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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Stochastic population models hindcast population trajectory and breeding history of an endangered parrot	19
Population assessment of White-capped Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi in New Zealand	12
Inter-sexual differences in contributions of helpers in a tropical population of the cooperatively breeding Grey-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis	12
Identification of breeding grounds and annual routines of the newly discovered bohaii subspecies of Black-tailed Godwits	10
Persisting in a transformed landscape: occupancy and habitat association of the range-restricted Agulhas Long-billed Lark Certhilauda brevirostris	10
Do Olive-backed Orioles and Green Orioles hybridize in Australia? A genomic assessment with taxonomic notes	8
Environmental effects on movement and breeding of Australasian Gannets: insights from banding records	8
Corticosterone levels, leukocyte profiles, and foraging and diving behaviours of Humboldt penguins during chick rearing in Northern Chile	8
Season and sugar concentration affect bird behaviour at urban sugar-water feeders	7
2023 BirdLife Australia Fellow Citation	6
Revealing migration schedule and potential breeding grounds of Lined Seedeaters using citizen science data	6
Comparative nest attendance and chick provisioning strategies in coastal and desert nesting Grey Gulls (Leucophaeus modestus) in northern Chile	6
Reproductive biology of the Whitehead’s Broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi)	6
Extra-pair paternity in the Saffron Finch is related to song peak frequency and body condition	5
A guide to the creatures in your neighbourhood	5
Trends in monitoring of Australia’s threatened birds (1990–2020): much improved but still inadequate	5
Nest predation in Patagonian wetlands: predator assemblage and microhabitat characteristics	5
Tracking data demonstrate plasticity in migration behaviour of the East Asian Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	5
Population genomics and phylogeography of four Australasian waterfowl	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
Rodent predation and specialised avian habitat requirements drive extinction risk for endemic island songbirds in the south-west Pacific	4
Using citizen science to identify Australia’s least known birds and inform conservation action	4
Avifaunal use of an artificial waterpoint in the Strzelecki Desert during an extended dry period	3
Insular nestling growth and its relationship to parental care effort in Silvereyes,Zosterops lateralis	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
Natal dispersal, philopatry and cooperative breeding in Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis	3
Influence of extreme and typical rainfall on nestling body condition of the endangered Norfolk Island Morepork: conservation implications of climate change	3
Large, overlapping home ranges reveal male mating strategies in polygynandrous Eclectus parrots	3
Health status indices of Kelp Gull populations in South Africa	3
Year-round vocal activity of two African barbet species	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
Dr Eric Woehler OAM	3
Imperilled birds and First Peoples’ land and sea Country in Australia	2
A review of specimens of Buff-breasted Button-quail Turnix olivii suggests serious concern for its conservation outlook	2
Diet breadth of a critically endangered owl presents challenges for invasive rodent management: a conservation conundrum	2
2022 BirdLife Australia Fellows Citation	2
Trends and lessons from thirty years of Australian threatened bird action plans	2
Targeted nest predator management and zoo-bred supplementation in a Regent Honeyeater ( Anthochaera phrygia ) breeding event	2
Seed preferences suggest a high vulnerability of the Yellow Cardinal (Gubernatrix cristata) to habitat degradation in Argentina	2
Seasonal and decadal changes in seabird abundance in inshore waters at subantarctic Macquarie Island	2
Declining but not (yet) threatened: a challenge for avian conservation in Australia	2
Vocal activity of the Eastern Ground Parrot ( Pezoporus wallicus wallicus ) and implications for acoustic monitoring efforts	2
High nest survival, but variable reproductive output in the Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii)	2
Breeding ecology, population size and nest site preferences of Red-billed Tropicbirds at St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean	2
Monitoring threats to Australian threatened birds: climate change was the biggest threat in 2020 with minimal progress on its management	2
Behavioural differences between ornamented and unornamented male Red-backed Fairywrens (Malurus melanocephalus) in the nonbreeding season	2
Urbanisation-induced changes in the morphology of birds from a tropical city	2
2023 DL Serventy Medal Citation	2
The influence of plant scents on nest box inspection by Eastern Rosella ( Platycercus eximius )	2
Taxonomic implications of recent molecular analyses of Spectacled (Symposiachrus trivirgatus) and Spot-winged (S. guttula) Monarchs (Passeriformes: Monarchidae)	2
Trends and patterns in the extinction risk of Australia’s birds over three decades	2
A meta-analysis of parrot tracking studies reveals the difficulties of transmitter attachment to Little Corella ( Cacatua sanguinea )	2
The Compact Australian Bird Guide	2
Geographic variation in the vocalisations of the Green-backed Trogon ( Trogon viridis , Aves: Trogoniformes)	1
Stable detection frequency of the threatened Christmas Island Boobook Ninox natalis , 2012–2022	1
Rapid and recent range collapse of Australia’s Red Goshawk Erythrotriorchis radiatus	1
Haemosporidian parasite diversity in an under-surveyed Australian avifauna	1
Contrasting use and selection of natural fissures between Andean Swift (Aeronautes andecolus) and White-collared Swift (Streptoprocne zonaris) in mountains of Central Argentina	1
Sex, moulting dynamics, and reproductive status in Atlantic Forest tanagers and their collective impact on body condition	1
Out of the blue: geographic variation and divergence between Azure Jays (Cyanocorax caeruleus) from two ecologically distinct ranges	1
Gut-passage time and the role of the Greater Rhea ( Rhea americana ) influencing seed dispersal and predation in Neotropical grasslands and savannas	1
The feasibility of implementing management for threatened birds in Australia	1
Birds on farms: a review of factors influencing bird occurrence in the temperate woodlands of south-eastern Australia	1
Life history characteristics and alarm calling in Australian arid-zone birds	1
Using Facebook user photos to quantify surface water dependency in Southern African arid-zone bird species	1
Does nuclear DNA support the recognition of three species within the Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens ?	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
New culling technique provides localised reductions in interspecific aggression and density of Noisy Miners ( Manorina melanocephala ) without recolonisation	1
Nest site selection by an endangered raptor, the Grey Goshawk ( Accipiter novaehollandiae ), in a hostile anthropogenic landscape	1
Habitat and phylogeny, but not morphology, are linked to fruit consumption in the most ecologically diverse bird family, the Furnariidae	1
How do birds use fire? Differences in the interactions of hawks, vultures, and other species with wildfires	1
Sex differences in short-distance natal dispersal in American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in Central Argentina	1

Using mitochondrial DNA to identify the provenance of 19th century Kākāpō skins held in Australia’s oldest natural history collection, the Macleay	1
A fragile future for pink birds: habitat suitability models predict a high impact of climate change on the future distribution of flamingos	1
Dominant factors shaping the gut microbiota of wild birds	1