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

Article	Citations
BCI volume 32 issue 1 Cover and Back matter	44
An update on the conservation status of the Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax: global and local population estimates, trends, and threats	25
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	22
Population density and distribution of the Endangered Black Shama Kittacincla cebuensis	17
Distribution and abundance of threatened and heavily traded birds in the mountains of western Java	16
The effects of powerlines on bustards: how best to mitigate, how best to monitor?	15
Status and habitat description of the globally threatened Udzungwa Forest PartridgeXenoperdix udzungwensisthirty years after discovery	13
Diversity and abundance of vultures in relation to seasonality, age, and habitat types in Mole National Park, Ghana	13
Space use and site fidelity in the endangered Northern Bald Ibis Geronticus eremita: Effects of age, season, and sex	11
Breeding and global population sizes of the Critically Endangered Red-fronted MacawAra rubrogenysrevisited	9
Estimating the Andean Condor Vultur gryphus population at the northern edge of its geographical range: a citizen science-based approach	9
Low juvenile survival threatens the Black Stork Ciconia nigra in northern Europe	9
Reported mortality of Griffon VultureGyps fulvusin central Italy and indications for conservation and management	9
BCI volume 32 issue 2 Cover and Front matter	8
Improving national bird population estimates in Europe: insights from comparisons with atlas abundance data	8
Wild or farmed? Natural water-bodies, not aquaculture, drive fish intake in a top predator along the Odisha coast, India	8
Habitat selection and ontogeny of habitat use by juvenile Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia revealed by GPS tracking	7
Spring snowmelt and mountain birds: foraging opportunities along ski-pistes	7
Spatio-temporal usage of water sources by Black-cheeked LovebirdsAgapornis nigrigenis: implications for conservation planning	7
Small-scale forest restoration in peri-urban areas provides immediate benefits for birds	7
Seeds consumed by three sympatric species of threatened Sporophila seedeaters: lessons for conservation and grassland restoration	7
Quantifying the regulation and cultural ecosystem services associated with Griffon Vultures Gyps fulvus in Sardinia, Italy	7
Distribution, ecology, and natural history of the recently rediscovered and Critically Endangered Santa Marta Sabrewing Campylopterus phainopeplus	7
Status, distribution, and population trends of Galápagos Rail Laterallus spilonota and Paint-billed Crake Neocrex erythrops on the Galápagos Islands	7
Recent trends in populations of Critically Endangered Gyps vultures in India	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	6
Biased adult sex ratios in Western Europe populations of Little BustardTetrax tetraxas a potential warning signal of unbalanced mortalities	6
Birds and Natura 2000: a review of the scientific literature	6
BCI volume 32 issue 4 Cover and Front matter	6
Assessment of long-term trends in a threatened grassland bird community using daily bird lists	6
Severe reduction in the distribution of the threatened New Caledonian Crow Honeyeater Eugymnomyza aubryana	6
Conservation of the surface-nesting Kermadec Petrel Pterodroma neglecta neglecta in the South Pacific: clarifying breeding ecology and the threat of avian ground predators	6
A review of the conservation status of Black Stork Ciconia nigra in South Africa, Lesotho, and Eswatini	5
Camera Trapping Uncovers Nesting Ecology and Infant Mortality Causes in the Critically Endangered Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) in Ghana	5
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	5
Akritas Cape: a new raptor migration hot spot in the Balkans	5
Human-induced mortality an overlooked threat for raptors in Nepal	5
Habitat restoration to conserve the Little Vermilion Flycatcher Pyrocephalus nanus on Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos	5
Tall trees drive the nest-site selection of wild Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon	5
Conservation implications of the illegal trade in Hooded Vultures Necrosyrtes monachus for belief-based use in Benin, West Africa	5
Influence of stand-level characteristics on woodpecker diversity in human-modified forested habitats outside protected areas in the Eastern Himalaya, India	5
Phylogenetic placement and life history trait imputation for Grenada DoveLeptotila wellsi	4
Demographic composition, post-release and natal dispersal, and breeding success of the reintroduced Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana	4
Status assessment and conservation priorities for a circumpolar raptor: the Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus	4
Assessing the trade of Chinese Hwamei Garrulax canorus in the USA	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
Migration routes and stepping stones along the western flyway of Lesser White-fronted Geese (Anser erythropus)	4
Another emerging threat to birds: avian mortality estimates from roadside transparent noise barrier collisions in South Korea	4
Trends in the area of suitable breeding habitat for the Endangered Lake Titicaca Grebe Rollandia microptera, 2001–2020	4
Vultures feeding on the dark side: current sanitary regulations may not be enough	4
Body temperature and thermoregulatory behaviour in the Endangered African Penguin Spheniscus demersus	4
Collateral damage of the energy transition? Investigating the avoidance of powerlines by the Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis in a German agricultural landscape	4