OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Bird Conservation International is 4. 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
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	62
Population density and distribution of the Endangered Black Shama Kittacincla cebuensis	32
Distribution and abundance of threatened and heavily traded birds in the mountains of western Java	30
The effects of powerlines on bustards: how best to mitigate, how best to monitor?	22
Space use and site fidelity in the endangered Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita: Effects of age, season, and sex	20
Reported mortality of Griffon VultureGyps fulvusin central Italy and indications for conservation and management	17
Estimating the Andean Condor Vultur gryphus population at the northern edge of its geographical range: a citizen science-based approach	17
Breeding and global population sizes of the Critically Endangered Red-fronted MacawAra rubrogenysrevisited	15
Diversity and abundance of vultures in relation to seasonality, age, and habitat types in Mole National Park, Ghana	14
Low juvenile survival threatens the Black Stork Ciconia nigra in northern Europe	14
Improving national bird population estimates in Europe: insights from comparisons with atlas abundance data	13
BCI volume 32 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	12
Habitat selection and ontogeny of habitat use by juvenile Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia revealed by GPS tracking	11
Wild or farmed? Natural water-bodies, not aquaculture, drive fish intake in a top predator along the Odisha coast, India	11
Distribution, ecology, and natural history of the recently rediscovered and Critically Endangered Santa Marta Sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus	9
Status, distribution, and population trends of Galápagos Rail Laterallus spilonota and Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops on the Galápagos Islands	9
Small-scale forest restoration in peri-urban areas provides immediate benefits for birds	9
Spatio-temporal usage of water sources by Black-cheeked LovebirdsAgapornis nigrigenis: implications for conservation planning	8
Biased adult sex ratios in Western Europe populations of Little BustardTetrax tetraxas a potential warning signal of unbalanced mortalities	8
Annual cycle movement patterns of Little Blue Herons Egretta caerulea wintering on the Florida Gulf Coast	8
Quantifying the regulation and cultural ecosystem services associated with Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus in Sardinia, Italy	8
Spring snowmelt and mountain birds: foraging opportunities along ski-pistes	8
Seeds consumed by three sympatric species of threatened Sporophila seedeaters: lessons for conservation and grassland restoration	8
Recent trends in populations of Critically Endangered Gyps vultures in India	8
Severe reduction in the distribution of the threatened New Caledonian Crow Honeyeater Eugymnomyza aubryana	7

Assessment of long-term trends in a threatened grassland bird community using daily bird lists	7
Conservation of the surface-nesting Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta neglecta in the South Pacific: clarifying breeding ecology and the threat of avian ground predators	7
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	7
Metabarcoding insights into the spring fuelling diet of the Endangered Bristle-thighed Curlew Numenius tahitiensis in the Tuamotu Archipelago	7
Camera Trapping Uncovers Nesting Ecology and Infant Mortality Causes in the Critically Endangered Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) in Ghana	7
BCI volume 32 issue 4 Cover and Front matter	7
Remnant Rhine delta population of Great Reed Warblers maintains high diversity in migration timing, stopping sites, and winter destinations	6
Influence of stand-level characteristics on woodpecker diversity in human-modified forested habitats outside protected areas in the Eastern Himalaya, India	6
Habitat restoration to conserve the Little Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos	6
Conservation implications of the illegal trade in Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus for belief-based use in Benin, West Africa	6
Birds and Natura 2000: a review of the scientific literature	6
Movement ecology of the threatened Campo MinerGeositta poecilopteraand its implications for the conservation of tropical open grassland birds	6
Artificial freshwater mudflats temporarily provide substantial feeding habitat for waders such as Pied Avocets Recurvirostra avosetta	6
Human-induced mortality an overlooked threat for raptors in Nepal	6
Akritas Cape: a new raptor migration hot spot in the Balkans	6
Phylogenetic placement and life history trait imputation for Grenada DoveLeptotila wellsi	6
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	6
A review of the conservation status of Black Stork Ciconia nigra in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini	6
Vultures feeding on the dark side: current sanitary regulations may not be enough	5
Demographic composition, post-release and natal dispersal, and breeding success of the reintroduced Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	5
Important Conservation Areas and potential collision risk with wind turbines for Eleonora’s falcons ( Falco eleonorae ) breeding in Sardinia, Italy	5
Trends in the area of suitable breeding habitat for the Endangered Lake Titicaca Grebe Rollandia microptera, 2001–2020	5
Body temperature and thermoregulatory behaviour in the Endangered African Penguin Spheniscus demersus	4
Migration routes and stepping stones along the western flyway of Lesser White-fronted Geese (Anser erythropus)	4
New surveys reveal a population stronghold for the Hoary-throated Spinetail Synallaxis kollari and Rio Branco Antbird Cercomacra carbonaria along the Guyana–Brazil border	4
Spatial variation in abundance and threats informs conservation approaches for Endangered Grey Parrots Psittacus erithacus in Nigeria	4
Bird monitoring in Africa: present state and future prospects	4
Assessing the trade of Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus in the USA	4
Population level nest-site selection by the Critically Endangered Mariana Crow Corvus kubaryi is driven by canopy cover, not by proximity to humans	4
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	4
Another emerging threat to birds: avian mortality estimates from roadside transparent noise barrier collisions in South Korea	4
Collateral damage of the energy transition? Investigating the avoidance of powerlines by the Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis in a German agricultural landscape	4
Status assessment and conservation priorities for a circumpolar raptor: the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus	4
Population decline of the Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis in continental Spain, a main western Palearctic stronghold	4
Traditional egg-harvesting policies for the endemic Moluccan ScrubfowlEulipoa wallaceion Haruku Island, Indonesia, and its conservation implications	4