Ibis

Article	Citations
BOU Page	73
British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC): 57th Report (January 2025)	61
Using citizen science image analysis to measure seabird phenology	36
Similar survival of birds between wet and seasonally dry Neotropical environments	36
Simultaneous passive acoustic monitoring uncovers evidence of potentially overlooked temporal variation in an Amazonian bird community	24
Re‐assessing the phylogenetic status and evolutionary relationship of Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti (Hume 1873)) using genomic data	24
Competitive events during nest‐building influence offspring growth and behaviour, but not testosterone deposition in the egg yolk in Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana)	20
Variation in mesopredator abundance and nest predation rate of the endangered Strange‐tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus risora)	18
A new species of nightjar (Caprimulgus) from Timor and Wetar, Lesser Sunda Islands, Wallacea	18
The adaptive function of construction of multiple non‐breeding nests in birds	18
Large‐scale depth‐related seasonal distribution patterns of a benthic‐feeding sea duck in two contrasting marine systems	17
Monitoring wader breeding productivity	17
No detrimental effects of wing‐harnessed GPS devices on the breeding performance of Yellow‐legged Gulls (Larus michahellis): A multi‐colony evaluation	16
Book Reviews	16
Acknowledgement of Reviewers	14
BOU Page	14
Corrigendum to: Knowledge gaps and biases in the Pantanal indicate future directions for ornithological research in large wetlands	14
Spatio‐temporal differences in the diet and trophic ecology of Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) in South Africa	14
Nest reliefs in a cryptically incubating shorebird are quick, but vocal	14
Investigating connectivity and seasonal differences in wind assistance in the migration of Common Sandpipers	13
Alternative future land use options in the British uplands	13
Using satellite tracking to assess the use of protected areas and alternative roosts by Whooper and Bewick's Swans	13
Demography of Common Swifts (Apus apus) breeding in the UK associated with local weather but not aphid biomass	13
The structural function of the bubbling call of the female common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)	12
Song complexity is associated with habitat quality in an upland passerine	12

Factors determining nest‐site selection of surface‐nesting seabirds: a case study on the world's largest pelagic bird, the Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans)	12
DNA metabarcoding complements but does not replace direct observations of penguin predation by corvids	12
Structured phylogeography and restricted gene flow among populations of Fairy Tern (Sternula nereis) across Australasia: implications for the endangered New Zealand population	11
British Ornithologists Union: Janet Kear Union Medal	11
Moult chronology and strategies of sympatric Great (Ardenna gravis) and Sooty (A. grisea) Shearwaters based on stable isotope analysis	11
Factors determining persistent asymmetry and egg shape in birds: A hypothesis	11
Estimating Little Penguin population sizes using automated acoustic monitoring and citizen science	10
The ongoing narrative of Ivory‐billed Woodpecker rediscovery and support for declaring the species extinct	10
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Absence of negative effect of GPS‐tags on survival and breeding success in a long‐lived territorial raptor	10
Erratum	10
Connection between ecological niche changes and population trends in the Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) breeding in lowland and mountain areas of Southern Europe	10
Unexpected diversity of alternative reproductive tactics revealed in Water Rails (Rallus aquaticus)	10
Nest attachment, rather than nest type, correlates with passerine bird brain size	10
Essential steps for establishing a large‐scale passive acoustic monitoring for an elusive forest bird species: the Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)	10
State‐dependent environmental sensitivity of reproductive success and survival in a shorebird	9
Adult survival and per‐capita production of young explain dynamics of a long‐lived goose population	9
Predicting population trends of birds worldwide with big data and machine learning	9
Nest survival of threatened Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) breeding at low densities across a human‐modified landscape	9
Male Superb Lyrebirds (Menura novaehollandiae) perform an ornate multimodal display immediately following copulation	9
Welcome aboard: are birds migrating across the Mediterranean Sea using ships as stopovers during adverse weather conditions?	9
Bird deterrent measures at a landfill decreased the productivity of a dependent population of White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)	8
Foraging niche partitioning within a recently established guild of falcons	8
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Variability of a consistent trait: The size of the white wing patch in European Stonechats (Saxicola rubicola rubicola)	8
Thermal effects of plumage coloration	8
Variation in nest‐site occupancy and breeding outcome in a threatened Subantarctic raptor	8
Split moult: a response to time constraints during the main moult period	8
The importance of wetland habitat area for waterbird species‐richness	8
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Artificial light alters spatial and temporal habitat use by a crepuscular aerial insectivore	8
Space–time home‐range estimates and resource selection for the Critically Endangered Philippine Eagle on Mindanao	7
The influence of sample size on two approaches to estimate Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix population size using non‐invasive sampling methods	7
Causes of vagrancy of North Asian passerines in western Europe	7
Acknowledgement of Reviewers	7
Distinct bird communities in forests and fruit farms of Caatinga landscapes	7
Dynamic changes in the avian gut microbiome in response to diverse lifestyles	7
The effect of conservation interventions on the abundance of breeding waders within nature reserves in the United Kingdom	7
Unlocking avian museum collections to enable and advance environmental change research	7
Modelling the effect of environmental variables on the reproductive success of Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) in Sardinia, Italy	7
Effects of sex and sampling site on the relative proportion of pesticides in uropygial gland secretions of European Blackbirds (Turdus merula)	6
BOU Page	6
British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC): 56th Report (January 2024)	6
Functions of avian elongated tails, with suggestions for future studies	6
Soft song provokes stronger aggressive responses than broadcast song in the Plain Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus davidi)	6
Acoustic niche partitioning among seven cuckoo species in a forest in eastern China	6
Citizen science data confirm that expanding non‐breeding distributions of goose and swan species correlate with their increasing abundance	6
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Irruptions of crossbills Loxia spp. in northern Europe – patterns and correlations with seed production by key and non‐key conifers	6
Temporal constraints influence reproductive characteristics that are related to the pace‐of‐life continuum in geese	6

Guild‐level response to Hurricane Carlotta among birds in a Mexican wetland	6
Estimating the mass of the Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) and its egg	6
Hybridization between wild non‐congeneric parrots may be more common than previously thought	6
A distinct new species ofZosteropswhite‐eye from the Sulawesi region, Indonesia	5
Identifying the winter grounds of the recently described Barbary Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus ambiguus)	5
Wintering area and experience effects on spring migration strategies, timing and breeding success in Icelandic‐nesting Common Scoters (Melanitta nigra)	5
Divergent foraging habitat preferences between summer‐breeding and winter‐breedingProcellariapetrels	5
Issue Information	5
The Red‐billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea): a new invasive species for Britain?	5
Book Review	5
Assessing long‐term dynamics of non‐breeding Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) populations using Christmas Bird Count data	5
Temperature sensitivity of breeding phenology and reproductive output of the Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)	5
Life in the fast and slow lanes: contrasting timing of annual cycle events in high‐ and mid‐latitude breeding Whooper Swans (Cygnus cygnus)	5
Morphological differences between wild and game‐farm Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) in North America	5
Issue Information	5
Behavioural responses are associated with mortality and mobility after reintroduction in the endangered Yellow Cardinal	5
Long‐term increase in female body condition and its effect on reproduction in two European red‐listed species, Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) and Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)	5
Disturbance‐dependent Yellow‐legged Gull (Larus michahellis) predation on Larid chicks decreases with chick age	5
Using model‐based distance sampling to estimate decadal population change in Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) across periods spanned by different at‐sea survey methods	5
Erratum	5
Conservation and management implications of the effects of wildfire on a threatened Eastern Iberian Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus witherbyi) population	5
Riparian forests and open landscapes in the West African Sahel are key wintering habitats for the threatened European Turtle‐dove (Streptopelia turtur)	5
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Contents	5
Day–night cycle influences the division of incubation in the Hooded Dotterel (Thinornis cucullatus)	4
Ski‐pistes can compensate for the climate change‐driven loss of bird communities of avalanche tracks in the Alps	4
The need for a flyway approach in defining the onset of prenuptial migration of huntable bird species across Europe	4
Inferred costs and functional consequences of stone morphometry in the stone‐carrying displays of Black Wheatear (Oenanthe leucura)	4
Urban and coastal breeding lesser black‐backed gulls (Larus fuscus) segregate by foraging habitat	4
Non‐breeding home range and habitat use by European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) in northwest Liberia: apparent resilience to forest degradation?	4
The acoustic playback technique in avian fieldwork contexts: a systematic review and recommendations for best practice	4
Michael (Mike) Guy Wilson, MA, MBOU (1942–2022)	4
Peter J. Jones 1945–2024	4
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Abundance determines core–periphery roles of birds in a Neotropical seed dispersal network	4
Population genetics and phylogeography of North American Merlins (Falco columbarius) in thepost‐DDT era	4
Multi‐scale habitat overlap in two broad‐ranged sympatric Neotropical forest eagles reveals shared environmental space and habitat use	4
Using empirical data analysis and expert opinion to identify farmland‐associated bird species from their habitat associations	4
GPS tracking of the two subspecies of the eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus) reveals a migratory divide along the Sea of Japan	4
Perceived risks and rewards of foraging sites strongly affect density and condition of non‐breeding Hudsonian Godwits	4
Experience increases defensive responses of White‐fronted Woodpeckers towards the invasive European Starling	4
Weak niche partitioning between closely related sympatric Greater (Clanga clanga) and Lesser Spotted Eagles (C. pomarina)	4
A comparison of foraging‐range sizes, flight distances and foraging habitat preferences in urban and rural House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations	4
Book Reviews	4
Contents	4
Food and habitats requirements of the Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops) in Switzerland revealed by very high‐resolution multi‐scale models	4
Evaluation of ongoing Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) reintroduction using an integrated population model and Bayesian population viability analysis	4
Issue Information	4
Moult phenology advances under hot or dry conditions for two passerines across 16 years in a Mediterranean climate	4
The Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) has an effective camouflage against mammalian but not avian vision in boreal forests	4
A diet perspective on the impact of the COVID‐19 lockdown on urban bird assemblages	4
Community science data suggest the most common raptors (Accipitridae) in urban centres are smaller, habitat‐generalist species	4
British Ornithologists' Union – Godman Salvin Prize	4
BOU Society Page	4
Nesting and post‐fledging predation risk influence diel patterns of songbird fledging	4
Nest clustering correlates with breeding phenology rather than female relatedness in Red‐breasted Mergansers (Mergus serrator)	3
Vocal individuality measures reveal spatial and temporal variation in roding behaviour in Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)	3
Global range dynamics of the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) from the Last Glacial Maximum to climate change scenarios	3
Abundance‐related systematic bias in the quantification of phenology using site presence‐based survey methods	3
When slow explorers are fast: Personality‐related differences in timing of migration in Red Knots (Calidris canutus)	3
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Differences in plumage coloration between ventral and dorsal regions on Atlantic Forest birds	3
BOU Page	3
Moult is associated with higher diversity of food items in the diet of Common Bulbuls (Pycnonotus barbatus) in Cameroon	3
Issue Information	3
An a priori assessment of the impact of harvesting from five wild populations for conservation translocations	3
Vocal traits of shorebird chicks are related to body mass and sex	3
Vocal responses of Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) males to territorial playback of conspecific song	3
Toward scoping reviews of individual bird species	3
Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) increases singing rate in areas with chronic industrial noise	3
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Issue Information	3
A synthesis of Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata arquata) demography and population viability to inform its management	3
Ringing, tracking and counting data reveal five wintering patterns in European Common Shelducks	3
Genetic structure of the Japanese Robin (Larvivora akahige) endemic to East Asian islands	3
Moult terminology: Let's make it simpler!	3
Corrigendum	3
The role of body size in nest‐site selection by secondary cavity‐nesting birds in a subtropical Chaco forest	3
Extra‐pair paternity is not repeatable between years in Pied Flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca): a role for social context	3
Current and future effectiveness of protected areas for the conservation of endemic owls from the Atlantic Forest	3

Diel and seasonal variation of Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia) vocalizations revealed using automated signal recognition	3
Unmasking complex migration syndromes and seasonal plumage colouration in the White‐naped Xenopsaris (Xenopsaris albinucha)	3
Horizontal prey distribution determines the foraging performance of short‐ and long‐billed waders in virtual resource landscapes	3
Mixed population trends inside a California protected area: Evidence from long‐term community science monitoring	3
Multimodal signalling in manakins: lack of correlated evolution between acoustic, visual and behavioural traits	3
Use and definitions of the terms arena, lek and court in describing avian courtship sites	3
Fruit abundance may fine‐tune timing of reproduction of the Chilean Elaenia (Elaenia chilensis), a long‐distance migratory bird in South America	3
British Ornithologists’ Union – Early Professional Award 2024	3
Nest‐site selection and reproductive success of a critically endangered parrot, the Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus), in an anthropogenic landscape	2
The British List: A Checklist of Birds of Britain (10th edition)	2
Bird genetic databases need improved curation and error reporting to NCBI	2
Author index	2
Genetic diversity and the implications of captive rearing for a small population of Black‐tailed Godwits	2
Issue Information	2
Aposematism and mimicry in birds	2
High survival promotes persistence in a reintroduced population of Common Crane (Grus grus)	2
Author Index	2
Arnthor Gardarsson 1938–2022	2
Unexpected spatial aggregation between two species of hummingbirds and their inconsistent spatial interactions with native and exotic plants in an urban ecological reserve	2
Issue Information	2
Semi‐automated detection of tagged animals from camera trap images using artificial intelligence	2
High site and mate fidelity in a monogamous Arctic seabird	2
Challenges for incorporating long‐term baselines into biodiversity restoration: A case study of the Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) in Britain	2
Plenty of rooftops with few neighbours occupied by young breeding Yellow‐legged Gulls (Larus michahellis): Does this occur at the expense of their health condition?	2
The difficult challenge of accurately recording iris colour in birds revealed through the lens of specimens of Australia's Spinifex Pigeon (Geophaps plumifera)	2
Drivers of change in mountain and upland bird populations in Europe	2
Book Reviews	2
Habitat partitioning and spatial segregation at multiple scales promotes year‐round coexistence in a guild of forest songbirds	2
British Ornithologists' Union Godman‐Salvin Prize	2
Reduced range size and Important Bird and Biodiversity Area coverage for the Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) predicted from multiple climate change scenarios	2
Book Reviews	2
Colony attendance and moult pattern of Cory's Shearwaters (Calonectris borealis) differing in breeding status and age	2
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Past research and future directions in understanding how birds use their sense of smell	2
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Camelthorn and blackthorn trees provide important resources for Southern Pied Babblers (Turdoides bicolor) in the Kalahari	2
An allometric approach to seasonal changes in intake rates of migratory shorebirds in the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea‐Bissau	2
Australian Magpies discriminate between the territorial calls of intra‐ and extra‐group conspecifics	2
Geolocators reveal variation and sex‐specific differences in the migratory strategies of a long‐distance migrant	2
Assessing the reproductive consequences of mate retention and pair bond duration in Thorn‐tailed Rayadito (Aphrastura spinicauda), a short‐lived, socially monogamous neotropical bird	2
Correction to “Monitoring wader breeding productivity”	2
Conspecific density and habitat quality drive the defence and vocal behaviour of a territorial passerine	2
Issue Information	2
Issue Information	2
Issue Information	2
High trophic niche overlap in mixed‐species colonies using artificial nests	2
Book Review	2
The hidden cost of disturbance: Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) avoid a disturbed roost site during the tourist season	2
Global extinction of Slender‐billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)	2
Adoption of non‐related goslings and intergenerational family cohesion among Greenland White‐fronted Geese (Anser albifrons flavirostris)	2
James John Maitland Flegg (1937–2024)	2
James Denis Summers‐Smith (25 October 1920 – 5 May 2020)	2
Density‐dependent natal philopatry in southern House Wrens	2
A feathered past: Colonial influences on bird naming practices, and a new common name for Ardenna carneipes (Gould 1844)	2
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Human activities at night negatively impact Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) numbers and behaviours	2
The number of Great Tit mobbers influences the mobbing response of heterospecific birds	2
BOU Page	1
King Penguins adjust foraging effort rather than diet when faced with poor foraging conditions	1
Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) males respond more strongly to local than to foreign dialects	1
Spatio‐temporal variation in post‐recovery dynamics in a large Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) population in the Jura mountains 2000–2020†	1
Fast cultural evolution of Crossbill (Loxia spp.) calls in the Palaearctic	1
Modelling migration dynamics of Common Cranes and Eurasian Spoonbills as hydrological flow	1
Genomic insights into the evolutionary and demographic histories of the extinct Hoopoe Starling (Fregilupus varius)	1
Correlated evolution of eggshell maculation with social breeding and nest type in Hirundinidae	1
Seasonally divided moult in the Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria) is an endogenously controlled strategy	1
Evaluating the ability of occurrence models to predict nest locations and associated vegetation	1
Free access of published DNA sequences facilitates regular control of (meta‐) data quality – an example from shorebird mitogenomes (Aves, Charadriiformes: Charadrius)	1
Author Index	1
Early Eocene fossil illuminates the ancestral (diurnal) ecomorphology of owls and documents a mosaic evolution of the strigiform body plan	1
BOU Page	1
Using age‐ratios to investigate the status of two Siberian Phylloscopus species in Europe	1
Using photographic records to quantify accuracy of bird identifications in citizen science data	1
Short‐distance nocturnal migration in an island endemic bustard	1
A novel deep learning‐based bioacoustic approach for identification of look‐alike white‐eye (Zosterops) species traded in wildlife markets	1
Wing and leg bone microstructure reflects migratory demands in resident and migrant populations of the Dark‐eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)	1
Survival rates of wild and released White‐rumped Vultures (Gyps bengalensis), and their implications for conservation of vultures in Nepal	1
Effects of overhead power‐lines on the density of ground‐nesting birds in open sub‐arctic habitats	1
Colonial breeding birds show greater annual adult apparent survival globally	1
Automated radio tracking provides evidence for social pair bonds in an obligate brood parasite	1
Assessing vagrants from translocated populations and defining self‐sustaining populations of non‐native, naturalized and translocated avian species	1
Systematic revision of the ‘diminutive’ Kentish Plover (Charadriidae: Charadrius) with the resurrection of Charadrius seebohmi based on phenotypic and genetic analyses	1
Stable isotope evidence for suspended moult and age‐related differences in moult location in the trans‐Saharan migratory Alpine Swift	1
The phenology and clutch size of UK Blue Tits does not differ with woodland composition	1
Revisiting the systematic position of the enigmatic Nicobar Bulbul (Ixos nicobariensis)	1
Differential impact of anthropogenic noise during the acoustic development of begging calls in Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)	1
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Cryptic hybridization between Common (Apus apus) and Pallid (A. pallidus) Swifts	1
Generating population estimates for migratory shorebird species in the world’s largest flyway	1
Acoustic detection rate can outperform traditional survey approaches in estimating relative densities of breeding waders	1
Overall dynamic body acceleration as an indicator of dominance in Homing Pigeons (Columba livia)	1
The relationship of moult timing, duration and sequence to the aerial lifestyle of the Little Swift (Apus affinis)	1
Acoustic recording complements camera traps for monitoring sensitive penguin populations	1
Assessing the importance of individual‐ and colony‐level variation when using seabird foraging ranges as impact assessment and conservation tools	1
Clutch size of passerines increases with latitude in China, but egg size is conserved	1