Bird Conservation International

Aims & Scope

Bird Conservation International is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal that seeks to promote worldwide research and action for the conservation of birds and the habitats upon which they depend.

The official journal of BirdLife International, it provides stimulating, international and up-to-date coverage of a broad range of conservation topics, using birds to illuminate wider issues of biodiversity, conservation and sustainable resource use.

It publishes original papers and reviews, including targeted articles and recommendations by leading experts.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.5
2024	1.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.505

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11481

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	255

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Seabird conservation status, threats and priority actions: a global assessment

  Citation: 935

  Authors: JOHN P., STUART H. M., BEN, ALISON J., BEN, ANDY, PHIL

• Key conservation issues for migratory land- and waterbird species on the world's major flyways

  Citation: 371

  Authors: Jeff S., Alison J., Stuart H. M., Michael I., Richard F. A., Victoria R., John, Graham M., Ian

• Automated sound recording and analysis techniques for bird surveys and conservation

  Citation: 203

  Authors: T.

• Changes in bird communities following conversion of lowland forest to oil palm and rubber plantations in southern Thailand

  Citation: 197

  Authors: SIRIRAK, SOMYING, PAUL F.

• Estimating bird abundance: making methods work

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Stephen T., Stuart J., Rhys E.

• The effects of hurricanes on birds, with special reference to Caribbean islands

  Citation: 159

  Authors: James W., Joseph M.

• Impacts of tidal land reclamation in Bohai Bay, China: ongoing losses of critical Yellow Sea waterbird staging and wintering sites

  Citation: 147

  Authors: HONG-YAN, BING, MARK, THEUNIS, CHUN-FA, FENG-SHAN, ZHENG-WANG

• Avian collisions with power lines: a global review of causes and mitigation with a South African perspective

  Citation: 132

  Authors: ANDREW R., JON J., MEGAN

• Migration in South America: an overview of the austral system

  Citation: 129

  Authors: R. Terry

• Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs): the development and characteristics of a global inventory of key sites for biodiversity

  Citation: 128

  Authors: PAUL F., LINCOLN D. C., ADEMOLA, LEON A., GILL, IAN J., STUART H. M., SOFIA, MICHAEL J., MARIA P., DAVID, MICHAEL I., RICHARD, MELANIE, VICTORIA R., BENJAMIN G., JENNIFER C., MARK, IVÁN, ZOLTAN, DAVID C.

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