OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Waterbirds is 2. 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
Factors Affecting Colony Size and Breeding Parameters of Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) in Carp Ponds	15
Cover and Table of Contents	7
Avian Composition in Selected Wetlands Within the Hadejia-Jamaare River Basin, Nigeria	6
Colonization and Extirpation of Great Black-Backed Gulls (Larus marinus) Nesting on Lake Ontario and the Upper St. Lawrence River	6
Waterfowl Population Trends in the Major Rivers of Chitwan National Park, Nepal	5
Tongue-Fluttering by Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula) Foraging in a Tidal Estuary	5
Direct Measurements of Food and Caloric Intake for the Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis	4
Waterbird Declines are Consistent with Increasing Kitesurfing Activity in a Uruguayan Coastal Lagoon	4
No Evidence that Camera Monitoring Affects Nest Survival of Hawaiian Gallinule (Gallinula cholorpus sandvichensis)	4
Siberian Crane Migration: Individuals Repeat Timing and Route in Spring Migration	4
Consumption of the Toxic Tadpoles of the Cane Toad by the White Ibis Eudocimus albus	4
Instructions for Contributors to Waterbirds	4
Book Review	3
First Record of Saddle-Billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) Ground Nest in Bangweulu Wetlands, Zambia	3
Record-Sized Flock of Whooping Cranes (Grus americana) Observed Staging in the Central Platte River Valley During Autumn 2021	3
In Memoriam for Dr. Keith A. Hobson	3
Pre- and Post-Impoundment Study of Breeding Waterfowl Use of a Hydroelectric Reservoir in the Eastern Canadian Boreal Forest	3
Sex Determination of Juvenile Harlequin Ducks Histrionicus histrionicus Using Morphometric Data	3
Photo Census Surveys of Thick-Billed Murres (Uria lomvia) at Cape Parry Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Northwest Territories	3
Cover	3
Breeding Biology of a Globally Significant Population of African Openbills (Anastomus lamelligerus) in Zambia	3
Effects of Colony Disturbance on Reproductive Success and Nest Defense Behaviors in Caribbean Roseate Terns	3
Cover	3
Post-Fledging Parental Care in Tree-Nesting Double-Crested Cormorants (Nannopterum auritum)	2
Soras over Illinois: Nocturnal Settlement Patterns in Porzana carolina are Site-Specific But Show No Evidence of Visual or Acoustic Cues	2

Habitat and Environmental Drivers of American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana) Energy Expenditure at Two Sites Within a Conservation Region	2
The First Documented Case of Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus j. jamaicensis) Breeding in Louisiana, U.S.A	2
Response of Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Habitat Use to Changing Seasons and Tidal Levels Across a Grassland and Estuarine Ecosystem	2
A Comparison of Direct & Indirect Survey Methods for Estimating Colonial Nesting Waterbird Populations	2
Defense of Eggs and Chicks in the Polyandrous Pheasant-Tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) in Sri Lanka: Sex-Roles, Stage of Breeding, and Intruder Type	2
Twenty-One Year Trends for Shorebirds, Waterfowl, and Other Waterbirds at Great Salt Lake, Utah	2
Roseate Terns (Sterna dougallii) Frequently Desert Viable Eggs without Incubating Them	2
Exploratory Analyses of Sexual Size Dimorphism (SSD) and Sexual Dichromatism (SD) in Free-Living Adult Purple Herons (Ardea purpurea)	2
The Value and Necessity of Natural History Studies of Waterbirds	2
Status, Distribution, and Habitat Use of Coastal Waterbirds along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, USA	2
Status, Breeding, and Conservation of Black-Naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana) in the Alphonse Group, Seychelles, 2008–2022	2
Seasonal Patterns of Least Tern Distribution along the Atlantic Coasts of North, Central, and South America	2
Satellite Tracking Reveals an Exploration of Migration Routes by White-Naped Cranes (Antigone vipio)	2
First Documentation of King Rail (Rallus elegans) Reproduction in Arkansas Since 2006	2
Aquatic Bird Species Richness and Distribution along an Age Gradient of Reservoirs in Tigray National Regional State, Northern Ethiopia	2
Breeding Biology of Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) in the Kashmir Himalayan Region of India	2
Harvest Mortality of Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) Banded at Lake St. Clair, CAN and Western Lake Erie, USA	2
Migratory and Winter Movements of Arctic Alaska Breeding Sabine's Gulls (Xema sabini)	2
Reproductive Ecology and Nest Success of Reddish Egrets (Egretta rufescens) on a Natural Marsh Island in Southwestern Louisiana, USA	2
Variable Connectivity among Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger) Populations in North and South America: A Population Genetics Investigation	2
Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Home Range and Habitat Use in Late Winter and Early Breeding Season in Coastal Texas, USA	2
First Case of Double Brooding in American Oystercatchers (Haematopus palliatus) in North America	2
Coastal Bird Reproductive Metrics and Distribution in Alabama: A Review of Historical Data and Status Update	2
Frontispiece	2
Foraging Behavior of the Hawaiian Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni) at Hāmākua Marsh, O'ahu, Hawai'i	2
First Insights into the Diet Composition of Madeiran and Monteiro's Storm Petrels (Hydrobates castro and H. monteiroi) Breeding in the Azores	2
High-density Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis) Population Beyond Purported Range Limits in the Northwest Territories, Canada	2
Systematic Review of Migratory Shorebirds Carnivorous Diet in Their Non-Breeding Period in the Americas	2
Little Gulls (Hydrocoloeus minutus) in the Hudson Bay Lowlands, Northern Ontario, Canada 1973–2021	2
Frontispiece	2
Adults Determine the Success of Kleptoparasitism in Frigatebirds	2
The First GPS Observation of a Western Gull (Larus occidentalis) Riding in a Long-Haul Garbage Transfer Truck	2
The Isotopic Pattern Variability in the Breeding and Non-Breeding Black-Vented Shearwater	2
A Window into the Breeding Ecology and Molt of the Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis)	2
Recent Advances in Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis jamaicensis) Research: An Introduction	2
Netgun Capture Technique for the Western Grebe Aechmophorus occidentalis	2
Young American Herring Gulls (Larus argentatus Subsp. Smithsonianus) Have the Opportunity for Social Development at the Breeding Colony	2