OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Emu-Austral Ornithology 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Population assessment of White-capped Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi in New Zealand	35
Stochastic population models hindcast population trajectory and breeding history of an endangered parrot	22
Corticosterone levels, leukocyte profiles, and foraging and diving behaviours of Humboldt penguins during chick rearing in Northern Chile	17
The unique mating system of Tooth-billed Bowerbirds and bower evolution in the maypole-building clade	16
Season and sugar concentration affect bird behaviour at urban sugar-water feeders	11
Persisting in a transformed landscape: occupancy and habitat association of the range-restricted Agulhas Long-billed Lark Certhilauda brevirostris	11
Environmental effects on movement and breeding of Australasian Gannets: insights from banding records	10
Both human activities and environmental conditions influence foraging oystercatchers on urban beaches	10
When high dispersal meets high diversification: the case of the White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Coracina papuensis	10
Do Olive-backed Orioles and Green Orioles hybridize in Australia? A genomic assessment with taxonomic notes	9
Bower visitation patterns of resident and subordinate male Spotted Bowerbirds ( Chlamydera maculata ) via GPS tracking	8
Forty years of surveys reveal hydrological drivers of waterbird populations at a large ephemeral wetland of international significance	8
Unexpected hybridisation and limited population structure uncovers perplexing taxonomic issues in the Australian, Little, and Forest Ravens	8
Comparative nest attendance and chick provisioning strategies in coastal and desert nesting Grey Gulls (Leucophaeus modestus) in northern Chile	7
Reproductive biology of the Whitehead’s Broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi)	7
Assessing impacts on birds from onshore wind farms in Australia: an ecological risk assessment	7
Habitat substitution by pine plantations alters foraging niche attributes of temperate forest birds in Chile	6
Nomenclatural corrections for gender of species-group names for two Solomon Island birds	6
Living in a neighbourhood: a multi-male model of bower marauding	6
2023 BirdLife Australia Fellow Citation	6
A guide to the creatures in your neighbourhood	5
Isotopic niche segregation during the non-breeding period in Black-faced Cormorants ( Phalacrocorax fuscescens )	5
Forests and mangroves modulate the occupancy of the endemic and threatened White-collared Kite ( Leptodon forbesi ) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	5
Extra-pair paternity in the Saffron Finch is related to song peak frequency and body condition	4
Feather and Brush: A History of Australian Bird Art	4

Mass mortality of African Penguins ( Spheniscus demersus ) caused by Cape honeybees ( Apis mellifera capensis )	4
Nest predation in Patagonian wetlands: predator assemblage and microhabitat characteristics	4
Population genomics and phylogeography of four Australasian waterfowl	4
Consistent individual differences in decoration colour choice behaviour by male Spotted Bowerbirds Chlamydera maculata	4
Trends in monitoring of Australia’s threatened birds (1990–2020): much improved but still inadequate	4
Tracking data demonstrate plasticity in migration behaviour of the East Asian Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	4
Decoration theft in the Great Bowerbird: preferences for colour, size and placement at the bower	4
Using citizen science to identify Australia’s least known birds and inform conservation action	3
Ducks in a row: the incidence of aggression and vigilance behaviour in Australian wood ducks ( Chenonetta jubata ) along an urbanisation gradient	3
On the rarity of ratite hybridization	3
Movement ecology and diet are consistent across sexes in the endangered Southern Black-throated Finch ( Poephila cincta cincta )	3
Natal dispersal, philopatry and cooperative breeding in Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis	3
Identifying factors affecting captive breeding success in a critically endangered species	3
Consistent dear enemy effect despite variation in territorial centrality and population density in Rufous Horneros	3
DAWN WHYATT FRITH (1943-2025)	3
The impact of predation by South Island Pied Oystercatchers (Haematopus finschi) on a protected shellfish, the toheroa (Paphies ventricosa), in northern New Zealand	3
Males maximise luminance and contrast of their display arenas irrespective of local light conditions in Great Bowerbirds Chlamydera nuchalis	3
Rodent predation and specialised avian habitat requirements drive extinction risk for endemic island songbirds in the south-west Pacific	3
Large, overlapping home ranges reveal male mating strategies in polygynandrous Eclectus parrots	3
Drone surveys of birds foraging in intertidal habitats: a proof-of-concept in Moreton Bay, Australia	3
Intriguing bowerbirds: introduction to the special issue of Emu – Austral Ornithology and a dedication to Dawn W. Frith	3
Health status indices of Kelp Gull populations in South Africa	2
Targeted nest predator management and zoo-bred supplementation in a Regent Honeyeater ( Anthochaera phrygia ) breeding event	2
Stable detection frequency of the threatened Christmas Island Boobook Ninox natalis , 2012–2022	2
Breeding ecology, population size and nest site preferences of Red-billed Tropicbirds at St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean	2
Geographic variation in the vocalisations of the Green-backed Trogon ( Trogon viridis , Aves: Trogoniformes)	2
The influence of plant scents on nest box inspection by Eastern Rosella ( Platycercus eximius )	2
Twelve years of exotic bird importation in Chile: implications for biological invasions and pathogen transmission	2
Urbanisation-induced changes in the morphology of birds from a tropical city	2
Nest morphology correlates with female ornamentation and depredation risk in Diamond Firetails ( Stagonopleura guttata )	2
Seed preferences suggest a high vulnerability of the Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) to habitat degradation in Argentina	2
Vocal activity of the Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus ) and implications for acoustic monitoring efforts	2
Acoustic detection of Eastern Ground Parrot Pezoporus wallicus – temporal variation and monitoring design	2
Monitoring threats to Australian threatened birds: climate change was the biggest threat in 2020 with minimal progress on its management	2
High nest survival, but variable reproductive output in the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)	2
2022 BirdLife Australia Fellows Citation	2
Sound level detection from within avian eggs – are acoustic signals amplified or attenuated at different frequencies for developing embryos?	2
The effectiveness of predator-proofing nest sites to support the breeding of an endangered parrot	2
Declining but not (yet) threatened: a challenge for avian conservation in Australia	2
2023 DL Serventy Medal Citation	2
Year-round vocal activity of two African barbet species	2
Diet breadth of a critically endangered owl presents challenges for invasive rodent management: a conservation conundrum	2
The feasibility of implementing management for threatened birds in Australia	2
A meta-analysis of parrot tracking studies reveals the difficulties of transmitter attachment to Little Corella ( Cacatua sanguinea )	2
Trends and patterns in the extinction risk of Australia’s birds over three decades	2
Trends and lessons from thirty years of Australian threatened bird action plans	2
Behavioural differences between ornamented and unornamented male Red-backed Fairywrens (Malurus melanocephalus) in the nonbreeding season	2
The Compact Australian Bird Guide	2
Seasonal and decadal changes in seabird abundance in inshore waters at subantarctic Macquarie Island	2
Imperilled birds and First Peoples’ land and sea Country in Australia	2

Preparing to leave home: the post-fledging natal prospecting movements of a threatened apex predator	1
Genetic diversity, population genetic structure and comments on the historical distribution of the Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami	1
Nest site selection by an endangered raptor, the Grey Goshawk ( Accipiter novaehollandiae ), in a hostile anthropogenic landscape	1
Hidden in plain sight: DNA sequencing of museum specimens confirms the occurrence of MacGillivray’s Prion ( Pachyptila macgillivrayi ) in Australia and New Zealand	1
Rapid and recent range collapse of Australia’s Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus	1
New culling technique provides localised reductions in interspecific aggression and density of Noisy Miners ( Manorina melanocephala ) without recolonisation	1
Morphometrics and viability rates support a case of hybrid vigour among New Zealand’s Mallard and Pārera (Grey Duck)	1
Red fox predation dominates threats to the Southern Squatter Pigeon: evidence from contemporary and hindcasted distribution models	1
Sex, moulting dynamics, and reproductive status in Atlantic Forest tanagers and their collective impact on body condition	1
When the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature lets us down: Commentary on AviList’s Use of Nannopsittacus Mathews, 1916 and	1
A fragile future for pink birds: habitat suitability models predict a high impact of climate change on the future distribution of flamingos	1
Birds on farms: a review of factors influencing bird occurrence in the temperate woodlands of south-eastern Australia	1
Courting disaster: loss and long-term recovery of Tooth-billed Bowerbird courts after two tropical cyclones	1
Different components of the Great Bowerbird ( Chlamydera nuchalis ) multimodal signal associate with distinct male traits	1
Tracking range and abundance trends of the poorly known Letter-winged Kite Elanus scriptus	1
How do birds use fire? Differences in the interactions of hawks, vultures, and other species with wildfires	1
Does nuclear DNA support the recognition of three species within the Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens ?	1
Gut-passage time and the role of the Greater Rhea ( Rhea americana ) influencing seed dispersal and predation in Neotropical grasslands and savannas	1
Food availability constrains investment by male Spotted Bowerbirds ( Chlamydera maculata) in their bowers	1
Genetic analyses confirm multiple introductions of Red-whiskered Bulbuls in South Australia	1