Ostrich

Papers
(The median citation count of Ostrich is 1. 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.)
ArticleCitations
To honk or to hiss: uncovering call complexity in the Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca19
Gill Memorial Medal citation: Colleen Downs19
Mixed-species flocks of insectivorous birds (‘bird parties’) in Afrotropical forests and woodlands: a review18
Gould’sIcones avium(1837–1838) and vagrancy in the Pennant-winged NightjarCaprimulgus vexillarius— could it wander to islands in the Indian Ocean?12
Multiple circannual moult strategies: feather tract moult patterns for common birds of the central Fynbos region, South Africa11
Hilery Desmond Jackson: ornithologist and museologist10
Preliminary investigation into deducing breeding success of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus from automated transponder reader data to reduce disturbance7
Reflections concerning spurfowl and francolin species recommendations contained in Mandiwana-Neudani et al. (2019a and 2019b)6
Using stakeholder knowledge to co-produce research priorities for a raptor species vulnerable to impacts of wind energy facilities6
Nest-site selection by Levaillant’s Woodpecker Picus vaillantii in the Aurès Mountains of northeastern Algeria5
Seasonal movements of Black Coucals Centropus grillii in Nigeria5
Population trends of resident and migrant West African bird species monitored over an 18-year period in central Nigeria5
Genetic and morphological variation of Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis reveals cryptic mitochondrial lineages and patterns of mitochondrial–nuclear discordance5
Diet of a Maghreb Owl pair Strix mauritanica (Witherby, 1905) in an urban environment (Rabat City, Morocco)5
A demonstration of the value of recapture data for informing moult phenology models for avian species with imperfect moult data5
Difference in acoustic responses to urbanisation in two African passerines5
New Pleistocene avian ichnosites on South Africa’s Cape south coast4
Local knowledge and uses of the Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus in northern Benin4
Wing-moult and seasonal occurrence of sunbirds (Nectariniidae) captured at four sites in the Eastern Cape, South Africa4
Nest-site selection by Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in the Sudano–Sahelian area of Burkina Faso4
Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus are still declining in West Africa: a nearly 50-year assessment study (1969–2019)4
Why the taxonomy of francolins and spurfowls (Galliformes, Phasianidae) needs revision: responses to Hustler (2021) and Hunter et al. (2021a,b)4
‘Vampire birds’: diet metabarcoding reveals that migrating Woodchat Shrikes Lanius senator consume engorged camel ticks in a desert stopover site4
Free-ranging poultry owners’ opinion towards raptors in Plateau State, Nigeria3
Dazzled by the light: the impact of light pollution from ships on seabirds at Tristan da Cunha3
Reproduction of the Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus at the El Maleh Dam reservoir in north-western Morocco3
Investigating the influence of the extreme Indian Ocean Dipole on the 2020 influx of Red-necked Phalaropes Phalaropus lobatus in Kenya3
Sunning in Yellow Bishops Euplectes capensis3
Carl John Vernon (1938–2021)3
Distribution and breeding numbers of a recently split species, the West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis3
Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus diet in a nutshell: use of indigenous and exotic plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa3
The African Bird Atlas Project: a description of the project and BirdMap data-collection protocol3
One big Impact Factor3
Special issue on moult in African birds3
The use of image classification to estimate flamingo abundance from aerial, drone and satellite imagery3
Long-term changes in petrel populations on Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha, inferred from the diet of Brown Skuas Stercorarius antarcticus2
The pros and cons of a virtual conference: the first virtual International Ornithological Congress held in 20222
Predation of free-range chickens by invasive House Crows Corvus splendens in Dodoma, Tanzania2
Anthropogenic food availability and body mass maintenance in urban Red-winged Starlings Onychognathus morio2
New records of Fox’s Weaver Ploceus spekeoides significantly disrupt perceptions concerning its conservation status2
The introduction of the Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar to southern Africa2
A southern perspective on urban birds2
The primary moult of adult Red-headed Finches Amadina erythrocephala2
Counting Common Starlings: is Sturnus vulgaris invasive in rural South Africa?2
A taxonomic revision of Arnot’s Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti (family Muscicapidae)2
Anton Reichenow and the birds of Africa2
Community involvement in the mass capture of Red-billed Queleas Quelea quelea adjacent to protected areas: the case of Chemba District, Dodoma, Tanzania2
Timing, duration and symmetry of moult in Cape Gannets2
Mapping suitable habitat for Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in one of the last West African strongholds for the species, The Gambia2
Effects of Climate Change on Birds (2nd Edn)2
Highly variable breeding phenology in an arid region colonial cooperative breeder, the Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius1
Presence of the alien Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (Psittacidae) in Mozambique1
The diet of the Olive Bee-eater, Merops superciliosus, in the Central Highlands of Madagascar1
Diversity and abundance of avifauna in the Suba Forest area, central Ethiopia1
The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on the relative abundance and conservation of Ludwig’s Bustard Neotis ludwigii in South Africa1
Pishing does increase visibility of arboreal passerines in an African savanna1
Nesting habitat of the Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola mauritanica in Morocco1
Confirmed cases of Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli breeding in Senegal: advocating systematic sampling to reassess the conservation status of the species in West Africa1
The importance of adopting an integrative taxonomy framework in species delimitation: Response to Hunter et al. (2021)1
Traditional belief systems and trade in vulture parts are leading to the eradication of vultures in Nigeria: an ethno-ornithological study of north-central Nigeria1
Population status of the range-restricted Red Lark Calendulauda burra in a conservation area stronghold1
Primary moult of adult Laughing Doves Spilopelia senegalensis : introduction of the relative duration index and a comparison of moult indices1
The names and naming of gannets comprising the genus Morus (family Sulidae)1
The status of listing global bird species1
South African birds in a Canadian museum: the legacy of colonial service by Lionel E Taylor1
Long-term trends from Citizen Scientists: 24 years of breeding success data of African Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini in the Garden Route1
The influence of nest location and the effect of predator removal on Cape Gannet Morus capensis egg predation by Kelp Gulls Larus dominicanus vetula1
Huddling in the heat? Rarely seen thermoregulatory behaviours as Southern Pied Babblers Turdoides bicolor compete for cool microsites1
Population size, habitat use and foraging habits of wild Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris in southwestern Ethiopia1
An ethogram for the nesting and breeding behaviour of the Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus1
Are Cape Cormorants Phalacrocorax capensis losing the competition? Dietary overlap with commercial fisheries1
Primary moult in the annual cycle of adult African Oystercatchers Haematopus moquini1
Observations on the breeding biology of D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii1
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