OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Avian Conservation and Ecology is 3. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Modeling the impact of climate change and wildfire on the Dusky Grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) in the American Southwest: implications for conservation	12
Using an ensemble approach to predict habitat of Dusky Grouse ( Dendragapus obscurus ) in Montana, USA	12
Whooping Crane (Grus americana) use patterns in relation to an ecotope classification in the Central Platte River Valley, Nebraska, USA	11
Natal origins of Mallards harvested in the Atlantic Flyway of North America: implications for conservation and management	11
Forest specialist species in the urban landscape: Do different levels of urbanization affect the movements of Forest Red-tailed Black Cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus banksii naso)?	10
Weather and climate change drive annual variation of reproduction by an aerial insectivore	10
Effects of oil and gas development on duck nest survival in the Western Boreal Forest	9
A lidar-based openness index to aid conservation planning for grassland wildlife	8
Nesting Mottled Duck ( Anas fulvigula ) selection of ungrazed grasslands in southwestern Louisiana is associated with increased nest survival	8
Home range patterns of Helmeted Woodpecker (Celeus galeatus), Lineated Woodpecker (Dryocopus lineatus), and Robust Woodpecker (Campephilus robustus) in Misiones, Argentina, in a global perspective	7
The continued decline of the Palila ( Loxioides bailleui ) on Mauna Kea, Island of Hawaiʻi	7
Does human disturbance affect physiological traits of Two-banded Plovers nesting on an urban beach?	7
Use of alternate upland nesting habitat reduces brood parasitism in an endangered bird	7
Quantifying rosy-finch migration with stable hydrogen isotope feather markers highlights the need for inter-state collaboration to reach conservation goals	7
Abundance of Long-billed Curlews on military lands in the Columbia Basin	6
Deterrents intended to mitigate mining effects mostly fail to change nesting behavior of Arctic breeding birds	6
Landscape influences non-breeding performance of a Nearctic-Neotropical migratory songbird	6
Using tracking technology to locate endangered ʻuaʻu or Hawaiian Petrel (Pterodroma sandwichensis) burrows	6
Conservation of North American migratory birds: insights from developments in tracking technologies	5
Seeing isn’t always believing: visual observations underestimate space use in the eastern Grasshopper Sparrow ( Ammodramus savannarum pratensis )	5
Habitat use of conifer forests for Interior Band-tailed Pigeons is mediated by precipitation	5
Spatiotemporal patterns in Golden-cheeked Warbler breeding habitat quantity and suitability	5
Bioacoustically derived migration arrival times in boreal birds: implications for assessing habitat quality	5
Migratory songbirds and urban window collision mortality: vulnerability depends on species, diel timing of migration, and age class	5
In the still of the night: revisiting Eastern Whip-poor-will surveys with passive acoustic monitoring	5

Night-migratory songbird density is highest at stopover sites with intermediate forest cover and low proportion of forest in conifers in the surrounding landscape	5
Drought disrupts year-round breeding readiness in a tropical songbird	5
Response to In Memoriam Keith Hobson	4
Identifying spatial drivers of long-term population growth in three large gull species: the importance of mink farms and urban areas	4
Effects of imperfect detection on inferences from bird surveys	4
Arthropod prey and diets of woodland migrants are similar between natural riparian woodlands and anthropogenic woodlots in the northern prairie region	4
Annual migratory movement, apparent molt-migration, migration schedule, and diffuse migratory connectivity of Hermit Warblers	4
Examining the potential impacts of geolocators on a small migratory songbird, the Golden-cheeked Warbler: results from a multi-year study	4
Distribution, migratory behavior, and conservation of Hudson’s Canastero Asthenes hudsoni (Furnariidae): a grassland specialist from the humid Pampas	4
Implications of pasture improvement for bird conservation in the high plains of the Colombian Llanos	4
Bird species responses to forest-savanna boundaries in an Amazonian savanna	4
Survival of fallen and returned rooftop nesting Least Tern chicks	4
Spatial segregation between Gray-cheeked Thrush and an introduced nest predator in a managed forest landscape	4
Estimation of the reference lead (Pb) concentration levels affecting immune cells in the blood of Black-headed Gulls (Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Laridae)	3
Field-validated species distribution model of Canada Warbler ( Cardellina canadensis ) in Northwestern Ontario	3
Diversity in selection patterns of five grassland songbirds in dry-mixed grasslands of Alberta	3
Experts’ opinions on threats to Leach’s Storm-Petrels ( Hydrobates leucorhous ) across their global range	3
Nest concealment reduces predation during the nestling stage of grassland birds in the Pampas	3
Losing the edge: trends in core versus peripheral populations in a declining migratory songbird	3
Weather and regional effects on winter counts of Rusty Blackbirds ( Euphagus carolinus )	3
Survival of captive-raised light-footed Ridgway’s rails is influenced by release date and time in wild	3
Kirtland’s Warbler breeding productivity and habitat use in red pine-dominated habitat in Wisconsin, USA	3
Influence of human activity on gut microbiota and immune responses of Darwin’s finches in the Galápagos Islands	3
Twenty years of the “radical middle ground” – our work has only just begun	3
Survival of Common Loon chicks appears unaffected by Bald Eagle recovery in northern Minnesota	3
Raptors benefit from biosolids applications on rangelands	3
Mortality of grassland birds increases with transmission lines	3
Quantifying gull predation in a declining Leach’s Storm-petrel ( Hydrobates leucorhous ) colony	3
Population trends and effects of local environmental factors on waterbirds at Tanguar Haor freshwater wetland complex in northeast Bangladesh	3
Ontario’s Double-crested Cormorant hunting season may be ineffective but that doesn’t mean there are no conflict issues	3
Comparative use of artificial structures and natural vegetation by birds in a built-up urban area in Ghana	3
Exotic plants and other habitat characteristics do not impact Veery reproductive success at multiple spatial scales in northeastern Pennsylvania	3
Pinyon-juniper specialist birds are resilient to local-scale reduction of canopy cover and pinyon pines, but amount of understory shrub cover determines the composition of the insectivore guild	3
Factors influencing home range size and overlap in nonbreeding Kirtland’s Warblers on Eleuthera, The Bahamas	3
Movement of Canada Geese in urban and rural areas of Iowa, USA	3