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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Using an ensemble approach to predict habitat of Dusky Grouse ( Dendragapus obscurus ) in Montana, USA	14
Natal origins of Mallards harvested in the Atlantic Flyway of North America: implications for conservation and management	12
Effects of oil and gas development on duck nest survival in the Western Boreal Forest	11
Nesting Mottled Duck ( Anas fulvigula ) selection of ungrazed grasslands in southwestern Louisiana is associated with increased nest survival	7
Does human disturbance affect physiological traits of Two-banded Plovers nesting on an urban beach?	6
Use of alternate upland nesting habitat reduces brood parasitism in an endangered bird	6
The continued decline of the Palila ( Loxioides bailleui ) on Mauna Kea, Island of Hawaiʻi	5
The importance of expanded range for the Near Threatened White-rumped Falcon ( Neohierax insignis ) in northwestern Thailand	4
Abundance of Long-billed Curlews on military lands in the Columbia Basin	4
Now more than ever: the need for collaborative applied science for bird conservation	4
Conservation of North American migratory birds: insights from developments in tracking technologies	4
Quantifying rosy-finch migration with stable hydrogen isotope feather markers highlights the need for inter-state collaboration to reach conservation goals	4
Deterrents intended to mitigate mining effects mostly fail to change nesting behavior of Arctic breeding birds	4
Night-migratory songbird density is highest at stopover sites with intermediate forest cover and low proportion of forest in conifers in the surrounding landscape	4
Diet composition of nestling Boreal Chickadee ( Poecile hudsonicus ) under drought and non-drought conditions	4
Landscape influences non-breeding performance of a Nearctic-Neotropical migratory songbird	4
Home range size, overlap, and habitat selection of diurnally roosting Eastern Whip-poor-wills ( Antrostomus vociferus ) during the breeding season	4
Examining the potential impacts of geolocators on a small migratory songbird, the Golden-cheeked Warbler: results from a multi-year study	3
Effects of imperfect detection on inferences from bird surveys	3
Comparative use of artificial structures and natural vegetation by birds in a built-up urban area in Ghana	3
Survival of fallen and returned rooftop nesting Least Tern chicks	3
Seeing isn’t always believing: visual observations underestimate space use in the eastern Grasshopper Sparrow ( Ammodramus savannarum pratensis )	3
Annual migratory movement, apparent molt-migration, migration schedule, and diffuse migratory connectivity of Hermit Warblers	3
From Alaska to Argentina and back: migration routes, migration timing, and wintering areas of adult male Swainson’s Thrushes ( Catharus ustulatus ) from breeding areas in interior Alaska	3
Response to In Memoriam Keith Hobson	3

Spatial segregation between Gray-cheeked Thrush and an introduced nest predator in a managed forest landscape	3
Patch-burn grazing provides resources for upland-nesting ducks	2
Implications of pasture improvement for bird conservation in the high plains of the Colombian Llanos	2
Twenty years of the “radical middle ground” – our work has only just begun	2
Nest concealment reduces predation during the nestling stage of grassland birds in the Pampas	2
Pinyon-juniper specialist birds are resilient to local-scale reduction of canopy cover and pinyon pines, but amount of understory shrub cover determines the composition of the insectivore guild	2
Quantifying gull predation in a declining Leach’s Storm-petrel ( Hydrobates leucorhous ) colony	2
Long-distance dispersal patterns in the Cerulean Warbler: a case study from Indiana	2
Survival of Common Loon chicks appears unaffected by Bald Eagle recovery in northern Minnesota	2
Field-validated species distribution model of Canada Warbler ( Cardellina canadensis ) in Northwestern Ontario	2
Survival of captive-raised light-footed Ridgway’s rails is influenced by release date and time in wild	2
Diversity in selection patterns of five grassland songbirds in dry-mixed grasslands of Alberta	2
Factors influencing home range size and overlap in nonbreeding Kirtland’s Warblers on Eleuthera, The Bahamas	2
Extrinsic factors similarly affect nest survival of a threatened shorebird in natural and human-created habitats	2
Raptors benefit from biosolids applications on rangelands	2
Population trends and effects of local environmental factors on waterbirds at Tanguar Haor freshwater wetland complex in northeast Bangladesh	2
Influence of human activity on gut microbiota and immune responses of Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos Islands	2
Experts’ opinions on threats to Leach’s Storm-Petrels ( Hydrobates leucorhous ) across their global range	2
Exotic plants and other habitat characteristics do not impact Veery reproductive success at multiple spatial scales in northeastern Pennsylvania	2
Weather and regional effects on winter counts of Rusty Blackbirds ( Euphagus carolinus )	2