OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Waterbirds 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Cover and Table of Contents	23
Waterbird Declines are Consistent with Increasing Kitesurfing Activity in a Uruguayan Coastal Lagoon	8
Avian Composition in Selected Wetlands Within the Hadejia-Jamaare River Basin, Nigeria	7
Factors Affecting Colony Size and Breeding Parameters of Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) in Carp Ponds	5
The Plumage Dimorphic Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens) Foraging Response to Weather Variability on the Southern Texas Gulf Coast	4
Colonization and Extirpation of Great Black-Backed Gulls (Larus marinus) Nesting on Lake Ontario and the Upper St. Lawrence River	4
Sexual Dimorphism in Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis) from Puerto Rico: Biometric Evidence Corroborated by Molecular and Necropsy Techniques	4
Tongue-Fluttering by Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula) Foraging in a Tidal Estuary	4
Consumption of the Toxic Tadpoles of the Cane Toad by the White Ibis Eudocimus albus	4
Siberian Crane Migration: Individuals Repeat Timing and Route in Spring Migration	4
No Evidence that Camera Monitoring Affects Nest Survival of Hawaiian Gallinule (Gallinula cholorpus sandvichensis)	3
Pre- and Post-Impoundment Study of Breeding Waterfowl Use of a Hydroelectric Reservoir in the Eastern Canadian Boreal Forest	3
First Record of Saddle-Billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) Ground Nest in Bangweulu Wetlands, Zambia	3
In Memoriam for Dr. Keith A. Hobson	3
Photo Census Surveys of Thick-Billed Murres (Uria lomvia) at Cape Parry Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Northwest Territories	3
High-Resolution Satellite Telemetry Data Reveal Full Migration Cycle of Gulf of Maine-Breeding Common Terns (Sterna hirundo)	3
Using Distance Sampling to Estimate Population Density of Eastern Great Egret (Ardea alba modesta) in North-Central Selangor Coast, Malaysia	3
Shorebird Use of the Lower Colorado River Delta During Migration	3
Sex Determination of Juvenile Harlequin Ducks Histrionicus histrionicus Using Morphometric Data	3
Breeding Biology of a Globally Significant Population of African Openbills (Anastomus lamelligerus) in Zambia	3
Direct Measurements of Food and Caloric Intake for the Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis	3
Book Review	3
Cover	3
Record-Sized Flock of Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) Observed Staging in the Central Platte River Valley During Autumn 2021	3
Cover	3

Harvest Mortality of Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) Banded at Lake St. Clair, CAN and Western Lake Erie, USA	2
Systematic Review of Migratory Shorebirds Carnivorous Diet in Their Non-Breeding Period in the Americas	2
The First GPS Observation of a Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) Riding in a Long-Haul Garbage Transfer Truck	2
Coastal Bird Reproductive Metrics and Distribution in Alabama: A Review of Historical Data and Status Update	2
Variable Connectivity among Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) Populations in North and South America: A Population Genetics Investigation	2
First Case of Double Brooding in American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) in North America	2
Aquatic Bird Species Richness and Distribution along an Age Gradient of Reservoirs in Tigray National Regional State, Northern Ethiopia	2
Little Gulls (Hydrocoloeus minutus) in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Northern Ontario, Canada 1973–2021	2
Adults Determine the Success of Kleptoparasitism in Frigatebirds	2
The Value and Necessity of Natural History Studies of Waterbirds	2
Netgun Capture Technique for the Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis	2
New Dietary Records for Two Tringa Species in Costa Rica	2
First Record of African Swamphen (Porphyrio madagascariensis, Latham, 1801) in Libya	2
Migratory and Winter Movements of Arctic Alaska Breeding Sabine's Gulls (Xema sabini)	2
In Memoriam: Dr. Raymond C. Telfair II	2
The First Documented Case of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus j. jamaicensis) Breeding in Louisiana, U.S.A	2
Young American Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus Subsp. Smithsonianus) Have the Opportunity for Social Development at the Breeding Colony	2
A Comparison of Direct & Indirect Survey Methods for Estimating Colonial Nesting Waterbird Populations	2
Twenty-One Year Trends for Shorebirds, Waterfowl, and Other Waterbirds at Great Salt Lake, Utah	2
The Isotopic Pattern Variability in the Breeding and Non-Breeding Black-Vented Shearwater	2
Exploratory Analyses of Sexual Size Dimorphism (SSD) and Sexual Dichromatism (SD) in Free-Living Adult Purple Herons (Ardea purpurea)	2
Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) Frequently Desert Viable Eggs without Incubating Them	2
Response of Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Habitat Use to Changing Seasons and Tidal Levels Across a Grassland and Estuarine Ecosystem	2
eDNA Metabarcoding Analyses of Diet in Yellow-Billed Loons of Northern Alaska	1
Dietary Plasticity Mitigates Impacts to Reproduction for the Gull-Billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica During Abnormally Warm Sea Surface Temperature Events in California, U.S.A.	1
Description of the Pre-Hatching Calls of the Clark's Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii)	1
Waterbird Fluctuations in Mar Chiquita Lake, Central Argentina: The Last 13 Years	1
Foraging Repertoire of American Oystercatcher (Haematopus palliatus) in Two Different Habitats in an Important South American Wetland	1
Sternal Punctures in Common Loons (Gavia immer): Gender and Territorial Aggression	1
Predicting Sex of Mediterranean Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis desmarestii) from Morphometric Variables	1
Migratory Routes and Key Non-Breeding Sites for Eastern Willets Tringa semipalmata semipalmata from Nova Scotia, Canada	1
Seasonal Patterns of Least Tern Distribution along the Atlantic Coasts of North, Central, and South America	1
Status, Breeding, and Conservation of Black-Naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana) in the Alphonse Group, Seychelles, 2008–2022	1
Satellite Tracking Reveals an Exploration of Migration Routes by White-Naped Cranes (Antigone vipio)	1
Effects of Nest Exclosure on Nest and Adult Survival of Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) in the Lower Platte River System, Nebraska	1
Editorial: Looking Back While Looking Forward	1
Editorial: Will 2023-24 be Remembered for Avian Influenza?	1
The Current Status and Distribution of the Least Tern Breeding in the Gulf of California, México	1
Seasonal Abundance and Migratory Connectivity of Nearctic Shorebirds in Kourou River Estuary, French Guiana	1
The Importance of a Network of Sites to Maintain Hudsonian Godwits (Limosa haemastica) in a Critical Non-Breeding Area	1
Editorial: It is Raining Status Reports	1
Diet of Breeding Caspian Terns Hydroprogne caspia at Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania, is Diverse and Differs Between an Offshore and an Inshore Site	1
Annual Patterns of Shorebird Migration and Habitat Use at the Gochang Tidal Flat: Insights from 10 Selected Shorebird Species	1
A Taste for Squid: Red-Billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) Diet in the South Atlantic	1
Editorial Board 2025	1
Foraging Behavior of the Hawaiian Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) at Hāmākua Marsh, O'ahu, Hawai'i	1
First Documentation of King Rail (Rallus elegans) Reproduction in Arkansas Since 2006	1
Minimal Accumulation of Microplastics in Shorebirds at Migratory Stopover Sites in Canada	1
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Predation on an Abnormal California Butterfly Ray (Gymnura marmorata) and its Ecological Implications	1
Marine Debris on Leucocarbo atriceps Nests at Beagle Channel, Argentina, Under Different Anthropic Scenarios	1

Human-Made 1,000 Hectare Archipelago “Marker Wadden” Has Positive Impact on Regional and Flyway Populations of Waterbirds of Dynamic Freshwater Ecosystems	1
Range Expansion of the Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans): First Records from the Island of Java	1
Wind Farms and Power Lines: A Dual Threat to Seabirds in Brazil	1
Comparison of Diets in the California Least Tern (Sternula antillarum browni) at Two Sites in Central California, U.S.A.	1
Great Horned Owls Affect Herring Gull Nest Attentiveness	1
Long-Term Ecological Studies of Seabirds: Some Old Thoughts about Their Value and Some Newer Questions	1
Can Artificial Light Deter Nocturnal Predators at Common Tern Nesting Sites? An Experimental Study	1
Habitat and Environmental Drivers of American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Energy Expenditure at Two Sites Within a Conservation Region	1
Post-Fledging Parental Care in Tree-Nesting Double-Crested Cormorants (Nannopterum auritum)	1
Soras over Illinois: Nocturnal Settlement Patterns in Porzana carolina are Site-Specific But Show No Evidence of Visual or Acoustic Cues	1
Non-Breeding Shorebird Ecology and Behavior on a Habitat Mosaic in Southeastern U.S.	1