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

Article	Citations
BCI volume 32 issue 1 Cover and Back matter	39
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	21
Population density and distribution of the Endangered Black Shama Kittacincla cebuensis	20
The effects of powerlines on bustards: how best to mitigate, how best to monitor?	16
Distribution and abundance of threatened and heavily traded birds in the mountains of western Java	13
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	11
Estimating the Andean Condor Vultur gryphus population at the northern edge of its geographical range: a citizen science-based approach	9
Improving national bird population estimates in Europe: insights from comparisons with atlas abundance data	8
Status and habitat description of the globally threatened Udzungwa Forest PartridgeXenoperdix udzungwensisthirty years after discovery	7
Low juvenile survival threatens the Black Stork Ciconia nigra in northern Europe	7
Space use and site fidelity in the endangered Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita: Effects of age, season, and sex	7
Breeding and global population sizes of the Critically Endangered Red-fronted MacawAra rubrogenysrevisited	7
Reported mortality of Griffon VultureGyps fulvusin central Italy and indications for conservation and management	7
Seeds consumed by three sympatric species of threatened Sporophila seedeaters: lessons for conservation and grassland restoration	6
Wild or farmed? Natural water-bodies, not aquaculture, drive fish intake in a top predator along the Odisha coast, India	6
BCI volume 32 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	6
Spring snowmelt and mountain birds: foraging opportunities along ski-pistes	6
Status, distribution, and population trends of Galápagos Rail Laterallus spilonota and Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops on the Galápagos Islands	6
Habitat selection and ontogeny of habitat use by juvenile Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia revealed by GPS tracking	6
Quantifying the regulation and cultural ecosystem services associated with Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus in Sardinia, Italy	6
Distribution, ecology, and natural history of the recently rediscovered and Critically Endangered Santa Marta Sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus	6
Small-scale forest restoration in peri-urban areas provides immediate benefits for birds	6
Recent trends in populations of Critically Endangered Gyps vultures in India	6
Biased adult sex ratios in Western Europe populations of Little BustardTetrax tetraxas a potential warning signal of unbalanced mortalities	5

Habitat restoration to conserve the Little Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos	5
Assessment of long-term trends in a threatened grassland bird community using daily bird lists	5
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
Human-induced mortality an overlooked threat for raptors in Nepal	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
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
Movement ecology of the threatened Campo MinerGeositta poecilopteraand its implications for the conservation of tropical open grassland birds	4
A review of the conservation status of Black Stork Ciconia nigra in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini	4
Severe reduction in the distribution of the threatened New Caledonian Crow Honeyeater Eugymnomyza aubryana	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
Remnant Rhine delta population of Great Reed Warblers maintains high diversity in migration timing, stopping sites, and winter destinations	4
Akritas Cape: a new raptor migration hot spot in the Balkans	4
Does anthropogenic fragmentation selectively filter avian phylogenetic diversity in a critically endangered forest system?	3
Traditional egg-harvesting policies for the endemic Moluccan ScrubfowlEulipoa wallaceion Haruku Island, Indonesia, and its conservation implications	3
Multi-resolution habitat models of the Puerto Rican Nightjar Antrostromus noctitherus	3
Population decline of the Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis in continental Spain, a main western Palearctic stronghold	3
Status assessment and conservation priorities for a circumpolar raptor: the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus	3
Trends in the area of suitable breeding habitat for the Endangered Lake Titicaca Grebe Rollandia microptera, 2001–2020	3
Migration routes and stepping stones along the western flyway of Lesser White-fronted Geese (Anser erythropus)	3
Body temperature and thermoregulatory behaviour in the Endangered African Penguin Spheniscus demersus	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
Spatial and temporal differences in migration strategies among endangered European Greater Spotted Eagles Clanga clanga	3
Demographic composition, post-release and natal dispersal, and breeding success of the reintroduced Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	3
Another emerging threat to birds: avian mortality estimates from roadside transparent noise barrier collisions in South Korea	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
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
Utilising mitochondrial barcode sequencing to evaluate phylogeographical structure and guide the release of illegally traded Amazon parrots	3
Vultures feeding on the dark side: current sanitary regulations may not be enough	3
Collateral damage of the energy transition? Investigating the avoidance of powerlines by the Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis in a German agricultural landscape	3
Population status of the endemic Pitcairn Reed Warbler Acrocephalus vaughani on Pitcairn Island, South Pacific	2
Conservation of Galliformes in the Greater Himalaya: is there a need for a higher-quality evidence-base?	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
Highly pathogenic avian influenza causes mass mortality in Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensisbreeding colonies across north-western Europe	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
Power line density and habitat quality: key factors in Canarian houbara bustard decline	2
Status assessment and conservation priorities for a circumpolar raptor: the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus – CORRIGENDUM	2
The effect of shade tree species on bird communities in central Kenyan coffee farms	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
Drivers of scarcity in the globally threatened Taita Falcon Falco fasciinucha: competition and habitat quality in the eastern escarpment region of South Africa	2
BCI volume 32 issue 3 Cover and Front matter	2
Tracking the non-breeding range of Rapa Shearwater Puffinus myrtae, a Critically Endangered seabird of the South Pacific Ocean	2
Environmental correlates of breeding outcomes in Endangered Grey Crowned Cranes Balearica regulorum in agricultural areas of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	2

Distribution and habitat use of the endemic Yungas GuanPenelope bridgesiin the Southern Yungas of Argentina	2
Range-wide and regional distribution of the Western Tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus and effects of disturbance on local abundances	2
Range-wide changes in the North American Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata breeding population over 115 years	2
The importance of landscape heterogeneity and vegetation structure for the conservation of the Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana	2
Population estimates and sex ratio of the Critically Endangered Antioquia Brushfinch Atlapetes blancae	2
Complementary fine-scale habitat selection of the European nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus) in nesting and foraging sites	2
The effect of small-scale agro-environmental initiatives on avian diversity in agricultural landscapes	2
Passive acoustic monitoring detects new records of globally threatened birds in a high elevation wetland (Free State, South Africa) – CORRIGENDUM	2
Assessing the potential disturbance effects on the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) for European vultures research: a review and conservation recommendations	2
FrigatebirdsFregata: impacts of potential taxonomic change on population and conservation status	1
Current status of the Critically Endangered Black-winged Trumpeter Psophia obscura in one of its last strongholds	1
BCI volume 31 issue 3 Cover and Back matter	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
First nests of Endangered Nordmann’s Greenshank Tringa guttifer found in over 40 years indicate nesting plasticity	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
Forest raptor nest selection traits in Mediterranean forest (Maamora, North Africa): conservation implications	1
Distribution and habitat use of the Madagascar Peregrine Falcon: first estimates for area of habitat and population size	1
Habitat selection and population status of breeding Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola in an alpine meadow in Sichuan, China	1
Marine Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas in the Chagos Archipelago	1
Demography, habitat use, and movement patterns of founder Oriental Storks Ciconia boyciana in South Korea	1
Evidence of steep declines in the heavily traded Javan White-eyeZosterops flavusfrom repeated standardised surveys	1
Assessing the spatial overlap between planned offshore wind farms and wintering waterbirds: a Baltic Sea case study	1
How do people in the “Land of Hornbills” perceive Hornbills?	1
Breeding biology of the Critically Endangered Cherry-throated Tanager Nemosia rourei	1
Poisonous pitohuis as pets	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
BCI volume 32 issue 4 Cover and Back matter	1