OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Avian Conservation and Ecology 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Bird strandings and bright lights at coastal and offshore industrial sites in Atlantic Canada	17
Effects of land-based light pollution on two species of burrow-nesting seabirds in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	16
Estimating the relative use of anthropogenic resources by Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada	13
Post-collision impacts, crippling bias, and environmental bias in a study of Newell's Shearwater and Hawaiian Petrel powerline collisions	12
Satellite telemetry reveals complex migratory movement patterns of two large macaw species in the western Amazon basin	10
The effect of top predator removal on the distribution of a mesocarnivore and nest survival of an endangered shorebird	9
The role of temperature and microclimate in the survival of wintering grassland birds	9
Grassland bird diversity and abundance in the presence of native and non-native grazers	9
Cross-scale habitat selection reveals within-stand structural requirements for fledgling Golden-winged Warblers	7
Experts’ opinions on threats to Leach’s Storm-Petrels ( Hydrobates leucorhous ) across their global range	7
Fire regimes shape biodiversity: responses of avian guilds to burned forests in Andean temperate ecosystems of southern Chile	7
Assessment of cue counting for estimating bird density using passive acoustic monitoring: recommendations for estimating a reliable cue rate	7
Secretive marsh bird habitat associations in the Mississippi Flyway: a meta-analysis	6
Forest specialist species in the urban landscape: Do different levels of urbanization affect the movements of Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso)?	6
Eastern Black Rail detection using semi-automated analysis of long-duration acoustic recordings	6
Nest success and nest site selection of wetland birds in a restored wetland system	5
Effects of spring weather on laying dates, clutch size, and nest survival of ground-nesting passerines in abandoned fields	5
Factors affecting the breeding ecology of the globally threatened Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) in agricultural landscapes of Nepal	5
Habitat selection and interspecific competition between Sylvia warblers in Cyprus following the rapid expansion of a recent colonizer	5
Population trends and habitat selection of threatened marsh passerines in a protected Mediterranean wetland	5
Diurnal and nocturnal habitat preference of Eastern Whip-poor-wills (Antrostomus vociferus) in the northern portion of their breeding range	5
Food subsidies shape age structure in a top avian scavenger	5
Raptor resource use in agroecosystems: cover crops and definitions of availability matter	5
Functional habitat suitability and urban encroachment explain temporal and spatial variations in abundance of a declining farmland bird, the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax	5
Survival of translocated Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse: recognizing trends in post-release mortality to improve reintroductions	4

In the still of the night: revisiting Eastern Whip-poor-will surveys with passive acoustic monitoring	4
An artificial lakes system intended for human recreation supports a vital breeding population of Red-wattled Lapwing in the Arabian Desert	4
Monitoring migration timing in remote habitats: assessing the value of extended duration audio recording	4
Drought disrupts year-round breeding readiness in a tropical songbird	4
Land cover habitat associations of breeding marsh birds and priority waterfowl differ in eastern Canada	4
Mitigating avian collisions with power lines through illumination with ultraviolet light	4
On the North American invasion of the House Sparrow and its absence in the Yucatan Peninsula	4
The invasive parasitic fly Philornis downsi is threatening Little Vermilion Flycatchers on the Galápagos Islands	4
Migratory songbirds and urban window collision mortality: vulnerability depends on species, diel timing of migration, and age class	4
Fall bird migration in western North America during a period of heightened wildfire activity	4
Seabird predation effects and population viability analysis indicate the urgent need for rat eradication from Europa Island, western Indian Ocean	4
Losing the edge: trends in core versus peripheral populations in a declining migratory songbird	4
Combining community science and MaxEnt modeling to estimate Wild Turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo ) winter abundance and distribution	4
Effects of future climate change on the geographical distribution of a bird endemic to South American floodplains	4
Hierarchical distance sampling reveals increased population size and broader habitat use in the endangered Bahama Oriole	3
Do lighting conditions influence bird–window collisions?	3
Mortality of grassland birds increases with transmission lines	3
Local habitat and landscape attributes shape the diversity facets of bird communities in Inner Mongolian grasslands	3
Waterfowl use of mine tailing ponds in comparison with beaver ponds in boreal eastern Canada	3
Natal origins of Mallards harvested in the Atlantic Flyway of North America: implications for conservation and management	3
Metabarcoding fecal samples to investigate spatiotemporal variation in the diet of the endangered Westland Petrel ( Procellaria westlandica )	3
Seabird bycatch in a Baltic coastal gillnet fishery is orders of magnitude larger than official reports	3
Quantifying gull predation in a declining Leach’s Storm-petrel ( Hydrobates leucorhous ) colony	3
Migratory connectivity and annual cycle phenology of Rusty Blackbirds (Euphagus carolinus) revealed through archival GPS tags	3
Regional variability in trajectories of Barn Swallow populations across Canada are not predicted by breeding performance	3
Bird species responses to forest-savanna boundaries in an Amazonian savanna	3
Nest box placement influences occupancy by Yellow-headed (Amazona oratrix) and White-fronted (Amazona albifrons) Parrots in the pine savannas of Belize	3
Spatially explicit population trend estimates of owls in the Maritime provinces of Canada and the influence of call playback	3
Imperiled sparrows can exhibit high nest survival despite atypical nest site selection in urban saltmarshes	3
Exposure of Whimbrels to offshore wind leases during departure from and arrival to a major mid-Atlantic staging site	3
Habitat selection and site fidelity on winter home ranges of Eastern Whip-poor-wills (Antrostomus vociferus)	3
Marbled Murrelet nest site selection at three fine spatial scales	3
An efficient method for sampling aerial arthropods at nest sites of an insectivorous songbird in steep decline	2
Age-specific effects on reproductive performance of grassland songbirds nesting in agricultural habitats	2
Migratory connectivity and variation in migration phenology within the Pacific population of Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)	2
Weather and climate change drive annual variation of reproduction by an aerial insectivore	2
Canada Goose populations harvested in Eastern James Bay by Eeyou Istchee Cree hunters	2
Mapping habitat suitability for the Eastern Black Rail throughout its Atlantic coastal range using maximum entropy (MaxEnt)	2
Using tracking technology to locate endangered ʻuaʻu or Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) burrows	2
Factors affecting intentional bird poisoning on bean farms in Taiwan: seeding methods and the presence of adjoining duck farms matter	2
Combining monitoring data from multiple sites to assess population status and trends of White-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus) in the Seychelles	2
Long-term monitoring of breeding successes of Great Hornbill ( Buceros bicornis ) and Rhinoceros Hornbill ( Buceros rhinoceros ) using artificial nest boxes in Budo-Su-Ngai Padi National Park, Thailan	2
Before-and-after evidence that urbanization contributes to the decline of a migratory songbird	2
Insights on post-breeding movements from a northeastern population of Canada Warblers (Cardellina canadensis)	2
Endemic and endangered Short-crested Coquette (Lophornis brachylophus): floral resources and interactions	2
Comparing waterfowl densities detected through helicopter and airplane sea duck surveys in Labrador, Canada	2
Species’ traits and exposure as a future lens for quantifying seabird bycatch vulnerability in global fisheries	2
Response of Ferruginous Hawks to temporary habitat alterations for energy development in southwestern Alberta	2
Redistribution of wintering American Common Eiders ( Somateria mollisima dresseri )	2
Threatened neotropical birds are big, ecologically specialized, and found in less humanized refuge areas	2

Kirtland’s Warbler breeding productivity and habitat use in red pine-dominated habitat in Wisconsin, USA	2
Understory structure and heterospecifics influence the occupancy of a ground-nesting species of conservation concern, the Canada Warbler	2
Identifying spatial drivers of long-term population growth in three large gull species: the importance of mink farms and urban areas	2
Black-backed Woodpecker occupancy is extensive in green conifer forests of the southern Cascade Mountains, Oregon	2
Quantifying multiple breeding vital rates in two declining grassland songbirds	2
Pre-breeding foraging ecology of three tern species nesting in the Gulf of Maine	2
Estimated number of birds killed by domestic cats in Colombia	2
In the twilight zone: patterns in Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) acoustic signals during the breeding season and recommendations for surveys	2
Dynamics of pre-breeding nutrient reserves in subarctic staging Lesser Snow Geese (Anser caerulescens caerulescens) and Ross’s Geese (Anser rossii): implications for reproduction	1
Neotropical bird communities in a human-modified landscape recently affected by two major hurricanes	1
Using Breeding Bird Survey and eBird data to improve marsh bird monitoring abundance indices and trends	1
Does human disturbance affect physiological traits of Two-banded Plovers nesting on an urban beach?	1
Female migration phenology and climate conditions explain juvenile Red Knot (Calidris canutus rufa) counts during fall migration	1
Site-infidelity by budworm-linked warblers at the edge of an area defoliated by spruce budworm	1
Modeling the impact of climate change and wildfire on the Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) in the American Southwest: implications for conservation	1
Trends in avian use of reclaimed boreal forest habitat in Canada's oil sands	1
Canada Warbler response to vegetation structure on regenerating seismic lines	1
High breeding success of the European Starling compared to native species in a recently invaded natural forest of South America	1
Habitat use of conifer forests for Interior Band-tailed Pigeons is mediated by precipitation	1
Lek attendance and disturbance at viewing blinds in a small, declining Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) population	1
Residency patterns and apparent survival in a cavity-nesting bird: population consequences of nest-box supplementation revealed by a long-term study	1
Ontario’s decision for the province-wide cull of Double-crested Cormorants	1
Estimation of the reference lead (Pb) concentration levels affecting immune cells in the blood of Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Laridae)	1
Assessing extinction risk, conservation reliance, and down-listing potential for two endangered Hawaiian waterbirds	1
Population trends and effects of local environmental factors on waterbirds at Tanguar Haor freshwater wetland complex in northeast Bangladesh	1
Distribution, migratory behavior, and conservation of Hudson’s Canastero Asthenes hudsoni (Furnariidae): a grassland specialist from the humid Pampas	1
A comparison of historical and contemporary reproductive traits in a declining population of Glaucous-winged Gulls (Larus glaucescens)	1
Home range patterns of Helmeted Woodpecker (Celeus galeatus), Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus), and Robust Woodpecker (Campephilus robustus) in Misiones, Argentina, in a global perspective	1
Environmental drivers of sex-biased foraging behavior in Magnificent Frigatebird in Baja California Sur, Mexico	1
Understanding widespread declines for Common Terns across inland North America: productivity estimates, causes of reproductive failure, and movement of Common Terns breeding in the large lakes of Mani	1
The Great Lakes shape nocturnal bird migration in southern Ontario	1
Accurate abundance estimation of cliff-breeding Bounty Island shags using drone-based 2D and 3D photogrammetry	1
Bioacoustically derived migration arrival times in boreal birds: implications for assessing habitat quality	1
Raptors benefit from biosolids applications on rangelands	1
Abundance, population trends, and negative associations with lake water levels for six colonial waterbird species over five decades in southern Manitoba	1
Snowy Owls in central North America have regular migration and high philopatry to wintering sites though not always to home ranges	1
Effects of Atlantic butterfish ( Peprilus triacanthus ) in diets of Common Terns ( Sterna hirundo ): a case study of climate change effects in the Gulf of Maine	1
Trends in bird counts 1978–2020 in a New Zealand Nothofagus forest with variable control of mammalian predators	1
Evaluating trade-offs in spatial versus temporal replication when estimating avian community composition and predicting species distributions	1
Factors associated with automated detection of Northern Spotted Owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) four-note location calls	1
No common pesticides detected in snow buntings utilizing a farmland landscape in eastern Québec	1
Whooping Crane (Grus americana) use patterns in relation to an ecotope classification in the Central Platte River Valley, Nebraska, USA	1
Home-range habitat selection by Ferruginous Hawks in western Canada: implications for wind-energy conflicts	1
Spatiotemporal patterns in Golden-cheeked Warbler breeding habitat quantity and suitability	1
Nest-site selection and breeding biology of the locally endangered Micronesian Starling (Aplonis opaca) informs its recovery on Guam	1
Functional connectivity of managed forest landscapes for the Ovenbird: an experimental assessment of within-patch movement behavior	1
Heightened heart rate but similar flight responses to evolved versus recent predators in an Arctic seabird	1