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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Population assessment of White-capped Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi in New Zealand	32
Stochastic population models hindcast population trajectory and breeding history of an endangered parrot	18
Corticosterone levels, leukocyte profiles, and foraging and diving behaviours of Humboldt penguins during chick rearing in Northern Chile	15
The unique mating system of Tooth-billed Bowerbirds and bower evolution in the maypole-building clade	14
When high dispersal meets high diversification: the case of the White-bellied Cuckooshrike, Coracina papuensis	11
Both human activities and environmental conditions influence foraging oystercatchers on urban beaches	10
Season and sugar concentration affect bird behaviour at urban sugar-water feeders	9
Persisting in a transformed landscape: occupancy and habitat association of the range-restricted Agulhas Long-billed Lark Certhilauda brevirostris	9
Do Olive-backed Orioles and Green Orioles hybridize in Australia? A genomic assessment with taxonomic notes	9
Unexpected hybridisation and limited population structure uncovers perplexing taxonomic issues in the Australian, Little, and Forest Ravens	9
Environmental effects on movement and breeding of Australasian Gannets: insights from banding records	8
Comparative nest attendance and chick provisioning strategies in coastal and desert nesting Grey Gulls (Leucophaeus modestus) in northern Chile	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	7
Bower visitation patterns of resident and subordinate male Spotted Bowerbirds ( Chlamydera maculata ) via GPS tracking	7
Reproductive biology of the Whitehead’s Broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi)	7
Revealing migration schedule and potential breeding grounds of Lined Seedeaters using citizen science data	7
Living in a neighbourhood: a multi-male model of bower marauding	6
Nomenclatural corrections for gender of species-group names for two Solomon Island birds	5
2023 BirdLife Australia Fellow Citation	5
Forests and mangroves modulate the occupancy of the endemic and threatened White-collared Kite ( Leptodon forbesi ) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest	4
Extra-pair paternity in the Saffron Finch is related to song peak frequency and body condition	4
Population genomics and phylogeography of four Australasian waterfowl	4
Tracking data demonstrate plasticity in migration behaviour of the East Asian Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	4
Feather and Brush: A History of Australian Bird Art	4

Ducks in a row: the incidence of aggression and vigilance behaviour in Australian wood ducks ( Chenonetta jubata ) along an urbanisation gradient	4
A guide to the creatures in your neighbourhood	4
Trends in monitoring of Australia’s threatened birds (1990–2020): much improved but still inadequate	4
Isotopic niche segregation during the non-breeding period in Black-faced Cormorants ( Phalacrocorax fuscescens )	4
Nest predation in Patagonian wetlands: predator assemblage and microhabitat characteristics	4
Mass mortality of African Penguins ( Spheniscus demersus ) caused by Cape honeybees ( Apis mellifera capensis )	3
Rodent predation and specialised avian habitat requirements drive extinction risk for endemic island songbirds in the south-west Pacific	3
Influence of extreme and typical rainfall on nestling body condition of the endangered Norfolk Island Morepork: conservation implications of climate change	3
Natal dispersal, philopatry and cooperative breeding in Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis	3
Males maximise luminance and contrast of their display arenas irrespective of local light conditions in Great Bowerbirds Chlamydera nuchalis	3
Consistent individual differences in decoration colour choice behaviour by male Spotted Bowerbirds Chlamydera maculata	3
Decoration theft in the Great Bowerbird: preferences for colour, size and placement at the bower	3
Large, overlapping home ranges reveal male mating strategies in polygynandrous Eclectus parrots	3
DAWN WHYATT FRITH (1943-2025)	3
Identifying factors affecting captive breeding success in a critically endangered species	3
Using citizen science to identify Australia’s least known birds and inform conservation action	3
Consistent dear enemy effect despite variation in territorial centrality and population density in Rufous Horneros	3
Insular nestling growth and its relationship to parental care effort in Silvereyes,Zosterops lateralis	3
On the rarity of ratite hybridization	3
Urbanisation-induced changes in the morphology of birds from a tropical city	2
Behavioural differences between ornamented and unornamented male Red-backed Fairywrens (Malurus melanocephalus) in the nonbreeding season	2
Seed preferences suggest a high vulnerability of the Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) to habitat degradation in Argentina	2
Diet breadth of a critically endangered owl presents challenges for invasive rodent management: a conservation conundrum	2
Trends and lessons from thirty years of Australian threatened bird action plans	2
A meta-analysis of parrot tracking studies reveals the difficulties of transmitter attachment to Little Corella ( Cacatua sanguinea )	2
Vocal activity of the Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus ) and implications for acoustic monitoring efforts	2
Intriguing bowerbirds: introduction to the special issue of Emu – Austral Ornithology and a dedication to Dawn W. Frith	2
Dr Eric Woehler OAM	2
Drone surveys of birds foraging in intertidal habitats: a proof-of-concept in Moreton Bay, Australia	2
The effectiveness of predator-proofing nest sites to support the breeding of an endangered parrot	2
Targeted nest predator management and zoo-bred supplementation in a Regent Honeyeater ( Anthochaera phrygia ) breeding event	2
Acoustic detection of Eastern Ground Parrot Pezoporus wallicus – temporal variation and monitoring design	2
Trends and patterns in the extinction risk of Australia’s birds over three decades	2
Geographic variation in the vocalisations of the Green-backed Trogon ( Trogon viridis , Aves: Trogoniformes)	2
Declining but not (yet) threatened: a challenge for avian conservation in Australia	2
2023 DL Serventy Medal Citation	2
The impact of predation by South Island Pied Oystercatchers (Haematopus finschi) on a protected shellfish, the toheroa (Paphies ventricosa), in northern New Zealand	2
Health status indices of Kelp Gull populations in South Africa	2
Nest morphology correlates with female ornamentation and depredation risk in Diamond Firetails ( Stagonopleura guttata )	2
2022 BirdLife Australia Fellows Citation	2
The influence of plant scents on nest box inspection by Eastern Rosella ( Platycercus eximius )	2
High nest survival, but variable reproductive output in the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)	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
Year-round vocal activity of two African barbet species	2
Red fox predation dominates threats to the Southern Squatter Pigeon: evidence from contemporary and hindcasted distribution models	1
How do birds use fire? Differences in the interactions of hawks, vultures, and other species with wildfires	1
Different components of the Great Bowerbird ( Chlamydera nuchalis ) multimodal signal associate with distinct male traits	1
New culling technique provides localised reductions in interspecific aggression and density of Noisy Miners ( Manorina melanocephala ) without recolonisation	1

Sound level detection from within avian eggs – are acoustic signals amplified or attenuated at different frequencies for developing embryos?	1
Sex, moulting dynamics, and reproductive status in Atlantic Forest tanagers and their collective impact on body condition	1
The feasibility of implementing management for threatened birds in Australia	1
Food availability constrains investment by male Spotted Bowerbirds ( Chlamydera maculata) in their bowers	1
Gut-passage time and the role of the Greater Rhea ( Rhea americana ) influencing seed dispersal and predation in Neotropical grasslands and savannas	1
Genetic analyses confirm multiple introductions of Red-whiskered Bulbuls in South Australia	1
Haemosporidian parasite diversity in an under-surveyed Australian avifauna	1
Dominant factors shaping the gut microbiota of wild birds	1
Breeding ecology, population size and nest site preferences of Red-billed Tropicbirds at St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean	1
Morphometrics and viability rates support a case of hybrid vigour among New Zealand’s Mallard and Pārera (Grey Duck)	1
Nest site selection by an endangered raptor, the Grey Goshawk ( Accipiter novaehollandiae ), in a hostile anthropogenic landscape	1
Rapid and recent range collapse of Australia’s Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus	1
Monitoring threats to Australian threatened birds: climate change was the biggest threat in 2020 with minimal progress on its management	1
Preparing to leave home: the post-fledging natal prospecting movements of a threatened apex predator	1
Birds on farms: a review of factors influencing bird occurrence in the temperate woodlands of south-eastern Australia	1
Does nuclear DNA support the recognition of three species within the Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens ?	1
Stable detection frequency of the threatened Christmas Island Boobook Ninox natalis , 2012–2022	1
Life history characteristics and alarm calling in Australian arid-zone birds	1