Avian Research

Papers
(The median citation count of Avian Research 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Changes in the adult sex ratio of six duck species breeding populations over two decades113
Avian responses to an extreme weather event: The case of the ‘Filomena’ snowstorm in Madrid (central Spain)32
RETRACTED: The impact of weather conditions on the prevalence of avian influenza in dabbling ducks (genus Anas) during autumn migration in southern Western Siberia30
Phylogeography and morphometric variation in the Cinnamon Hummingbird complex: Amazilia rutila (Aves: Trochilidae)17
Weather influenced nestling growth of an insectivorous but not a granivorous grassland passerine in Argentina16
DFEFM: Fusing frequency correlation and mel features for robust edge bird audio detection16
Highly divergent sympatric lineages of Leptotila verreauxi (Aves: Columbidae) suggest a secondary contact area in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico15
Breeding ecology of two sympatric laughingthrushes (Trochalopteron milnei and Garrulax berthemyi) in southwestern China15
Experimental evidence that cuckoos preferentially parasitize host nests early in their laying cycle15
Detour for the inexperienced? Migration count data suggest mostly juvenile Greater Spotted Eagles appear in coastal peninsulas in China14
Decreased basal thermogenesis is associated with the downregulation of cellular metabolic activity of organs and serum thyroid hormones in fasting Eurasian Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus)13
Are urbanization, biotic and social factors associated with the song frequency and song entropy attributes of three urban syntopic passerines?13
Non-selective waterbird hunting in a Natura 2000 site results in killing of protected species: A case study from western Poland13
Genomic evidence of hybridization between two species of Penduline Tits reveals postzygotic reproductive isolation12
Corrigendum to “Crown saturation and intrasexual dominance: Evidence of a negatively correlated handicap in male Saffron Finches” [Avian Res. 16 (2025) 100241]12
Three subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit share non-breeding sites in the world's largest river delta12
Feeding ecology of a highly aerial bird during its long breeding season11
More than a simple egg: Underlying mechanisms of cold tolerance in avian embryos11
Predicting the non-breeding distributions of the two Asian subspecies of Black-tailed Godwit using morphological information11
Urban avifauna distribution explained by road noise in an Eastern European city11
Intraguild niche partitioning in granivorous birds from the late past10
Scaly-sided Merganser (Mergus squamatus) equalizes foraging costs with depth by switching foraging tactics10
Long-term monitoring data reveal effects of age, population density, and environmental aspects on hatching success of Common Cranes (Grus grus)10
eDNA enhances detection efficiency but reveals lower waterbird diversity: A comparison with point counting method10
Linking individual attributes and host specialization in brood parasitic cuckoos10
Migration routes, behavior and protection status of Eurasian Spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia) wintering in China10
Using non-destructive sampling to evaluate the population genomic status of captive Brown Eared Pheasants10
Visual cognition of birds and its underlying neural mechanism: A review10
Evaluation of antimicrobial resistance and virulence characteristics in Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis isolates from dead Crested Ibis embryos at the artificial breeding base9
Molecular evidence of introgressive hybridization between related species Jankowski's Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii) and Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) (Aves: Passeriformes)9
Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) and Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) prefer shells for nesting: A field experiment9
Sri Lanka's laughingthrush: An ecological and phylogenetic assessment of a babbler confused for a laughingthrush8
Avian acoustic communication: Understanding of peripheral and central neural systems with ecological adaptations8
Model-based assessment of muscle forces and strain distribution in the femur of Cabot's Tragopans (Tragopan caboti)8
Nest site tenacity and mate fidelity in the Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)8
Citrine Wagtail migration on the Indo-European flyway: a first geolocator track reveals alternative migration route and endurance flights to cross ecological barriers8
Hard life for sons in the nest? Sex-dependent offspring mortality in Great Tits in urban and forest areas8
Continent-wide vocal leapfrog pattern in Collared Scops Owls obfuscates species boundaries8
Responses of steppe birds to habitat fragmentation: Insights from niche specialization and functional traits8
Population trend and spatio-temporal distribution of Greater White-fronted (Anser albifrons) and Bean Geese (Anser fabalis) in Korea8
Migration routes, population status and important sites used by the globally threatened Black-faced Spoonbill (Platalea minor): a synthesis of surveys and tracking studies8
Using stable isotope to compare the habitat use and trophic level between the new and old breeding range of wild Crested Ibis in the early breeding season7
Shallow water habitats provide high-quality foraging environments for the Spoon-billed Sandpiper at a critical staging site7
Corrigendum to “Multiple lines of evidence confirm that the critically endangered Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi) is an independent species” [Avian Res. 13 (2022) 100022]7
Seasonal changes in Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) song syntax7
Myological variation in the hindlimb of three raptorial birds in relation to foraging behavior7
Heterogeneity in song rates in the Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) explained with the availability parameter in generalized N-mixture models: Its importance for abundance estimates in avian 7
Mammal-rich diet associated with reproductive success of Saker Falcons in Mongolia6
Combining video and GPS-tracking to study the spatial foraging distribution of a single-prey loading seabird6
Autumn migration routes and wintering areas of juvenile Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) revealed by GPS tracking6
Habitat preferences and nest site selection by sympatric populations of Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocoptes medius) and Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus) in natural mountain forests of Sout6
The spatial distribution and breeding behavior of neighbors affect the reproductive success of tits6
Genetic benefits of female from extra-pair paternity are context dependent within the socially monogamous Tree Sparrow6
Chinese Blackbirds (Turdus mandarinus) mimic electric moped sounds with lower consistency and frequencies6
Antipredatory call behavior of lapwing species in an Afrotropical environment6
Migration patterns and spatial connectivity of Pallas's Gulls (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus) from Alakol lake, Kazakhstan using ring recovery and tracking data6
Highway effects on artificial nest survival in a neotropical sand-coastal plain: A spatiotemporal approach6
Migration and wintering of vulnerable adult Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) revealed by GPS tracking6
Seasonal increase in nest defense, but not egg rejection, in a cuckoo host6
Parapatric speciation with recurrent gene flow of two sexual dichromatic pheasants6
Most bird species remain poorly studied but threated status promotes research effort6
The influence of the abundance and availability of alternative food on the foraging behavior of wintering Siberian Cranes (Leucogeranus leucogeranus)6
Individual consistency in spatiotemporal characteristics of migratory Whimbrels in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway6
Tri-axial accelerometry allows to determine parental food provisioning behaviour in a marine bird6
Use of evergreen and deciduous plants by nocturnal-roosting birds: A case study in Beijing5
Distribution pattern and driving factors of genetic diversity of passerine birds in the Mountains of Southwest China5
Distribution pattern and niche overlap of sympatric breeding birds along human-modified habitat gradients in Inner Mongolia, China5
Does bird photography affect nest predation and feeding frequency?5
Assessing the vulnerability of wintering habitats for the red-listed Asian Houbara (Chlamydotis macqueenii) using climate models and human impact assessments5
Antioxidant defense mechanisms and fatty acid catabolism in Red-billed Leiothrix (Leiothrix lutea) exposed to high temperatures5
Incubation temperature induced developmental plasticity of cold responsive physiological phenotypes in Japanese Quails5
Large-brained birds lay smaller but heavier clutches5
Vinous-throated parrotbills breed in invasive smooth cordgrass habitat: Can native birds avoid the potential ecological trap?5
Oriental Reed Warblers do not abandon Common Cuckoo chicks during prolonged nestling periods5
Vultures as a model for testing molecular adaptations of dietary specialization in birds5
Vocal repertoire of Azure-winged Magpies (Cyanopica cyanus): A context-associated communication system5
Data reliability of the emerging citizen science in the Greater Bay Area of China5
How does asymmetric sibling rivalry respond under environmental metal pollution? A case study of the Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)5
Non-breeding movements of the Black-tailed Gull (Larus crassirostris)5
Sexual dichromatism and assortative mating by multiple plumage color traits in wild Chestnut Thrush5
Seasonal variations in gonad morphology and hypothalamic GnRH-I and GnIH in Eurasian Tree Sparrow, a multi-brooded passerine5
Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) nestlings adapt their begging behavior to the host signal system5
GPS tracking data reveal the annual spatiotemporal movement patterns of Bridled Terns5
Effects of constant light and dark conditions on the locomotor activity, body mass, and body temperature rhythms of Eurasian Tree Sparrows (Passer montanus)5
The effect of Common Cuckoo parasitism on the annual productivity of a host population4
Regional differences in wintering habitat selection strategies of Siberian Crane (Leucogeranus leucogeranus) and ecological network construction of key wintering areas4
Investigating how different classes of nest predators respond to the playback of the begging calls of nestling birds4
Moving away from home: Early life movements and space use in juvenile Montagu’s Harriers (Circus pygargus) from central Italy4
Selecting the best: Interspecific and age-related diet differences among sympatric steppe passerines4
The benefits of being smaller: Consistent pattern for climate-induced range shift and morphological difference of three falconiforme species4
Population structure and body condition of White-crested Elaenia (Elaenia albiceps) in relation to habitat in a modified Neotropical forest landscape4
Differences in migration phenology of warblers at two stopover sites in eastern Russia suggest a longitudinal migration pattern4
Conspecific cues and breeding territory selection in Whinchat on abandoned fields4
Distinguishing between wild-caught and captive-bred Common Pheasant using methylation rate of skeletal muscle DNA4
The impact of climatic conditions in wintering and breeding quarters on long-term breeding success in the Common Swift4
Impacts of free-ranging yaks on habitat occupancy and population density of a high-mountain rare pheasant species4
Balancing energy efficiency and avian conservation: divergent nest-site selection responses of Barn swallows and Red-rumped swallows to attached sunspaces in cold rural landscapes4
Impact of agricultural landscape structure on the patterns of bird species diversity at a regional scale4
The effects of climate and land use change on the potential distribution and nesting habitat of the Lesser Adjutant in Nepal4
Corrigendum to “Migration pattern of a population of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) breeding in East Asian tropical region” [Avian Res. 15 (2024) 100192]4
Nest attentiveness does not impact incubation duration across different bird species4
Impacts of China's natural forest protection project on habitat distribution of key protected birds in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau4
Nestlings of two parrotbill species can independently evaluate the presence of predators based on acoustic cues4
From partial to complete: Wing- and tail-feather moult sequence and intensity depend on species, life-cycle stage, and moult completeness in passerines4
Detecting the non-breeding region and migration route of Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus rogachevae) in the East Asian–Australasian Flyway4
Systematics of the avian family Alaudidae using multilocus and genomic data4
Timing of breeding as a determinant of nest success of the vulnerable Chestnut Seedeater (Sporophila cinnamomea) in grasslands of southern South America4
Bare-throated spurfowl (Pternistis spp.) males across Africa impress females with bright throat colours during courtship3
Responses of breeding waterbird communities to environmental changes in subsidence wetlands in the North China Plain3
Reconciling Bergmann's rule throughout the annual cycle in two congeneric large-bodied migratory waterbirds3
Evolutionary relationships of mitogenomes in a recently radiated Old World avian family3
Identification of annual routines and critical stopover sites of a breeding shorebird in the Yellow Sea, China3
Mongolian Lark as an indicator of taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity of steppe birds3
A review of eDNA technology in avian monitoring: Current status, challenges and future perspectives3
Ecological constraints on elevational gradients of bird species richness in Tajikistan3
Inter- and intraspecific variation in flight muscle fibers is associated with migratory timing3
Flexible nest site selection of the endangered Oriental Storks (Ciconia boyciana): Trade-off from adaptive strategies3
Organising a juvenile ratio monitoring programme for 10 key waterbird species in the Yangtze River floodplain: analysis and proposals3
Comparative population genomics reveals glacial cycles to drive diversifications in tropical montane birds (Aves, Timaliidae)3
Negative effects of artificial nest boxes on birds: A review3
Thermoregulatory function and sexual dimorphism of the throat sack in Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris) across Africa3
Abundance of White-fronted Parrots and diet of an urban parrot assemblage (Aves: Psittaciformes) in a green Neotropical city3
True grit: ingestion of small stone particles by hummingbirds in West Mexico3
Phylogeography and diversification of Oriental weaverbirds (Ploceus spp.): A gradual increase of eurytopy3
Physiological strategies of moult-migrating Black-necked Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) in a polluted staging site according to blood chemistry3
Avian hippocampus: Recent advances in anatomy and physiological functions3
Autumn migration routes of fledgling Chinese Egrets (Egretta eulophotes) in Northeast China and their implications for conservation3
Population genomic data reveal low genetic diversity, divergence and local adaptation among threatened Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)3
Shifts in phenology of autumn migration and wing length among reedbed passerines along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway3
The evolution of courtship displays in Galliformes3
Hummingbird-plant interactions in Chile: An ecological review of the available evidence3
Bird specimen number linked with species trait and climate niche breadth3
Exploring the interplay of T cell receptor-V gene copy numbers and major histocompatibility complex selection pressure in avian species: Insights into immune system evolution and reproductive investme3
Inability of recognizing offspring underlies parental errors in the selection of offspring3
Altitudinal seasonality as a potential driver of morphological diversification in rear-edge bird populations3
Weak influence of natural vegetation in urban green spaces compared to agricultural ecosystems on House Martin populations: Insights from nationwide citizen science data in the Czech Republic2
Seed dispersal by wintering ducks in a coastal wetland of eastern China2
Variation of parental and chick diet in opportunistic insectivorous European Bee-eaters2
Deterministic processes drive turnover-dominated beta diversity of breeding birds along the central Himalayan elevation gradient2
Home range variability and philopatry in Cinereous vultures (Aegypius monachus) breeding in Iberia2
Size of the ulna and taxonomic order affect vane dimensions of secondary remiges in birds2
Patterns of genetic diversity in five species of Passeriformes co-distributed in an environmental gradient2
Feeding ecology and interactions with mammal hosts in a symbiotic genus of birds (Buphagus spp.) in Namibia2
Predatory birds in agroforestry: Dawn of a new era for biological control from multitrophic interactions2
Correlation of personality with individual reproductive success in shrub-nesting birds depends on their life history style2
Sex-specific selective effect of winter weather on morphological traits in a small passerine bird2
The intensity of supplementary feeding in an urban environment impacts overwintering Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) as wintering conditions get harsher2
Individual tracking reveals first breeding of Oriental Storks at age 2 years in the wild2
Achievements, challenges, and recommendations for waterbird conservation in China's coastal wetlands2
Characteristics of cross transmission of gut fungal pathogens between wintering Hooded Cranes and sympatric Domestic Geese2
Ecological traits affect the seasonal migration patterns of breeding birds along a subtropical altitudinal gradient2
Inbreeding and genetic load in a pair of sibling grouse species: Tetrastes sewersowi and T. bonasia2
Nest decoration: Black feathers prevent Crested Mynas from nest usurpation2
A test of genetic divergence of a bird existing in the Sichuan Basin and its surrounding mountain ranges2
Egg rejection and egg recognition mechanism in a Chinese Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) population2
An updated list of parasitic cuckoos and their hosts in China2
Correlates of avian extinction timing around the world since 1500 CE2
A high level of extra-pair paternity in the Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus)2
Bird species (Charadriiformes) does not impact endosymbiotic bacteria (Gammaproteobacteria) of their ectoparasites (Insecta: Phthiraptera: Ischnocera)2
Testing urban edge effects: Nest predation rates are higher in areas further from the boundary of a suburban park2
Contrasting habitat use and conservation status of Chinese-wintering and other Eurasian Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) populations2
Chromatic and achromatic differences of melanin- and carotenoid-based plumage coloration in five minivet species (Pericrocotus spp.) under conspecific and predator visual systems2
Phylogeography of the endangered Yellow-headed Parrot (Amazona oratrix)2
Differential colour-ring loss among Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) colonies and its consequence on survival estimates2
Integrating host biological and ecological variables to predict probability of haemosporidian infection in raptors2
Year-round multi-scale habitat selection by Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) in lowland mixed forests (northern Italy)2
The Black-winged Monarch (Monarcha frater): Geographic variation, taxonomy, a "new" population, and an enduring mystery in migration2
Short-term night lighting disrupts lipid and glucose metabolism in Zebra Finches: Implication for urban stopover birds2
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