List of ornithology journals


The following is a list of notable journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology. The continent and country columns give the location where the journal or magazine is published and may not correspond with its scope or content.
NameOrganisationContinentCountryFirst volumeLast volumeJCR IndexJCR 2020-
AcrocephalusBird Watching & Bird Study AssociationEuropeSloveniaNA---
Acta OrnithologicaPolish Academy of SciencesEuropePoland1933presentYes1.051-
Africa Geographic, Birds & BirdingAfrica GeographicAfricaSouth Africa20112012NA---
AiroSPEAEuropePortugal1990presentNA---
Alabama BirdlifeAlabama Ornithological SocietyNorth AmericaUS1953presentNA---
AlaudaSociété d'Etudes Ornithologiques de FranceEuropeFrance1990presentNA---
AlulaEuropeFinland19952008NA---
Anuari Ornitològic de les BalearsBalearic Group of Ornithology and Defence of Nature EuropeSpain1985presentNA---
AquilaEuropeHungary1894presentNA---
ArdeaNetherlands Ornithologists' UnionEuropeNetherlands1912presentYes1.088-
ArdeolaSpanish Ornithological SocietyEuropeSpain1954presentYes0.912-
Atualidades OrnitológicasSouth AmericaBrazil1984presentNA---
AudubonAudubon SocietyNorth AmericaUS1899presentNA---
Aves IchnusaeSardinian Ornithological Group/ GOSEuropeItaly1998presentNA---
The Austral Avian RecordEuropeUK19121927NA---
Australian Field OrnithologyBirdLife AustraliaAustralasiaAustralia1959presentNA---
Avian Conservation and EcologySociety of Canadian OrnithologistsNorth AmericaCanada2005presentNA---
Avian ResearchChinese Ornithological SocietyAsiaChinapresentYes1.215-
Avian ScienceEuropean Ornithologists' UnionEurope20012003NA---
Avicultural MagazineAviculture SocietyEuropepresentNA---
AvifaunaEuropeItalyNA---
AvocettaCentro Italiano Studi OrnitologiciEuropeItaly1926NA---
Backyard Bird NewsletterNorth AmericaNA---
Bird ConservationAmerican Bird ConservancyThe AmericasUSpresentNA---
Bird Conservation InternationalBirdLife InternationalEuropeUK1991presentYes1.846-
Bird ObserverNorth AmericaUS1973presentNA-
Birds of SilesiaGórnośląskie Koło OrnitologiczneEuropePoland1982presentNA---
Bird ResearchJapan Bird Research AssociationAsiaJapan2005presentNA---
Bird StudyBritish Trust for OrnithologyEuropeUK1954presentYes0.952-
Bird Watcher's DigestBird Watcher's DigestNorth AmericaUS19872021 NA---
Bird Watching (magazine)Bauer Media GroupEuropeUK1986presentNA---
BirdWatching (formerly Birder's World)Madavor MediaNorth AmericaUS1987presentNA---
BirdingAmerican Birding AssociationNorth AmericaUS1969presentNA---
Birding BusinessLongdown ManagementNorth AmericaUSpresentNA---
Birding ScotlandAlba Ecology LtdEuropeScotland19982004NA---
Birding WorldBird Information ServiceEuropeUK19882014NA---
BirdingASIAOriental Bird ClubEuropeUK2004presentNA---
Birds & BloomsTrusted Media BrandsMiscellaneous1995presentNA---
BirdwatchWarners GroupEuropeUK1992presentNA---
Bliki: Journal on Icelandic birdlifeIcelandic Institute of Natural HistoryEuropeIcelandpresentNA---
British BirdsThe British Birds Charitable TrustEuropeUK1907presentNA---
BucerosBombay Natural History SocietyAsiaIndia1996PresentNA---
Bulletin of the African Bird ClubAfrican Bird ClubEuropeUK1994presentNA---
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' ClubBritish Ornithologists' ClubInternationalUK1882presentNA---
ButeoCzech Society for OrnithologyEuropeNA---
BW-Rivista italiana di BirdwatchingEuropeItalyNA---
BWD: Bird Watcher's DigestBig Year LLCNorth AmericaUS2022presentNA---
Canadian Field-NaturalistOttawa Field-Naturalists' ClubNorth AmericaCanada1880presentNA---
CassiniaDelaware Valley Ornithological ClubNorth AmericaUS1901presentNA---
The ChatCarolina Bird ClubNorth AmericaUS1937presentNA---
CiconiaBird Study and Protection Society of SerbiaEuropeSerbia1989presentNA---
ColumbaEuropeNA---
The Connecticut WarblerConnecticut Ornithological AssociationNorth AmericaUS1981presentNA---
CorellaAustralian Bird Study AssociationAustralasiaNA---
Cork Bird ReportBirdwatch CorkEuropeIreland19632009NA---
CotingaNeotropical Bird ClubEuropeUK1994presentNA---
CrexEuropeNA---
Der FalkeAULA-Verlag GmbHEuropeGermanyNA---
Dutch BirdingDutch Birding AssociationEuropeThe Netherlands1979presentNA---
El HorneroAves Argentinas/Asociación Ornitológica del PlataSouth AmericaArgentina1917presentNA---
EmuRoyal Australasian Ornithologists UnionAustralasiaAustralia1901presentYes1.493-
‘ElepaioHawaii Audubon SocietyNorth AmericaUSpresentNA---
Florida Field NaturalistFlorida Ornithological SocietyNorth AmericaUS1973presentNA---
ForktailOriental Bird ClubAsia19862014NA---
Gli Uccelli d'ItaliaEuropeItaly1976presentNA---
HirundoEstonian Ornithological SocietyEuropeEstonia1988presentNA---
Huitzil, Revista Mexicana de OrnitologíaSociedad para el Estudio y Conservación de las Aves en MéxicoNorth AmericaMexico2000presentNA---
IbisBritish Ornithologists' UnionEuropeUK1859presentYes2.076-
Indian BirdsNew Ornis FoundationAsiaIndia2004presentNA---
Irish Birding NewsEuropeIrelanddefunctNA---
Irish BirdsBirdWatch IrelandEuropeIreland1977presentNA---
Japanese Journal of OrnithologyAsiaJapanNA---
Journal of Avian BiologyNordic Society OikosEuropeSweden1970presentYes1.799--
Journal of Caribbean OrnithologyBirdsCaribbeanThe AmericasUS1988presentNA---
Journal of Field OrnithologyAssociation of Field OrnithologistsNorth AmericaUS1925presentYes1.266-
Journal of OrnithologyDeutsche Ornithologen-GesellschaftEuropeGermany1853presentYes1.286-
Journal of Raptor ResearchRaptor Research FoundationNorth AmericaUS1967presentYes0.849-
Journal of the Yamashina Institute for OrnithologyAsiaNA---
The Kentucky WarblerKentucky Ornithological SocietyNorth AmericaUS1925presentNA---
KingbirdNew York State Ornithological AssociationNorth AmericaUSpresentNA---
The Korean Journal of Ornithology The Ornithological Society of KoreaAsiaSouth Korea1994presentNA---
KukilaAsiaNA---
LarusInstitute of Ornithology Croatian Academy of Sciences and ArtsEuropeCroatia1947presentNA---
Living BirdCornell Lab of OrnithologyNorth AmericaUS1962PresentNA---
The LoonMinnesota Ornithologists' UnionNorth AmericaUS1929PresentNA---
MalimbusAfricaNA---
Marine OrnithologyASG/PSG/ASG/TSG/NZG/JSGInternational1976presentNA---
Maryland BirdlifeMaryland Ornithological SocietyNorth AmericaUS1945presentNA---
Michigan Birds and Natural HistoryMichigan AudubonNorth AmericaUS19942020NA---
The MigrantTennessee Ornithological SocietyNorth AmericaUS1930presentNA---
Mississippi KiteMississippi Ornithological SocietyNorth AmericaUS1965presentNA---
Nebraska Bird ReviewNebraska Ornithologists' UnionNorth AmericaUS1933presentNA---
Neotropical BirdingNeotropical Bird ClubEuropeUKpresentNA---
Newsletter for BirdwatchersAsiaIndia1960presentNA---
North American Bird BanderWestern, Inland, and Eastern Bird Banding AssociationsNorth AmericaUS1976presentNA---
North American BirdsNorth AmericaNA---
Nos oiseauxSociété romande pour l'étude et la protection des oiseauxEuropeSwitzerland1913presentNA---
Notornis Ornithological Society of New ZealandAustralasiaNew Zealand1943presentNA---
OFO NewsOntario Field OrnithologistsNorth AmericaCanada1983presentNA---
The Ohio CardinalOhio Ornithological SocietyNorth AmericaUS1978presentNA---
Ontario BirdsOntario Field OrnithologistsNorth AmericaCanada1983presentNA---
Oregon BirdsOregon Birding AssociationNorth AmericaUS1975presentNA---
Ornis FennicaBirdLife FinlandEuropeFinland1924presentYes0.771-
Ornis HungaricaMME - Bird Life HungaryEuropeHungary1991presentNA---
Ornis SvecicaBirdLife Sverige EuropeSweden1991presentNA---
Ornithological MonographsAmerican Ornithologists' UnionNorth AmericaUS19642014NA---
Ornithological ScienceAsiaJapan2002presentYes0.705-
Ornithology American Ornithological SocietyNorth AmericaUS1884presentYes2.114-
Ornithologische MitteilungenEuropeGermanyNA---
OrnithosLPO FranceEuropeFrance1994presentNA---
Ornitologia NeotropicalNeotropical Ornithological SocietySouth America1990presentYes0.293-
Ornitología ColombianaAsociación Colombiana de OrnitologíaSouth AmericapresentNA---
Ornithological Applications Cooper Ornithological Society American Ornithological Society North AmericaUS1899presentYes2.628-
OstrichBirdLife South AfricaAfricaSouth Africa1930presentYes0.628-
OtusEuropeNA---
Pacific SeabirdsPacific Seabird GroupNorth AmericaUS1974presentNA---
PanurusEuropeCzech RepublicNA---
Passenger PigeonWisconsin Society for OrnithologyNorth AmericaUS1939presentNA---
Pennsylvania BirdsPennsylvania Society for OrnithologyNorth AmericaUS1987presentNA---
PicusEuropeItalyNA---
PodocesWESCA Wildlife NetworkAsiaIran2006PresentNA---
Quaderni di BirdwatchingEuropeItalyNA---
Québec OiseauxRegroupement QuébecOiseauxNorth AmericaCanadaNA---
Raptors ConservationSiberian Environmental CenterEurasiaRussia2005presentNA---
The RavenVirginia Society of OrnithologyNorth AmericaUS, VA1930presentNA---
The RedstartBrooks Bird ClubNorth AmericaUS, WV1933presentNA---
Brazilian Ornithological Society South AmericaBrazil1987presentYes0.387-
Revista Catalana d'OrnitologiaCatalan Ornithological InstituteEuropeSpain1981presentNA---
Ringing & MigrationBritish Trust for OrnithologyEuropeUK1975presentNA---
Rivista Italia di OrnitologiaEuropeItaly1911presentNA---
The Russian Journal of OrnithologyEuropeRussia1992NA---
SandgrouseOrnithological Society of the Middle EastMiddle EastUnited Kingdom1980presentNA---
ScopusEast Africa Natural History SocietyAfricaNA---
Scottish BirdsThe Scottish Ornithologists' ClubEuropeScotland1958presentNA---
SittaStazione Ornitologica LombardaEuropeItaly1987NA---
SiyothField Ornithology Group of Sri LankaAsiaSri LankaNA---
SlukaEuropeNA---
South Australian OrnithologistSouth Australian Ornithological AssociationSouth AustraliaAustralia1914presentNA---
South Dakota Bird NotesSouth Dakota Ornithologists' UnionNorth AmericaUS1949presentNA---
StiltAustralasian Wader Studies GroupAustralasiaAustralia1981presentNA---
StrixWild Bird Society of JapanAsiaJapanNA---
SylviaCzech Society for OrnithologyEuropeCzech Republic1936presentNA---
TattlerAustralasian Wader Studies GroupAustralasiaAustralia2006presentNA---
Te ManuSociété d'Ornithologie de PolynésieOceaniaFrench Polynesia1992presentNA---
TichodromaSlovak Ornithological SocietyEuropeSlovakia1987presentNA---
Utah BirdsUtah Ornithological SocietyNorth AmericaUS2010NA---
Virginia BirdsVirginia Society of OrnithologyNorth AmericaUS2004presentNA---
Die VogelweltEuropeGermany1990presentNA---
Wader StudyInternational Wader Study GroupInternational2015presentNA---
Wader Study Group BulletinInternational Wader Study GroupInternational19702014NA---
WaterbirdsWaterbird SocietyNorth AmericaUSpresentYes0.584-
Western BirdsWestern Field OrnithologistsNorth AmericaUS1970presentNA---
Wilson Journal of OrnithologyWilson Ornithological SocietyNorth AmericaUS1888presentYes0.574-
WildfowlWildfowl & Wetlands Trust Europe1948presentNA---
WingspanRoyal Australasian Ornithologists UnionAustralasia19912012NA---
World Birdwatch''BirdLife InternationalEuropeNA---