Ibis

Article	Citations
BOU Page	61
British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC): 57th Report (January 2025)	56
Using citizen science image analysis to measure seabird phenology	32
A new species of nightjar (Caprimulgus) from Timor and Wetar, Lesser Sunda Islands, Wallacea	31
Similar survival of birds between wet and seasonally dry Neotropical environments	21
Large‐scale depth‐related seasonal distribution patterns of a benthic‐feeding sea duck in two contrasting marine systems	21
Simultaneous passive acoustic monitoring uncovers evidence of potentially overlooked temporal variation in an Amazonian bird community	20
Re‐assessing the phylogenetic status and evolutionary relationship of Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti (Hume 1873)) using genomic data	19
Competitive events during nest‐building influence offspring growth and behaviour, but not testosterone deposition in the egg yolk in Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana)	18
Variation in mesopredator abundance and nest predation rate of the endangered Strange‐tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus risora)	18
The adaptive function of construction of multiple non‐breeding nests in birds	17
Monitoring wader breeding productivity	17
Book Reviews	16
No detrimental effects of wing‐harnessed GPS devices on the breeding performance of Yellow‐legged Gulls (Larus michahellis): A multi‐colony evaluation	16
Spatio‐temporal differences in the diet and trophic ecology of Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) in South Africa	15
BOU Page	14
Acknowledgement of Reviewers	14
Nest reliefs in a cryptically incubating shorebird are quick, but vocal	13
The structural function of the bubbling call of the female common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)	13
Demography of Common Swifts (Apus apus) breeding in the UK associated with local weather but not aphid biomass	13
Alternative future land use options in the British uplands	13
Nectar provision attracts hummingbirds and connects interaction networks across habitats	13
Corrigendum to: Knowledge gaps and biases in the Pantanal indicate future directions for ornithological research in large wetlands	13
Using satellite tracking to assess the use of protected areas and alternative roosts by Whooper and Bewick's Swans	13
Song complexity is associated with habitat quality in an upland passerine	12

DNA metabarcoding complements but does not replace direct observations of penguin predation by corvids	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
Investigating connectivity and seasonal differences in wind assistance in the migration of Common Sandpipers	12
Essential steps for establishing a large‐scale passive acoustic monitoring for an elusive forest bird species: the Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)	11
British Ornithologists Union: Janet Kear Union Medal	11
Factors determining persistent asymmetry and egg shape in birds: A hypothesis	11
Habitat preferences of the Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana) in its prime wintering grounds, the cereal‐dominated Ethiopian Highlands	11
Rapid drone semi‐automated counts of wintering Greater Flamingos (Phoenicopterus roseus) as a tool for amateur researchers	10
The ongoing narrative of Ivory‐billed Woodpecker rediscovery and support for declaring the species extinct	10
Moult chronology and strategies of sympatric Great (Ardenna gravis) and Sooty (A. grisea) Shearwaters based on stable isotope analysis	10
Structured phylogeography and restricted gene flow among populations of Fairy Tern (Sternula nereis) across Australasia: implications for the endangered New Zealand population	10
Estimating Little Penguin population sizes using automated acoustic monitoring and citizen science	10
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State‐dependent environmental sensitivity of reproductive success and survival in a shorebird	9
Nest attachment, rather than nest type, correlates with passerine bird brain size	9
Erratum	9
Connection between ecological niche changes and population trends in the Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) breeding in lowland and mountain areas of Southern Europe	9
Predicting population trends of birds worldwide with big data and machine learning	9
Foraging niche partitioning within a recently established guild of falcons	9
Absence of negative effect of GPS‐tags on survival and breeding success in a long‐lived territorial raptor	9
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Dynamic changes in the avian gut microbiome in response to diverse lifestyles	8
Acknowledgement of Reviewers	8
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Male Superb Lyrebirds (Menura novaehollandiae) perform an ornate multimodal display immediately following copulation	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
Thermal effects of plumage coloration	8
Bird deterrent measures at a landfill decreased the productivity of a dependent population of White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)	8
Adult survival and per‐capita production of young explain dynamics of a long‐lived goose population	8
Variability of a consistent trait: The size of the white wing patch in European Stonechats (Saxicola rubicola rubicola)	8
Variation in nest‐site occupancy and breeding outcome in a threatened Subantarctic raptor	8
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Welcome aboard: are birds migrating across the Mediterranean Sea using ships as stopovers during adverse weather conditions?	8
Nest survival of threatened Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata) breeding at low densities across a human‐modified landscape	8
Modelling the effect of environmental variables on the reproductive success of Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus) in Sardinia, Italy	7
Temporal constraints influence reproductive characteristics that are related to the pace‐of‐life continuum in geese	7
Space–time home‐range estimates and resource selection for the Critically Endangered Philippine Eagle on Mindanao	7
Citizen science data confirm that expanding non‐breeding distributions of goose and swan species correlate with their increasing abundance	7
Unlocking avian museum collections to enable and advance environmental change research	7
Genetic differentiation in Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) from the Azores	7
The influence of sample size on two approaches to estimate Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix population size using non‐invasive sampling methods	7
British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC): 56th Report (January 2024)	7
BOU Page	7
Distinct bird communities in forests and fruit farms of Caatinga landscapes	7
Causes of vagrancy of North Asian passerines in western Europe	7
The effect of conservation interventions on the abundance of breeding waders within nature reserves in the United Kingdom	7
Estimating the mass of the Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) and its egg	7
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Morphological differences between wild and game‐farm Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) in North America	6

Hybridization between wild non‐congeneric parrots may be more common than previously thought	6
Divergent foraging habitat preferences between summer‐breeding and winter‐breedingProcellariapetrels	6
Issue Information	6
Functions of avian elongated tails, with suggestions for future studies	6
Guild‐level response to Hurricane Carlotta among birds in a Mexican wetland	6
Contrasting recovery trajectories of four reintroduced populations of the Endangered Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus)	6
Soft song provokes stronger aggressive responses than broadcast song in the Plain Laughingthrush (Pterorhinus davidi)	6
Effects of sex and sampling site on the relative proportion of pesticides in uropygial gland secretions of European Blackbirds (Turdus merula)	6
Acoustic niche partitioning among seven cuckoo species in a forest in eastern China	6
Issue Information	6
Irruptions of crossbills Loxia spp. in northern Europe – patterns and correlations with seed production by key and non‐key conifers	6
Behavioural responses are associated with mortality and mobility after reintroduction in the endangered Yellow Cardinal	5
Conservation and management implications of the effects of wildfire on a threatened Eastern Iberian Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus witherbyi) population	5
Wintering area and experience effects on spring migration strategies, timing and breeding success in Icelandic‐nesting Common Scoters (Melanitta nigra)	5
BOU Society Page	5
Ski‐pistes can compensate for the climate change‐driven loss of bird communities of avalanche tracks in the Alps	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
Book Review	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
The Red‐billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea): a new invasive species for Britain?	5
Assessing long‐term dynamics of non‐breeding Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) populations using Christmas Bird Count data	5
A distinct new species ofZosteropswhite‐eye from the Sulawesi region, Indonesia	5
Contents	5
Erratum	5
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Identifying the winter grounds of the recently described Barbary Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus ambiguus)	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
Population genetics and phylogeography of North American Merlins (Falco columbarius) in thepost‐DDT era	5
Disturbance‐dependent Yellow‐legged Gull (Larus michahellis) predation on Larid chicks decreases with chick age	5
Contents	5
Day–night cycle influences the division of incubation in the Hooded Dotterel (Thinornis cucullatus)	5
British Ornithologists' Union – Godman Salvin Prize	4
Book Reviews	4
Abundance determines core–periphery roles of birds in a Neotropical seed dispersal network	4
The need for a flyway approach in defining the onset of prenuptial migration of huntable bird species across Europe	4
A comparison of foraging‐range sizes, flight distances and foraging habitat preferences in urban and rural House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) populations	4
Issue Information	4
Non‐breeding home range and habitat use by European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) in northwest Liberia: apparent resilience to forest degradation?	4
Peter J. Jones 1945–2024	4
Nesting and post‐fledging predation risk influence diel patterns of songbird fledging	4
Using empirical data analysis and expert opinion to identify farmland‐associated bird species from their habitat associations	4
Issue Information	4
Community science data suggest the most common raptors (Accipitridae) in urban centres are smaller, habitat‐generalist species	4
Moult phenology advances under hot or dry conditions for two passerines across 16 years in a Mediterranean climate	4
Evaluation of ongoing Crested Ibis (Nipponia nippon) reintroduction using an integrated population model and Bayesian population viability analysis	4
Multi‐scale habitat overlap in two broad‐ranged sympatric Neotropical forest eagles reveals shared environmental space and habitat use	4
Food and habitats requirements of the Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops) in Switzerland revealed by very high‐resolution multi‐scale models	4
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Michael (Mike) Guy Wilson, MA, MBOU (1942–2022)	4
The acoustic playback technique in avian fieldwork contexts: a systematic review and recommendations for best practice	4
BOU Society Page	4
Perceived risks and rewards of foraging sites strongly affect density and condition of non‐breeding Hudsonian Godwits	4
Vocal traits of shorebird chicks are related to body mass and sex	3
Moult terminology: Let's make it simpler!	3
BOU Page	3
Issue Information	3
Book review	3
GPS tracking of the two subspecies of the eastern buzzard (Buteo japonicus) reveals a migratory divide along the Sea of Japan	3
Weak niche partitioning between closely related sympatric Greater (Clanga clanga) and Lesser Spotted Eagles (C. pomarina)	3
Corrigendum	3
Embryonic vocalizations mediate parental care in Masked Lapwings (Vanellus miles) but not Red‐capped Plovers (Charadrius ruficapillus)	3
Issue Information	3
A synthesis of Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata arquata) demography and population viability to inform its management	3
Global range dynamics of the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) from the Last Glacial Maximum to climate change scenarios	3
Use and definitions of the terms arena, lek and court in describing avian courtship sites	3
An a priori assessment of the impact of harvesting from five wild populations for conservation translocations	3
Genetic structure of the Japanese Robin (Larvivora akahige) endemic to East Asian islands	3
Moult is associated with higher diversity of food items in the diet of Common Bulbuls (Pycnonotus barbatus) in Cameroon	3
The role of body size in nest‐site selection by secondary cavity‐nesting birds in a subtropical Chaco forest	3
The Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) has an effective camouflage against mammalian but not avian vision in boreal forests	3
Vocal individuality measures reveal spatial and temporal variation in roding behaviour in Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)	3
Fruit abundance may fine‐tune timing of reproduction of the Chilean Elaenia (Elaenia chilensis), a long‐distance migratory bird in South America	3
Mixed population trends inside a California protected area: Evidence from long‐term community science monitoring	3
No evidence that cameras affect shorebird nest survival on the coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK	3
Horizontal prey distribution determines the foraging performance of short‐ and long‐billed waders in virtual resource landscapes	3
Vocal responses of Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) males to territorial playback of conspecific song	3
Differences in plumage coloration between ventral and dorsal regions on Atlantic Forest birds	3
Ringing, tracking and counting data reveal five wintering patterns in European Common Shelducks	3
British Ornithologists’ Union – Early Professional Award 2024	3

Inferred costs and functional consequences of stone morphometry in the stone‐carrying displays of Black Wheatear (Oenanthe leucura)	3
Urban and coastal breeding lesser black‐backed gulls (Larus fuscus) segregate by foraging habitat	3
A diet perspective on the impact of the COVID‐19 lockdown on urban bird assemblages	3
Toward scoping reviews of individual bird species	3
Multimodal signalling in manakins: lack of correlated evolution between acoustic, visual and behavioural traits	3
Extra‐pair paternity is not repeatable between years in Pied Flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca): a role for social context	3
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Unexpected spatial aggregation between two species of hummingbirds and their inconsistent spatial interactions with native and exotic plants in an urban ecological reserve	2
Semi‐automated detection of tagged animals from camera trap images using artificial intelligence	2
No sex‐specific differences in the influence of high air temperatures during early development on nestling mass and fledgling survival in the Southern Pied Babbler (Turdoides bicolor)	2
Book Reviews	2
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British Ornithologists' Union Godman‐Salvin Prize	2
Past research and future directions in understanding how birds use their sense of smell	2
The British List: A Checklist of Birds of Britain (10th edition)	2
Reduced range size and Important Bird and Biodiversity Area coverage for the Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) predicted from multiple climate change scenarios	2
Species, subspecies or morph—what was the Canary Islands Oystercatcher?	2
Misidentifications in citizen science bias the phenological estimates of two hard‐to‐identify Elaenia flycatchers	2
High survival promotes persistence in a reintroduced population of Common Crane (Grus grus)	2
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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
Conspecific density and habitat quality drive the defence and vocal behaviour of a territorial passerine	2
The number of Great Tit mobbers influences the mobbing response of heterospecific birds	2
Description of two new Cisticola species endemic to the marshes of the Kilombero floodplain of southwestern Tanzania	2
Issue Information	2
Colony attendance and moult pattern of Cory's Shearwaters (Calonectris borealis) differing in breeding status and age	2
Human activities at night negatively impact Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) numbers and behaviours	2
The hidden cost of disturbance: Eurasian Oystercatchers (Haematopus ostralegus) avoid a disturbed roost site during the tourist season	2
Issue Information	2
Issue Information	2
Camelthorn and blackthorn trees provide important resources for Southern Pied Babblers (Turdoides bicolor) in the Kalahari	2
Current and future effectiveness of protected areas for the conservation of endemic owls from the Atlantic Forest	2
Abundance‐related systematic bias in the quantification of phenology using site presence‐based survey methods	2
Drivers of change in mountain and upland bird populations in Europe	2
High trophic niche overlap in mixed‐species colonies using artificial nests	2
The demography of an increasing insular Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops) population in western France	2
When slow explorers are fast: Personality‐related differences in timing of migration in Red Knots (Calidris canutus)	2
High site and mate fidelity in a monogamous Arctic seabird	2
Nest‐site selection and reproductive success of a critically endangered parrot, the Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus), in an anthropogenic landscape	2
Australian Magpies discriminate between the territorial calls of intra‐ and extra‐group conspecifics	2
Author Index	2
Arnthor Gardarsson 1938–2022	2
A feathered past: Colonial influences on bird naming practices, and a new common name for Ardenna carneipes (Gould 1844)	2
Book Reviews	2
Aposematism and mimicry in birds	2
Challenges for incorporating long‐term baselines into biodiversity restoration: A case study of the Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) in Britain	2
Issue Information	2
Book Review	2
James Denis Summers‐Smith (25 October 1920 – 5 May 2020)	2
Global extinction of Slender‐billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)	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
Unmasking complex migration syndromes and seasonal plumage colouration in the White‐naped Xenopsaris (Xenopsaris albinucha)	2
Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) increases singing rate in areas with chronic industrial noise	2
Diel and seasonal variation of Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia) vocalizations revealed using automated signal recognition	2
Correction to “Monitoring wader breeding productivity”	2
Genetic diversity and the implications of captive rearing for a small population of Black‐tailed Godwits	2
James John Maitland Flegg (1937–2024)	2
Bird genetic databases need improved curation and error reporting to NCBI	2
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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
Mountain is calling – decrypting the vocal phenology of an alpine bird species using passive acoustic monitoring	1
Wing and leg bone microstructure reflects migratory demands in resident and migrant populations of the Dark‐eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)	1
Acoustic detection rate can outperform traditional survey approaches in estimating relative densities of breeding waders	1
King Penguins adjust foraging effort rather than diet when faced with poor foraging conditions	1
Fast cultural evolution of Crossbill (Loxia spp.) calls in the Palaearctic	1
Acoustic recording complements camera traps for monitoring sensitive penguin populations	1
Seasonally divided moult in the Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria) is an endogenously controlled strategy	1
Using age‐ratios to investigate the status of two Siberian Phylloscopus species in Europe	1
Issue Information	1
Icelandic Whimbrel first migration: Non‐stop until West Africa, yet later departure and slower travel than adults	1
Characterizing Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus movement behaviour during breeding‐season foraging trips using hidden Markov models	1
Generating population estimates for migratory shorebird species in the world’s largest flyway	1
Responses of dispersing GPS‐tagged Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) to multiple wind farms across Scotland	1
Effects of overhead power‐lines on the density of ground‐nesting birds in open sub‐arctic habitats	1
Revisiting the systematic position of the enigmatic Nicobar Bulbul (Ixos nicobariensis)	1
The phenology and clutch size of UK Blue Tits does not differ with woodland composition	1
Automated radio tracking provides evidence for social pair bonds in an obligate brood parasite	1
Overall dynamic body acceleration as an indicator of dominance in Homing Pigeons (Columba livia)	1
Using photographic records to quantify accuracy of bird identifications in citizen science data	1
Systematic revision of the ‘diminutive’ Kentish Plover (Charadriidae: Charadrius) with the resurrection of Charadrius seebohmi based on phenotypic and genetic analyses	1
Life‐stage and sex influence Philornis ectoparasitism in a Neotropical woodpecker Melanerpes striatus with essential male parental care	1
Spatio‐temporal variation in post‐recovery dynamics in a large Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) population in the Jura mountains 2000–2020†	1
Geolocators reveal variation and sex‐specific differences in the migratory strategies of a long‐distance migrant	1
Assessing the importance of individual‐ and colony‐level variation when using seabird foraging ranges as impact assessment and conservation tools	1
British Ornithologists’ Union – Godman Salvin Prize	1
A novel deep learning‐based bioacoustic approach for identification of look‐alike white‐eye (Zosterops) species traded in wildlife markets	1
Differential impact of anthropogenic noise during the acoustic development of begging calls in Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)	1
Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) males respond more strongly to local than to foreign dialects	1
Short‐distance nocturnal migration in an island endemic bustard	1
Evaluating the ability of occurrence models to predict nest locations and associated vegetation	1
Genomic insights into the evolutionary and demographic histories of the extinct Hoopoe Starling (Fregilupus varius)	1
Chemical aposematism: the potential for non‐host odours in avian defence	1
Free access of published DNA sequences facilitates regular control of (meta‐) data quality – an example from shorebird mitogenomes (Aves, Charadriiformes: Charadrius)	1
Cryptic hybridization between Common (Apus apus) and Pallid (A. pallidus) Swifts	1