful reintroduction of the White Stork Ciconia ciconia to the UK	1
A review of the conservation status of Black Stork Ciconia nigra in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini	1
The potential distribution of wintering and breeding populations of Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii in Iran	1
Evidence of the effectiveness of conservation interventions from long-term aerial monitoring of three crane species in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	1