OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Avian Conservation and Ecology 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Bird strandings and bright lights at coastal and offshore industrial sites in Atlantic Canada	14
Effects of land-based light pollution on two species of burrow-nesting seabirds in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada	13
Post-collision impacts, crippling bias, and environmental bias in a study of Newell's Shearwater and Hawaiian Petrel powerline collisions	12
Estimating the relative use of anthropogenic resources by Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada	11
Satellite telemetry reveals complex migratory movement patterns of two large macaw species in the western Amazon basin	7
The role of temperature and microclimate in the survival of wintering grassland birds	7
Fire regimes shape biodiversity: responses of avian guilds to burned forests in Andean temperate ecosystems of southern Chile	6
Secretive marsh bird habitat associations in the Mississippi Flyway: a meta-analysis	6
Grassland bird diversity and abundance in the presence of native and non-native grazers	6
The effect of top predator removal on the distribution of a mesocarnivore and nest survival of an endangered shorebird	6
Assessment of cue counting for estimating bird density using passive acoustic monitoring: recommendations for estimating a reliable cue rate	6
Raptor resource use in agroecosystems: cover crops and definitions of availability matter	5
Habitat selection and interspecific competition between Sylvia warblers in Cyprus following the rapid expansion of a recent colonizer	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
Cross-scale habitat selection reveals within-stand structural requirements for fledgling Golden-winged Warblers	5
Eastern Black Rail detection using semi-automated analysis of long-duration acoustic recordings	5
Seabird predation effects and population viability analysis indicate the urgent need for rat eradication from Europa Island, western Indian Ocean	4
Food subsidies shape age structure in a top avian scavenger	4
In the still of the night: revisiting Eastern Whip-poor-will surveys with passive acoustic monitoring	4
Nest success and nest site selection of wetland birds in a restored wetland system	4
Nest box placement influences occupancy by Yellow-headed (Amazona oratrix) and White-fronted (Amazona albifrons) Parrots in the pine savannas of Belize	3
Migratory connectivity and annual cycle phenology of Rusty Blackbirds (Euphagus carolinus) revealed through archival GPS tags	3
Effects of spring weather on laying dates, clutch size, and nest survival of ground-nesting passerines in abandoned fields	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
Drought disrupts year-round breeding readiness in a tropical songbird	3
Migratory songbirds and urban window collision mortality: vulnerability depends on species, diel timing of migration, and age class	3
Losing the edge: trends in core versus peripheral populations in a declining migratory songbird	3
Experts’ opinions on threats to Leach’s Storm-Petrels ( Hydrobates leucorhous ) across their global range	3
On the North American invasion of the House Sparrow and its absence in the Yucatan Peninsula	3
Combining community science and MaxEnt modeling to estimate Wild Turkey ( Meleagris gallopavo ) winter abundance and distribution	3
Seabird bycatch in a Baltic coastal gillnet fishery is orders of magnitude larger than official reports	3
Mortality of grassland birds increases with transmission lines	3
Mitigating avian collisions with power lines through illumination with ultraviolet light	3
Population trends and habitat selection of threatened marsh passerines in a protected Mediterranean wetland	3
Factors affecting the breeding ecology of the globally threatened Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) in agricultural landscapes of Nepal	3
Diurnal and nocturnal habitat preference of Eastern Whip-poor-wills (Antrostomus vociferus) in the northern portion of their breeding range	3
Kirtland’s Warbler breeding productivity and habitat use in red pine-dominated habitat in Wisconsin, USA	2
Identifying spatial drivers of long-term population growth in three large gull species: the importance of mink farms and urban areas	2
Monitoring migration timing in remote habitats: assessing the value of extended duration audio recording	2
Spatially explicit population trend estimates of owls in the Maritime provinces of Canada and the influence of call playback	2
Quantifying gull predation in a declining Leach’s Storm-petrel ( Hydrobates leucorhous ) colony	2
Comparing waterfowl densities detected through helicopter and airplane sea duck surveys in Labrador, Canada	2
Black-backed Woodpecker occupancy is extensive in green conifer forests of the southern Cascade Mountains, Oregon	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
Regional variability in trajectories of Barn Swallow populations across Canada are not predicted by breeding performance	2
An artificial lakes system intended for human recreation supports a vital breeding population of Red-wattled Lapwing in the Arabian Desert	2
Habitat selection and site fidelity on winter home ranges of Eastern Whip-poor-wills (Antrostomus vociferus)	2
Weather and climate change drive annual variation of reproduction by an aerial insectivore	2
Hierarchical distance sampling reveals increased population size and broader habitat use in the endangered Bahama Oriole	2
Do lighting conditions influence bird–window collisions?	2
Imperiled sparrows can exhibit high nest survival despite atypical nest site selection in urban saltmarshes	2
Survival of translocated Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse: recognizing trends in post-release mortality to improve reintroductions	2
Estimated number of birds killed by domestic cats in Colombia	2
Exposure of Whimbrels to offshore wind leases during departure from and arrival to a major mid-Atlantic staging site	2
In the twilight zone: patterns in Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) acoustic signals during the breeding season and recommendations for surveys	2
Bird species responses to forest-savanna boundaries in an Amazonian savanna	2
Insights on post-breeding movements from a northeastern population of Canada Warblers (Cardellina canadensis)	2
Forest specialist species in the urban landscape: Do different levels of urbanization affect the movements of Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso)?	2
Endemic and endangered Short-crested Coquette (Lophornis brachylophus): floral resources and interactions	2
Fall bird migration in western North America during a period of heightened wildfire activity	2
Land cover habitat associations of breeding marsh birds and priority waterfowl differ in eastern Canada	2
Species’ traits and exposure as a future lens for quantifying seabird bycatch vulnerability in global fisheries	2
Mapping habitat suitability for the Eastern Black Rail throughout its Atlantic coastal range using maximum entropy (MaxEnt)	2
Combining monitoring data from multiple sites to assess population status and trends of White-tailed Tropicbirds (Phaethon lepturus) in the Seychelles	2
Threatened neotropical birds are big, ecologically specialized, and found in less humanized refuge areas	2