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Abebe, B.A., Akeh, A.N., Letoluai, A., Morgan, B., Mfossa, D.M., Abwe, E., Lenguya, L., Pilfold, N.W., Prudence, T.K., Pickering, T. and Nguimdo, V.R., 2026. Grounded in human well-being: Towards fostering system resilience in human–wildlife coexistence. Ambio. IF: 5.1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02349-3
Atkinson, P.W., Diop, N., Robinson, R.A., Altwegg, R., Amar, A. , Barber, I., Botha, A.J., Buchanan, G., Byaruhanga, A., Chaskda, A., Cherkaoui, I., Cordeiro, N.J., Coulthard, N., Cross, C., Dami, L., Deacon, N., Defos du Rau, P., Dereliev, S., Deschamps, C., Dodman, T., Gacheru, P., Gatarabirwa, W., Gregory, R., Heptinstall, D., Ivande, S.T., Job, N., Jones, G., Lee, A.T.K., Middleton, A., Mkongewa, V., Ndang’ang’a, P.K., Ogada, D., Orsman, C., Ottosson, U., Pierini, J., Portier, B.G., Rainey, H., Retief, E., van Roomen, M., Ryan, P. , Scott, S., Tende, T., Thomson, R., Williart, M., Woodcock, P., Wotton, S.R. and Robinson, P. 352026. Bird monitoring in Africa: present state and future prospects. Bird Conservation International 36. IF: 1.5 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270925100397
Attwood, M.C., Gregory, R.D., Isaac, N.J. and Burns, F. 2026. Aiming higher to test a bend in the curve of biodiversity loss: the challenge of halt‐the‐loss targets. Ecology and Evolution 16. IF: 2.3 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73157
Barshep, Y., Bitrus, K.Z., Tieleman, B.I. and Nwaogu, C.J. 2026. Diet‐manipulated body condition affects onset and speed of moult in common bulbuls in a tropical environment. Journal of Avian Biology. IF: 1.8 https://doi.org/10.1002/jav.03522
Coetzee, A., Seymour, C.L., Spottiswoode, C.N. , Pirie, M.D. and van der Niet, T. 2026. Is bee‐avoidance by bird‐pollinated flowers driven by nectar robbing in Erica?. Functional Ecology. IF: 5.1 https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70276
Craig, C.A., Gibbons, B.K., Smith, T., Ramke, G.I. and Ryan, P.G. 2026. Reduced Blue Crane Grus paradisea breeding productivity in intensive agricultural landscapes. Ostrich . IF: 1.1 https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2025.2604223
Davies, A., Andersson, A.A., Martin, R.O., Inglis, S., Dingle, C. 2026. Using customs data to understand overlooked trade in non-CITES birds between Africa and Asia. Conservation Biology.IF: 5.5 https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70265
Dixit, T., Liu, M., Riederer, J.M., Walker, J.M., Blair, C.J., Lund, J., Moya, C. and Spottiswoode, C.N. 2026. Categorical identity signatures can reduce host error rates during brood parasitism. PLoS Biology 24. IF: 7.2 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3003667
Grunst, M.L., Grunst, A.S., Grémillet, D., Amiguet, M., Charrier, J., Cruz-Flores, M., Lacoue-Labarthe, T. and Fort, J., 2025. Arctic seabirds exposed to acute stress display state-and environment-dependent patterns of surface temperature change, independent of mercury contamination. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology. IF: 2.2 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2025.111948
Grunst, A.S., Grunst, M.L., Grémillet, D., Chastel, O., Friry, S., Giraud, A., Grissot, A., Jakubas, D., Kato, A., Parteneau, C., Wojczulanis-Jakubas, K. and Fort, J. 2026. Risk-taking behavior related to mercury contamination in a high Arctic seabird. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 80. IF: 1.9 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-026-03710-y
Harscouet-Commecy, E., Penacchio, O., Oschadleus, H.D., Colençon, P., Pelte, M., Dufour, P., Andersson, S., Covas, R., Renoult, J.P. and Doutrelant, C. 2025. Nest weave pattern in weaverbirds: a sexual signal selected through sensory drive?. Evolution. IF: 2.6 https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpaf252
Haukka, A., Jürgens, J., Staerk, J., Lehikoinen, A., Bruslund, S. and Santangeli, A. 2026. Aesthetic values predict bird trade, but the association varies across product types and trade regions. Biological Conservation 313. IF: 4.4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111572
Ibrahim, J.I., Simon, O.G., Barde, E.E., Abalaka, J. and Manu, S.A. 2026. Ecological factors influencing nest‐site selection and colony size in Village Weavers Ploceus cucullatus. Ecology and Evolution 16(1). IF: 2.3 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72840
Jarrett, C., Helm, B., Barshep, Y., Bitrus, K.Z., Ishong, J.A., Schaub, M. and Nwaogu, C.J. 2026. Species‐specific trends in migratory passage time in Nigeria based on long‐term ringing data. Journal of Avian Biology. IF: 1.8 https://doi.org/10.1002/jav.03512
Lee, A.T.K., Ehlers Smith, D.A., Leaver, J., Bitani, N., Mulvaney, J. and Downs, C.T. 2026. Comparative density estimates of South Africa’s forest birds: integrating distance sampling, fixed radius counts, and trait-based predictive models. Biodiversity and Conservation 35(10). IF: 3.1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-025-03210-x
Lowney, A.M. and Thomson, R.L. 2026. Heterospecific dominance hierarchy in roosting site selection at a shared nest resource. Ecology and Evolution 16(2). IF: 2.3 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73081
Mammola, S., Fontaneto, D., Santangeli, A., Oswald, K.N., Correia, R., Meierhofer, M.B., De Santis, V. and Stout, V. 2026. Statistically significant chuckles: who is using humour at scientific conferences?. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 293. IF: 3.5 https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.3000
Mbizah, M.M., Allen, T., Allred, S., Bright Ross, J.G., Dávalos, A., Dickman, A., Dunaway, M., Ghosh, R., Gomera, M., Hammond, N.L., Hare, D., Kepe, T., Nkomo, M.N., Oommen, M.A., Paudel, K., Perram, A., Roe, D., Rudd, L.F., Shanker, K., Thekaekara, T., and Biggs, D. 2026. A framework for addressing racial and related inequities in conservation. Nature 649(8096): 301-309. IF: 48.5 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09892-1
Middleton, K.M., Hickman, C. , Spottiswoode, C.N., Rybak, F. and Covas, R. 2026. Hot-dry weather is associated with worse reproductive outcomes regardless of group composition in a long-lived cooperatively breeding bird. The American Naturalist 207(4). IF: 2.7 https://doi.org/10.1086/739305
O'Connor, T.G., Kupika, O.L., Cumming, D.H.M., Shimbani, J. and Payne, C.M. 2026. Influence of elephants on the survivorship of, and damage to, baobabs in the semi‐arid Gonarezhou National Park, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology 64. IF: 1.1 https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.70161
Pallett, J. and Ryan, P.G. 2026. Large bird collision mortality on power lines in southern Namibia. Ostrich . IF: 1.1 https://doi.org/10.2989/00306525.2025.2606054
Ponchon, A., Provost, P., Bernard, A., Boulinier, T., Lejeune, M., Lescroël, A., Tornos, J. and Grémillet, D. 2026. No impact of black-eye symptom on foraging behaviour and reproductive success of Northern gannets following highly pathogenic avian influenza. Biological Conservation 313. IF: 4.4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111546
Priyadarshani, D., Altwegg, R., Lee, A.T.K. and Hwang, W.H. 2026. A covariate‐augmented mixed gamma‐exponential time‐to‐detection occupancy model. Methods in Ecology and Evolution. IF: 6.2 https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.70275
Ritchie-Parker, H., Ball, A., Glass, T., Costanzi, J.M., Boulinier, T., Gamble, A., Ghazali, M., Keegan, K., Barbraud, C., Bost, C., Bost, C., Cleeland, J., Clessin, A., Connan, M., Delord, K., Dilley, B. , Glass, T., Jones, C.W., Moore, P., Lawrence, K., LeBouard, F., Osborne, A., Phillips, R.A., Ratcliffe, N., Repetto, J., Risi, M., Ryan, P.G. , Spolander, B, Swain, S., Swain, W., Tornos, J., Whittle, A., Senn, H. and Steinfurth, A. 2026. Uncovering genetic population structure in the Endangered northern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes moseleyi) across islands in the Southern Atlantic and Indian oceans. BMC Genomics 27(1): 134. IF: 3.7 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-025-12487-9
Ryan, P.G., Makhado, A.B., Cebekhulu, T., Crawford, R.J., Dyer, B.M., Masotla, M.J., Perold, V.and Connan, M. 2026. Increases in plastic bottles washing ashore on sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Marine Pollution Bulletin 226. IF: 4.9 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119380
Santangeli, A. 2026. Use real‐time mortality alerts to save vultures. Conservation Letters 19. IF: 5.9 https://doi.org/10.1111/con4.70031
Seymour, C.L., Tolley, K.A., Zengeya, T., Spear, D., Cloete, J.A., Dayaram, A., da Silva, J.M., Alexander, G.J., Handley, K., Joseph, G.S., Simba, L.D., Snaddon, K., von Maltitz, G.P., and Carrick, P.J. 2026. A 2026 horizon scan for biodiversity conservation in South Africa. Ambio. IF: 5.1 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02365-3
van der Wal, J.E., D'Amelio, P.B. , Dauda, C., Cram, D.L., Wood, B.M. and Spottiswoode, C.N. 2026. Cooperative human signals to honeyguides form local dialects. People and Nature. IF: 4.9 https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.70234
Zuluaga, S., Murgatroyd, M. , Visagie, R., Tate, G. and Amar, A. 2026. Road counts expose widespread declines in South African raptors underestimated by atlas data. Biological Conservation. IF: 4.4 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111764