OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ibis is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Terminal flourishes but not trills differ between urban and rural Chaffinch song	52
Assessing vagrants from translocated populations and defining self‐sustaining populations of non‐native, naturalized and translocated avian species	49
Competitive events during nest‐building influence offspring growth and behaviour, but not testosterone deposition in the egg yolk in Western Bluebirds (Sialia mexicana)	28
The Red‐billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea): a new invasive species for Britain?	23
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Toward scoping reviews of individual bird species	19
British Ornithologists' Union Records Committee (BOURC): 55th Report (January 2023)	17
Nesting success and productivity of a declining European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) population in western France	16
Storing prey in larders affects nestling haematological condition in the Red‐backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)	16
Genetic structure of the Japanese Robin (Larvivora akahige) endemic to East Asian islands	15
Issue Information	14
When a typical jumper skips: itineraries and staging habitats used by Red Knots (Calidris canutus piersmai) migrating between northwest Australia and the New Siberian Islands	14
Small rails from the late Quaternary of the Southern High Plains and their palaeoenvironmental context	14
Contents	14
Behavioural responses are associated with mortality and mobility after reintroduction in the endangered Yellow Cardinal	14
Extra‐pair paternity is not repeatable between years in Pied Flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca): a role for social context	13
BOU Page	13
Evaluation of tag attachment techniques for plunge‐diving terns	13
A new, undescribed species of Melanocharis berrypecker from western New Guinea and the evolutionary history of the family Melanocharitidae	12
Similar survival of birds between wet and seasonally dry Neotropical environments	12
Dynamic space use of Andalusian rice fields by Lesser Black‐backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) is driven by flooding pattern	12
Book Reviews	12
Island life accelerates geographic radiation in the white‐eyes (Zosteropidae)	12
No evidence that cameras affect shorebird nest survival on the coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, AK	11
Rapid assessment of the extent of feral introgression in British and Irish Rock Dove (Columba livia) populations	11

BOU Page	11
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A synthesis of Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata arquata) demography and population viability to inform its management	10
Re‐assessing the phylogenetic status and evolutionary relationship of Forest Owlet (Athene blewitti (Hume 1873)) using genomic data	10
Disease prevalence in an urban raptor related to pest species: The case of Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops infection by Gongylonema sp.	10
Low genetic diversity and high gene flow in the Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola), a threatened marshland songbird with a fragmented breeding range	10
Leg rings impact the diving performance of a foot‐propelled diver	10
Spectral and temporal call flexibility of House Finches (Haemorhous mexicanus) from urban areas during experimental noise exposure	10
Redistribution of songbirds within a migratory stopover site as a response to sylviid warbler song playback	9
Species status and phylogenetic relationships of the enigmatic Negros Fruit Dove (Ptilinopus arcanus)	9
A phylogeographical study of the discontinuously distributed Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus)	9
Vocal traits of shorebird chicks are related to body mass and sex	9
Model‐based assessment of marine bird population status using monitoring of breeding productivity and abundance	9
Addressing conflict between fishermen and the Titicaca Grebe (Rollandia microptera) through diet analysis	9
The adaptive function of construction of multiple non‐breeding nests in birds	9
Horizontal prey distribution determines the foraging performance of short‐ and long‐billed waders in virtual resource landscapes	9
Body mass, diet, foraging strata and foraging behaviour predict variation in the propensity to join mixed‐species flocks across birds	9
A new species of nightjar (Caprimulgus) from Timor and Wetar, Lesser Sunda Islands, Wallacea	8
Mountain is calling – decrypting the vocal phenology of an alpine bird species using passive acoustic monitoring	8
Diet diversity, individual heterozygosity and habitat heterogeneity influence health parameters in Eurasian Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus)	8
Early Neolithic avifaunal remains from southeast Anatolia provide insight into Early Holocene species distributions and long‐term shifts in their range	8
Conservation and management implications of the effects of wildfire on a threatened Eastern Iberian Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus witherbyi) population	8
Shading by vegetation facilitates cryptic reproductive behaviour in a tropical songbird	8
Use and definitions of the terms arena, lek and court in describing avian courtship sites	8
Author Index	8
Using citizen science image analysis to measure seabird phenology	8
Hatching asynchrony as a reproductive strategy in birds may explain the hatching failure of the last eggs of the clutch	8
Differences in plumage coloration between ventral and dorsal regions on Atlantic Forest birds	7
Global range dynamics of the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) from the Last Glacial Maximum to climate change scenarios	7
The mechanistic, genetic and evolutionary causes of bird eye colour variation	7
Experimental manipulation of nest temperature and relative humidity reduces ectoparasites and affects body condition of Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)	7
Preen oil composition of Pied Flycatchers is similar between partners but differs between sexes and breeding stages	7
Vocal responses of Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) males to territorial playback of conspecific song	7
Temporal and spatial variation in trophic scenarios affects population demographic heterogeneity in Bonelli's Eagle (Aquila fasciata)	7
Towards redressing inaccurate, offensive and inappropriate common bird names	7
British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC): 57th Report (January 2025)	7
Simultaneous passive acoustic monitoring uncovers evidence of potentially overlooked temporal variation in an Amazonian bird community	7
Hybridization and genome‐wide introgression in sympatric populations of North American wood‐pewees (Contopus sordidulus and Contopus virens)	7
Immature Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) increase colony attendance following highly pathogenic avian influenza	7
Ecological drivers of variation in the extent of the post‐fledging dependence period in the largest group of diurnal raptors	6
Passive acoustic monitoring of the endangered African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) using autonomous recording units and ecoacoustic indices	6
Disturbance‐dependent Yellow‐legged Gull (Larus michahellis) predation on Larid chicks decreases with chick age	6
The causes and implications of sex role diversity in shorebird breeding systems	6
Issue Information	6
Using mobile smartphones and bioacoustics to monitor endangered bird species	6
Monitoring wader breeding productivity	6
BirdNET: applications, performance, pitfalls and future opportunities	6
Assessing long‐term dynamics of non‐breeding Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) populations using Christmas Bird Count data	6
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Variation in mesopredator abundance and nest predation rate of the endangered Strange‐tailed Tyrant (Alectrurus risora)	6

No detrimental effects of wing‐harnessed GPS devices on the breeding performance of Yellow‐legged Gulls (Larus michahellis): A multi‐colony evaluation	5
Estimating sampling biases in citizen science datasets	5
Contents	5
Haemosporidian infections are more common in breeding shorebirds than in migrating shorebirds	5
When slow explorers are fast: Personality‐related differences in timing of migration in Red Knots (Calidris canutus)	5
Diel and seasonal variation of Striped Cuckoo (Tapera naevia) vocalizations revealed using automated signal recognition	5
Twitter conferences as a low‐carbon, far‐reaching and inclusive way of communicating research in ornithology and ecology	5
Issue Information	5
Spatio‐temporal differences in the diet and trophic ecology of Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus) in South Africa	5
Issue Information	5
New fossils of Eocypselus and Primapus from the British London Clay reveal a high taxonomic and ecological diversity of early Eocene swift‐like apodiform birds	5
DNA metabarcoding complements but does not replace direct observations of penguin predation by corvids	5
Song complexity is associated with habitat quality in an upland passerine	5
Icelandic Whimbrel first migration: Non‐stop until West Africa, yet later departure and slower travel than adults	5
Mixed population trends inside a California protected area: Evidence from long‐term community science monitoring	5
Book Reviews	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
Colony attendance and moult pattern of Cory's Shearwaters (Calonectris borealis) differing in breeding status and age	5
Bird genetic databases need improved curation and error reporting to NCBI	5
Lincoln's sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) increases singing rate in areas with chronic industrial noise	5
British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC): 54th Report (July 2022)	4
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)	4
British Ornithologists’ Union – Godman Salvin Prize	4
Chemical aposematism: the potential for non‐host odours in avian defence	4
Current and future effectiveness of protected areas for the conservation of endemic owls from the Atlantic Forest	4
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Unmasking complex migration syndromes and seasonal plumage colouration in the White‐naped Xenopsaris (Xenopsaris albinucha)	4
Identifying the winter grounds of the recently described Barbary Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus baeticatus ambiguus)	4
Systematic revision of the ‘diminutive’ Kentish Plover (Charadriidae: Charadrius) with the resurrection of Charadrius seebohmi based on phenotypic and genetic analyses	4
Evaluating the dependence of opportunistic Yellow‐legged Gulls (Larus michahellis) on marine habitat and fishing discards	4
A focus on females can improve science and conservation	4
Generating population estimates for migratory shorebird species in the world’s largest flyway	4
High trophic niche overlap in mixed‐species colonies using artificial nests	4
Life‐stage and sex influence Philornis ectoparasitism in a Neotropical woodpecker Melanerpes striatus with essential male parental care	4
BOU Page	4
Effects of sodium heparin on δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N and δ³⁴S values in avian whole blood	4
Acknowledgement of Reviewers	4
Investigating connectivity and seasonal differences in wind assistance in the migration of Common Sandpipers	4
Phylogenetic relationships and systematics of the bamboo‐specialistAmaurospizablue seedeaters	4
Migration and stopover use by GPS‐tracked adult Ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) from Germany	4
Cryptic hybridization between Common (Apus apus) and Pallid (A. pallidus) Swifts	4
Book Review	4
Species, subspecies or morph—what was the Canary Islands Oystercatcher?	3
Aposematism and mimicry in birds	3
Assessing the importance of individual‐ and colony‐level variation when using seabird foraging ranges as impact assessment and conservation tools	3
Abundance‐related systematic bias in the quantification of phenology using site presence‐based survey methods	3
Alternative future land use options in the British uplands	3
Wing and leg bone microstructure reflects migratory demands in resident and migrant populations of the Dark‐eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)	3
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)	3
Nest reliefs in a cryptically incubating shorebird are quick, but vocal	3
Free access of published DNA sequences facilitates regular control of (meta‐) data quality – an example from shorebird mitogenomes (Aves, Charadriiformes: Charadrius)	3
Assessing the fatty acid profile of migratory birds with different fuelling strategies	3
A distinct new species ofZosteropswhite‐eye from the Sulawesi region, Indonesia	3
Erratum	3
The conservation of Afro‐Palaearctic migrants: What we are learning and what we need to know?	3
Genetic diversity and the implications of captive rearing for a small population of Black‐tailed Godwits	3
Effects of overhead power‐lines on the density of ground‐nesting birds in open sub‐arctic habitats	3
Remote tracking unveils intercontinental movements of nomadic Short‐eared Owls (Asio flammeus) with implications for resource tracking by irruptive specialist predators	3
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Movement patterns of the White‐tailed Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla): post‐fledging behaviour, natal dispersal onset and the role of the natal environment	3
Demography of Common Swifts (Apus apus) breeding in the UK associated with local weather but not aphid biomass	3
Book Review	3
Spatio‐temporal variation in post‐recovery dynamics in a large Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) population in the Jura mountains 2000–2020†	3
Misidentifications in citizen science bias the phenological estimates of two hard‐to‐identify Elaenia flycatchers	3
High pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) in Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus): Global spread, clinical signs and demographic consequences	3
Global diversity and adaptations of avian eggshell thickness indices	3
Corrigendum to: Knowledge gaps and biases in the Pantanal indicate future directions for ornithological research in large wetlands	3
Drivers of change in mountain and upland bird populations in Europe	3
Differential responses of coexisting owls to annual small mammal population fluctuations in temperate mixed forest	3
Reduced range size and Important Bird and Biodiversity Area coverage for the Harpy Eagle (Harpia harpyja) predicted from multiple climate change scenarios	3
Seasonality in niche occupation revealed through bird community functional structure in the southern Atlantic rainforest	3
Using model‐based distance sampling to estimate decadal population change in Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) across periods spanned by different at‐sea survey methods	3
Characterizing Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus movement behaviour during breeding‐season foraging trips using hidden Markov models	3