User talk:Cuckooroller

Hello, Cuckooroller! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking

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Hi, Steve. I left you this message by clicking on the word "talk" in your signature. —JerryFriedman (Talk) 14:41, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No problem. I hope it helps you keep making your valuable contributions. —JerryFriedman (Talk) 16:29, 2 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Aceros leucocephalus

When uploading the file, I plugged the scientific name into the search field and currently the hornbill is listed with "Mindanao Wrinkled Hornbill" being the article title and main common name and "Writhed Hornbill" being a secondary name. Should the entire article be moved to Writhed Hornbill? Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 02:04, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. The two taxonomic authorities to look at first, are the Howard & Moore, and then secondarily, the Clements. Generally speaking also the HBW is pretty good on taxonomy. As far as the Sibley-Monroe - forget it. There is no academic taxonomic group behind the list any longer as far as I know, and the list itself is outdated for many things - they have not published anything since about 1996 updating it. The IOC indications, are not to be considered a taxonomic source. They are mistakenly thought to be a taxonomic list, but the publication provides only suggested homologation as far as nomenclature (i.e., the English Common Names). I do have the Howard & Moore, 3° Ed., that I encoded myself into Excel, including the races. If you can figure out how to send me a note to my e-mail (I don't want my e-mail generally available, and I don't know how to send you an e-mail since I am new to the Wiki), then I can send the file to you so that you have an authoritative source to refer to.

Writhed Hornbill is certainly the primary name, and Mindanao Wrinkled Hornbill is not.--Steve Pryor (talk) 08:27, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bird location

The flickr photographer of File:Lonchura atricapilla jagori -Camiguin Sur-8-3c.jpg has just told me that he photographed it on Cebu. Does that change your conclusion? Snowman (talk) 20:51, 22 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Recent stuff on WP:Birds

Hi Steve, no urgent plans to go to Neotrops, just couldn't resist the new field-guide when I was in London recently (though it's certainly hastening my plans!) Still have to go to Kadavu in Fiji and would like to do an 'unofficial-tour' to Taveuni etc in the near-future....how about you, any plans? Aviceda talk 08:08, 10 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Location African Bird

Hi Cuckoo-roller,

The photo you indicated was taken in Zimbabwe just southwest of Bulawayo. I hope this helps!

Neelix (talk) 11:01, 13 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Are you on holiday?

I have noticed that you have not contributed to the Bird talk page recently. Have you gone away on holiday? There are more birds that need identifying ready for when you come back. Snowman (talk) 18:39, 27 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Guaiabero

Here's one I am expanding from your neck of the woods. My older edition of Forshaw actually doesn't have too much on it, so all material welcome :) Casliber (talk · contribs) 19:47, 2 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you had a reference discussing nesting habits or diet, that'd be mighty helpful. Also any update on validity of subspecies. It is big enough for DYK anyway. The other thing needed is to retrieve the fulltext of the journals and have a read - I am good for medical but not general bio ones. Casliber (talk · contribs) 21:17, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Amazona

Do you remember this one? File:Amazona farinosa -South Lakes Wild Animal Park -England-6a.jpg. I phoned the zoo and they said they had two Mealy Amazons and one Orange-winged Amazon. The Orange-winged Amazon had clipped wings and had to be taken out of the aviary. Snowman (talk) 11:06, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lazy fliers

Yes, I think the only reason the article should mention anything about a tendency to flightlessness is because it is suggested in other sources such as Britannica. As that publication is often used as a source of trusted encyclopedic information I think we should at least have a note addressing the point and discounting it as pure speculation. --Tony Wills (talk) 20:41, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Bare-faced Bulbul

Looks like Shymal beat me to it. Sabine's Sunbird talk 19:12, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ibis

Please see comments for Bird 1124. Snowman (talk) 10:04, 8 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]