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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Population assessment of White-capped Albatrosses Thalassarche steadi in New Zealand	25
Stochastic population models hindcast population trajectory and breeding history of an endangered parrot	14
Corticosterone levels, leukocyte profiles, and foraging and diving behaviours of Humboldt penguins during chick rearing in Northern Chile	14
Season and sugar concentration affect bird behaviour at urban sugar-water feeders	10
Environmental effects on movement and breeding of Australasian Gannets: insights from banding records	9
Persisting in a transformed landscape: occupancy and habitat association of the range-restricted Agulhas Long-billed Lark Certhilauda brevirostris	9
Inter-sexual differences in contributions of helpers in a tropical population of the cooperatively breeding Grey-crowned BabblerPomatostomus temporalis	9
Unexpected hybridisation and limited population structure uncovers perplexing taxonomic issues in the Australian, Little, and Forest Ravens	8
Revealing migration schedule and potential breeding grounds of Lined Seedeaters using citizen science data	7
Do Olive-backed Orioles and Green Orioles hybridize in Australia? A genomic assessment with taxonomic notes	7
Reproductive biology of the Whitehead’s Broadbill (Calyptomena whiteheadi)	7
2023 BirdLife Australia Fellow Citation	6
A guide to the creatures in your neighbourhood	6
Comparative nest attendance and chick provisioning strategies in coastal and desert nesting Grey Gulls (Leucophaeus modestus) in northern Chile	6
Nest predation in Patagonian wetlands: predator assemblage and microhabitat characteristics	6
Tracking data demonstrate plasticity in migration behaviour of the East Asian Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta	5
Isotopic niche segregation during the non-breeding period in Black-faced Cormorants ( Phalacrocorax fuscescens )	5
Nomenclatural corrections for gender of species-group names for two Solomon Island birds	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
Using citizen science to identify Australia’s least known birds and inform conservation action	4
Trends in monitoring of Australia’s threatened birds (1990–2020): much improved but still inadequate	4
Population genomics and phylogeography of four Australasian waterfowl	4
Insular nestling growth and its relationship to parental care effort in Silvereyes,Zosterops lateralis	3
Ducks in a row: the incidence of aggression and vigilance behaviour in Australian wood ducks ( Chenonetta jubata ) along an urbanisation gradient	3

Consistent dear enemy effect despite variation in territorial centrality and population density in Rufous Horneros	3
Natal dispersal, philopatry and cooperative breeding in Eastern Yellow Robin Eopsaltria australis	3
Dr Eric Woehler OAM	3
DAWN WHYATT FRITH (1943-2025)	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
Influence of extreme and typical rainfall on nestling body condition of the endangered Norfolk Island Morepork: conservation implications of climate change	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
Imperilled birds and First Peoples’ land and sea Country in Australia	3
Mass mortality of African Penguins ( Spheniscus demersus ) caused by Cape honeybees ( Apis mellifera capensis )	3
Identifying factors affecting captive breeding success in a critically endangered species	3
Year-round vocal activity of two African barbet species	3
Health status indices of Kelp Gull populations in South Africa	3
2023 DL Serventy Medal Citation	3
The influence of plant scents on nest box inspection by Eastern Rosella ( Platycercus eximius )	2
Nest site selection by an endangered raptor, the Grey Goshawk ( Accipiter novaehollandiae ), in a hostile anthropogenic landscape	2
Breeding ecology, population size and nest site preferences of Red-billed Tropicbirds at St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean	2
Trends and patterns in the extinction risk of Australia’s birds over three decades	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
Urbanisation-induced changes in the morphology of birds from a tropical city	2
Diet breadth of a critically endangered owl presents challenges for invasive rodent management: a conservation conundrum	2
Geographic variation in the vocalisations of the Green-backed Trogon ( Trogon viridis , Aves: Trogoniformes)	2
Sound level detection from within avian eggs – are acoustic signals amplified or attenuated at different frequencies for developing embryos?	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
The Compact Australian Bird Guide	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
A meta-analysis of parrot tracking studies reveals the difficulties of transmitter attachment to Little Corella ( Cacatua sanguinea )	2
Monitoring threats to Australian threatened birds: climate change was the biggest threat in 2020 with minimal progress on its management	2
2022 BirdLife Australia Fellows Citation	2
The effectiveness of predator-proofing nest sites to support the breeding of an endangered parrot	2
Behavioural differences between ornamented and unornamented male Red-backed Fairywrens (Malurus melanocephalus) in the nonbreeding season	2
A review of specimens of Buff-breasted Button-quail Turnix olivii suggests serious concern for its conservation outlook	2
Gut-passage time and the role of the Greater Rhea ( Rhea americana ) influencing seed dispersal and predation in Neotropical grasslands and savannas	1
How do birds use fire? Differences in the interactions of hawks, vultures, and other species with wildfires	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
Does nuclear DNA support the recognition of three species within the Splendid Fairywren Malurus splendens ?	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
Using Facebook user photos to quantify surface water dependency in Southern African arid-zone bird species	1
The feasibility of implementing management for threatened birds in Australia	1
New culling technique provides localised reductions in interspecific aggression and density of Noisy Miners ( Manorina melanocephala ) without recolonisation	1
Birds on farms: a review of factors influencing bird occurrence in the temperate woodlands of south-eastern Australia	1
Sex differences in short-distance natal dispersal in American Kestrels (Falco sparverius) in Central Argentina	1
Sex, moulting dynamics, and reproductive status in Atlantic Forest tanagers and their collective impact on body condition	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
Using mitochondrial DNA to identify the provenance of 19th century Kākāpō skins held in Australia’s oldest natural history collection, the Macleay	1
Out of the blue: geographic variation and divergence between Azure Jays (Cyanocorax caeruleus) from two ecologically distinct ranges	1
Life history characteristics and alarm calling in Australian arid-zone birds	1