OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Ostrich 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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Local knowledge and uses of the Senegal Parrot Poicephalus senegalus in northern Benin	28
Preliminary investigation into deducing breeding success of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus from automated transponder reader data to reduce disturbance	12
Difference in acoustic responses to urbanisation in two African passerines	10
Community involvement in the mass capture of Red-billed Queleas Quelea quelea adjacent to protected areas: the case of Chemba District, Dodoma, Tanzania	8
The first record of Cape Clawless Otters Aonyx capensis predating on African Penguins Spheniscus demersus	8
Mapping suitable habitat for Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in one of the last West African strongholds for the species, The Gambia	7
The pros and cons of a virtual conference: the first virtual International Ornithological Congress held in 2022	6
Presence of the alien Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri (Psittacidae) in Mozambique	6
The primary moult of adult Red-headed Finches Amadina erythrocephala	6
A taxonomic revision of Arnot’s Chat Myrmecocichla arnotti (family Muscicapidae)	6
The use of image classification to estimate flamingo abundance from aerial, drone and satellite imagery	6
The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on updated estimates of the population of the Agulhas Long-billed LarkCerthilauda brevirostris, a South African endemic	5
Sexual and individual signatures are encoded in the temporal rate of Cape GannetMorus capensisdisplay calls	5
Biases in vulture conservation literature in Africa	5
Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius nesting dynamics and breeding success across a human-modified landscape	5
Aspects of the illegal hunting and trade of vultures in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	5
Nesting habitat of the Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola mauritanica in Morocco	5
Gill Memorial Medal citation: Peter Ryan	4
Population trends of the Cape Parrot Poicephalus robustus in the Amatholes, Eastern Cape: trialling ground-based flock photography for demographic and health assessment	4
Orientation, thermal characteristics and structural dimensions of Mangrove Kingfisher Halcyon senegaloides nest cavities in arboreal termitaria in central Mozambique	4
The Africa Bird Data packages: African citizen science bird data in R	4
Publication list of William Richard John Dean	4
Range expansion of African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans in western South Africa	4
Genetic and morphological variation of Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis reveals cryptic mitochondrial lineages and patterns of mitochondrial–nuclear discordance	3
Nest-site selection by Levaillant’s Woodpecker Picus vaillantii in the Aurès Mountains of northeastern Algeria	3

Hilery Desmond Jackson: ornithologist and museologist	3
Avian species assemblages in African mangrove forests	3
Counting Common Starlings: is Sturnus vulgaris invasive in rural South Africa?	3
A demonstration of the value of recapture data for informing moult phenology models for avian species with imperfect moult data	3
The importance of Dakhla (Western Sahara) as a wintering site for Ospreys Pandion haliaetus : first systematic census	3
Roberts Sunbirds and Sugarbirds of Southern Africa	2
Observations on the breeding biology of D’Arnaud’s Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii	2
Confirmed cases of Rüppell’s Vulture Gyps rueppelli breeding in Senegal: advocating systematic sampling to reassess the conservation status of the species in West Africa	2
Local perceptions and sociocultural value of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Burkina Faso, West Africa	2
Timing, duration and symmetry of moult in Cape Gannets	2
Conservation status and threats to lovebirds: knowledge gaps and research priorities	2
Wing-moult and seasonal occurrence of sunbirds (Nectariniidae) captured at four sites in the Eastern Cape, South Africa	2
Using wing bar patterns to identify sex in Crowned Eagles Stephanoaetus coronatus : A misleading field characteristic	2
The number of human-simulated predators influences the escape behaviour of bird species in a West African protected area	2
Population status of the range-restricted Red Lark Calendulauda burra in a conservation area stronghold	2
Twenty-three new bird species for Angola, including Mayombe National Park in Cabinda Province, and other noteworthy records	2
Special issue on moult in African birds	2
Population trends of resident and migrant West African bird species monitored over an 18-year period in central Nigeria	2
Road counts reveal The Gambia’s West Coast region still has the densest population of Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus in Africa	2
The influence of nest location and the effect of predator removal on Cape Gannet Morus capensis egg predation by Kelp Gulls Larus dominicanus vetula	2
Free-ranging poultry owners’ opinion towards raptors in Plateau State, Nigeria	2
Taxonomic revision of francolins – reflections from a central African perspective	2
New records of Fox’s Weaver Ploceus spekeoides significantly disrupt perceptions concerning its conservation status	2
Distribution and breeding numbers of a recently split species, the West African Crested Tern Thalasseus albididorsalis	2
Occurrence and persistence of Blacksmith Lapwings Vanellus armatus and Crowned Lapwings V. coronatus and their reproductive success in an	2
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus movements between Europe and Africa show a pattern across the Strait of Gibraltar	2