OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Bird Conservation International 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Population density and distribution of the Endangered Black Shama Kittacincla cebuensis	30
BCI volume 31 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	20
The two extinctions of the Carolina ParakeetConuropsis carolinensis	20
BCI volume 32 issue 1 Cover and Back matter	19
BCI volume 31 issue 2 Cover and Back matter	14
A new hope for conserving the disjunct population of the Sierra Madre SparrowXenospiza baileyi: population size and new breeding localities in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico	11
Distribution and abundance of threatened and heavily traded birds in the mountains of western Java	10
An update on the conservation status of the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax: global and local population estimates, trends, and threats	9
The effects of powerlines on bustards: how best to mitigate, how best to monitor?	9
Diversity and abundance of vultures in relation to seasonality, age, and habitat types in Mole National Park, Ghana	8
Reported mortality of Griffon VultureGyps fulvusin central Italy and indications for conservation and management	7
Estimating the Andean Condor Vultur gryphus population at the northern edge of its geographical range: a citizen science-based approach	7
BCI volume 32 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	6
Breeding and global population sizes of the Critically Endangered Red-fronted MacawAra rubrogenysrevisited	6
Status and habitat description of the globally threatened Udzungwa Forest PartridgeXenoperdix udzungwensisthirty years after discovery	6
Giant NuthatchSitta magnadensity and habitat association in a potential stronghold in northern Thailand	6
Low juvenile survival threatens the Black Stork Ciconia nigra in northern Europe	6
Space use and site fidelity in the endangered Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita: Effects of age, season, and sex	6
Improving national bird population estimates in Europe: insights from comparisons with atlas abundance data	6
Quantifying the regulation and cultural ecosystem services associated with Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus in Sardinia, Italy	5
Distribution, ecology, and natural history of the recently rediscovered and Critically Endangered Santa Marta Sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus	5
Small-scale forest restoration in peri-urban areas provides immediate benefits for birds	5
Seeds consumed by three sympatric species of threatened Sporophila seedeaters: lessons for conservation and grassland restoration	5
Spatio-temporal usage of water sources by Black-cheeked LovebirdsAgapornis nigrigenis: implications for conservation planning	5
Habitat selection and ontogeny of habitat use by juvenile Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia revealed by GPS tracking	5

Recent trends in populations of Critically Endangered Gyps vultures in India	5
Conservation of the surface-nesting Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta neglecta in the South Pacific: clarifying breeding ecology and the threat of avian ground predators	4
Fixed-plot monitoring as a tool to assess population trends of underground nesting seabirds: an example with Cory’s Shearwater at its world’s largest colony	4
BCI volume 31 issue 3 Cover and Front matter	4
A review of the conservation status of Black Stork Ciconia nigra in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini	4
Movement ecology of the threatened Campo MinerGeositta poecilopteraand its implications for the conservation of tropical open grassland birds	4
Assessment of long-term trends in a threatened grassland bird community using daily bird lists	4
BCI volume 32 issue 4 Cover and Front matter	4
Birds and Natura 2000: a review of the scientific literature	4
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	4
Remnant Rhine delta population of Great Reed Warblers maintains high diversity in migration timing, stopping sites, and winter destinations	4
Biased adult sex ratios in Western Europe populations of Little BustardTetrax tetraxas a potential warning signal of unbalanced mortalities	4
Habitat restoration to conserve the Little Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos	4
Priority areas for vulture conservation in the Horn of Africa largely fall outside the protected area network	4
Human-induced mortality an overlooked threat for raptors in Nepal	4
Tall trees drive the nest-site selection of wild Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon	4
Integrating habitat suitability modelling and assessment of the conservation gaps of nature reserves for the threatened Reeves’s Pheasant	3
Assessing the trade of Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus in the USA	3
Body temperature and thermoregulatory behaviour in the Endangered African Penguin Spheniscus demersus	3
Phylogenetic placement and life history trait imputation for Grenada DoveLeptotila wellsi	3
Trends in the area of suitable breeding habitat for the Endangered Lake Titicaca Grebe Rollandia microptera, 2001–2020	3
Another emerging threat to birds: avian mortality estimates from roadside transparent noise barrier collisions in South Korea	3
Demographic composition, post-release and natal dispersal, and breeding success of the reintroduced Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	3
Vultures feeding on the dark side: current sanitary regulations may not be enough	3
Migration routes and stepping stones along the western flyway of Lesser White-fronted Geese (Anser erythropus)	3