OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Bird Conservation International 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)

Article	Citations
The two extinctions of the Carolina ParakeetConuropsis carolinensis	36
BCI volume 32 issue 1 Cover and Back matter	20
A new hope for conserving the disjunct population of the Sierra Madre SparrowXenospiza baileyi: population size and new breeding localities in the Sierra Madre Occidental, Mexico	20
Population density and distribution of the Endangered Black Shama Kittacincla cebuensis	19
The effects of powerlines on bustards: how best to mitigate, how best to monitor?	15
Distribution and abundance of threatened and heavily traded birds in the mountains of western Java	12
An update on the conservation status of the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax: global and local population estimates, trends, and threats	11
Diversity and abundance of vultures in relation to seasonality, age, and habitat types in Mole National Park, Ghana	10
Estimating the Andean Condor Vultur gryphus population at the northern edge of its geographical range: a citizen science-based approach	10
Improving national bird population estimates in Europe: insights from comparisons with atlas abundance data	9
Low juvenile survival threatens the Black Stork Ciconia nigra in northern Europe	8
Breeding and global population sizes of the Critically Endangered Red-fronted MacawAra rubrogenysrevisited	8
Status and habitat description of the globally threatened Udzungwa Forest PartridgeXenoperdix udzungwensisthirty years after discovery	7
Space use and site fidelity in the endangered Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita: Effects of age, season, and sex	7
Reported mortality of Griffon VultureGyps fulvusin central Italy and indications for conservation and management	7
Recent trends in populations of Critically Endangered Gyps vultures in India	6
Distribution, ecology, and natural history of the recently rediscovered and Critically Endangered Santa Marta Sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus	6
BCI volume 32 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	6
Biased adult sex ratios in Western Europe populations of Little BustardTetrax tetraxas a potential warning signal of unbalanced mortalities	6
Quantifying the regulation and cultural ecosystem services associated with Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus in Sardinia, Italy	6
Small-scale forest restoration in peri-urban areas provides immediate benefits for birds	6
Assessment of long-term trends in a threatened grassland bird community using daily bird lists	6
Seeds consumed by three sympatric species of threatened Sporophila seedeaters: lessons for conservation and grassland restoration	6
Habitat selection and ontogeny of habitat use by juvenile Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia revealed by GPS tracking	6
BCI volume 32 issue 4 Cover and Front matter	5

Spatio-temporal usage of water sources by Black-cheeked LovebirdsAgapornis nigrigenis: implications for conservation planning	5
Conservation of the surface-nesting Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta neglecta in the South Pacific: clarifying breeding ecology and the threat of avian ground predators	5
Birds and Natura 2000: a review of the scientific literature	4
A review of the conservation status of Black Stork Ciconia nigra in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini	4
Tall trees drive the nest-site selection of wild Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon	4
Phylogenetic placement and life history trait imputation for Grenada DoveLeptotila wellsi	4
Human-induced mortality an overlooked threat for raptors in Nepal	4
Fixed-plot monitoring as a tool to assess population trends of underground nesting seabirds: an example with Cory’s Shearwater at its world’s largest colony	4
BCI volume 31 issue 3 Cover and Front matter	4
Conservation implications of the illegal trade in Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus for belief-based use in Benin, West Africa	4
Habitat restoration to conserve the Little Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos	4
Vultures feeding on the dark side: current sanitary regulations may not be enough	4
Priority areas for vulture conservation in the Horn of Africa largely fall outside the protected area network	4
Evaluating the breeding phenology of the endangered ‘a‘o (Newell’s Shearwater Puffinus newelli) on Kaua‘i to better focus conservation actions and management decisions	4
Movement ecology of the threatened Campo MinerGeositta poecilopteraand its implications for the conservation of tropical open grassland birds	4
Remnant Rhine delta population of Great Reed Warblers maintains high diversity in migration timing, stopping sites, and winter destinations	4
Integrating habitat suitability modelling and assessment of the conservation gaps of nature reserves for the threatened Reeves’s Pheasant	4
Does anthropogenic fragmentation selectively filter avian phylogenetic diversity in a critically endangered forest system?	3
Trends in the area of suitable breeding habitat for the Endangered Lake Titicaca Grebe Rollandia microptera, 2001–2020	3
Collateral damage of the energy transition? Investigating the avoidance of powerlines by the Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis in a German agricultural landscape	3
Status assessment and conservation priorities for a circumpolar raptor: the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus	3
Population decline of the Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis in continental Spain, a main western Palearctic stronghold	3
New surveys reveal a population stronghold for the Hoary-throated Spinetail Synallaxis kollari and Rio Branco Antbird Cercomacra carbonaria along the Guyana–Brazil border	3
Demographic composition, post-release and natal dispersal, and breeding success of the reintroduced Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	3
Migration routes and stepping stones along the western flyway of Lesser White-fronted Geese (Anser erythropus)	3
Assessing the trade of Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus in the USA	3
Importation of plastic fragments into a seabird colony: accident or design, threat or benign?	3
Multi-resolution habitat models of the Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostromus noctitherus	3
Body temperature and thermoregulatory behaviour in the Endangered African Penguin Spheniscus demersus	3
Another emerging threat to birds: avian mortality estimates from roadside transparent noise barrier collisions in South Korea	3
Influence of the El Niño Southern Oscillation and wetland condition on the abundance and spatial distribution of two flamingo species in lowland wetlands of central Argentina	3
Traditional egg-harvesting policies for the endemic Moluccan ScrubfowlEulipoa wallaceion Haruku Island, Indonesia, and its conservation implications	3
Prioritizing strain insulators for raptor conservation	2
Electric infrastructure poses a significant threat at congregation sites of the globally threatened Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis in Saudi Arabia	2
The effects of habitat loss and fragmentation on the relative abundance and conservation of Southern Black Korhaan Afrotis afra, a South African endemic	2
The effect of small-scale agro-environmental initiatives on avian diversity in agricultural landscapes	2
Tracking the non-breeding range of Rapa Shearwater Puffinus myrtae, a Critically Endangered seabird of the South Pacific Ocean	2
BCI volume 32 issue 3 Cover and Front matter	2
Spatial and temporal differences in migration strategies among endangered European Greater Spotted Eagles Clanga clanga	2
Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review	2
The importance of landscape heterogeneity and vegetation structure for the conservation of the Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana	2
Utilising mitochondrial barcode sequencing to evaluate phylogeographical structure and guide the release of illegally traded Amazon parrots	2
Range-wide and regional distribution of the Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus and effects of disturbance on local abundances	2
The expansion of olive groves is reducing habitat suitability for the Great Bustard Otis tarda and the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in Southern Spain: could Important Bird Areas (IBAs) r	2
Assessing the potential disturbance effects on the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) for European vultures research: a review and conservation recommendations	2
Power line density and habitat quality: key factors in Canarian houbara bustard decline	2
Population estimates and sex ratio of the Critically Endangered Antioquia Brushfinch Atlapetes blancae	2
Landscape effects on the conservation of rear-edge populations of forest passerines (Passeriformes): current patterns and prospects	2
The conservation status of the Nubian Bustard Nubotis nuba: a review and prognosis	2
Conservation of Galliformes in the Greater Himalaya: is there a need for a higher-quality evidence-base?	2

Population status of the endemic Pitcairn Reed Warbler Acrocephalus vaughani on Pitcairn Island, South Pacific	2
Highly pathogenic avian influenza causes mass mortality in Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisbreeding colonies across north-western Europe	2
The effect of shade tree species on bird communities in central Kenyan coffee farms	2
Passive acoustic monitoring detects new records of globally threatened birds in a high elevation wetland (Free State, South Africa) – CORRIGENDUM	2
Distribution and habitat use of the endemic Yungas GuanPenelope bridgesiin the Southern Yungas of Argentina	2
Status assessment and conservation priorities for a circumpolar raptor: the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus – CORRIGENDUM	2
Range-wide changes in the North American Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata breeding population over 115 years	2
Drivers of scarcity in the globally threatened Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha: competition and habitat quality in the eastern escarpment region of South Africa	2
Long-term size and range changes of the Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus population in the Balkans: a review – CORRIGENDUM	1
BCI volume 31 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	1
How do people in the “Land of Hornbills” perceive Hornbills?	1
Home range and presence of the California Condor Gymnogyps californianus in a protected area in Baja California: seasonal, biological, and food supplementation influences	1
Marine Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in the Chagos Archipelago	1
BCI volume 32 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	1
Environmental effects on reproduction in a managed population of the harvested and Endangered Saker Falcon Falco cherrug	1
FrigatebirdsFregata: impacts of potential taxonomic change on population and conservation status	1
Forest raptor nest selection traits in Mediterranean forest (Maamora, North Africa): conservation implications	1
Current status of the Critically Endangered Black-winged Trumpeter Psophia obscura in one of its last strongholds	1
Complementary fine-scale habitat selection of the European nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) in nesting and foraging sites	1
Distribution and habitat use of the Madagascar Peregrine Falcon: first estimates for area of habitat and population size	1
Evidence of steep declines in the heavily traded Javan White-eyeZosterops flavusfrom repeated standardised surveys	1
First nests of Endangered Nordmann’s Greenshank Tringa guttifer found in over 40 years indicate nesting plasticity	1
Demography, habitat use, and movement patterns of founder Oriental Storks Ciconia boyciana in South Korea	1
Live wild bird exports from West Africa: insights into recent trade from monitoring social media	1
The drying of Lake Urmia and its consequences for waterbird assemblages	1
New information on the breeding and moulting ecology of the Eastern population of Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus from GPS/GSM tracking data	1
Habitat selection and population status of breeding Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola in an alpine meadow in Sichuan, China	1
Tree characteristics, microhabitat and edge effect in plantations govern European Turtle-doveStreptopelia turturnest habitat selection at the edge of Sahara: implications for conservation of a	1
Environmental correlates of breeding outcomes in Endangered Grey Crowned Cranes Balearica regulorum in agricultural areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	1
Alarming decline of the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax in one of its two population strongholds in Sardinia, Italy	1
Breeding ecology of the globally threatened Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola in calcareous fens at the south-western range limit	1
Poisonous pitohuis as pets	1
Differences in breeding phenology between two geographically separated populations of the ʻuaʻu (Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis)	1
Trends and population estimate of the threatened Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficolliswintering in coastal grasslands of southern Brazil	1
Is there any suitable habitat left for the Critically Endangered Gurney’s Pitta’s in Thailand? Implications for species management	1