Talk:Lesser Antillean macaw

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--- Ara (sic!) sp. !??? ---

Is this some kind of sarcastic comment?

first sign your comments. and secondly no. The term sic! was common by some biologists until the 19th century for first scientific descriptions. --Melly42 (talk) 09:26, 21 April 2008 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 05:18, 1 January 2013 (UTC) This article is almost ready for becoming a GA. Just a few trifles I noticed:

• I think you should mention about the species' binomial authority in the lead. A line would do.
• At places you mention the surnames of some people which seem to be writers or ornithologists : Valdes, Woods, Steadman, Olson, Maíz; also Julian Hume and Johann Huttich. Need a link or a word about their occupation.

Fine with Valdes and Huttich. I just saw that the citation following the others' names are articles by them only. Then I don't think you need to mention their names, as naturally the claim you mention is supported by the article's authors. Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 12:59, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Which ones? I've named authors where there was disagreement, since it is good to know who says what, and is in favour of which theory. Much of what is claimed is somewhat controversial and impossible to prove, so I think it's good to know when only a few authors or one have proposed something. But I could remove their first names second time they're mentioned, as it was originally? FunkMonk (talk) 13:06, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

No, let it be as it is. Looks fine so. Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 14:37, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

• This species was described as being similar in colouration to the Scarlet Macaw, but with shorter tail feathers, as these were 18 or 15–20 inches long.[10] The tail feathers of the Scarlet Macaw are 2 feet long, and also differ by having blue tips, with the outer feathers being almost entirely blue The two measurements need convert templates. Add the template in the lead as well.
• I could not clearly know when the bird was confirmed extinct. At least when the IUCN listed it as Extinct.
• Human flesh links to the dab page anthropophagy; I could have fixed it, but I couldn't find a proper link in the page to convey its meaning.

Very few issues, we could get through these soon. Cheers, Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 05:18, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! Issues should be fixed now. The source did not state who Valdes was, but I'm pretty sure it is Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés. FunkMonk (talk) 07:35, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Good progress! One left to fix. Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 12:59, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, I've added a comment above, since I'm not sure exactly what is meant. FunkMonk (talk) 13:06, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

You have fixed all issues. I think it is worthy for being a GA. Congrats! Sainsf <^>_{Talk all words} 14:37, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Thanks! FunkMonk (talk) 14:38, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Removed text

Off topic text per WP:COATRACK:

In the same paper, they doubted the validity of another hypothetical extinct, sympatric parrot, the Guadeloupe Amazon (Amazona violacea), arguing it was also probably identical to the Imperial Amazon. Baffle gab1978 (talk) 19:50, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

I think I'll re add it and see what the reviewers think in a potential FAC. FunkMonk (talk) 23:59, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

IUCN status

It would appear the IUCN has removed this form their website? Maybe they don't find it valid anymore? FunkMonk (talk) 00:55, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Appears they don't find it valid[1], but the recently described subfossil may change this. Here their earlier entry is archived:[2] FunkMonk (talk) 14:22, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

This page says: "This taxon is Not Recognised as a species by BirdLife International". Maybe on the next update it will change. Dr. Lenaldo Vigo (talk) 02:09, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

I was thinking along the same lines... Though I think such changes can take years... FunkMonk (talk) 17:44, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

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Wrong link

The link to the Williams article goes to a different article about bats instead. Brutannica (talk) 15:27, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

Strange, removed link. FunkMonk (talk) 15:55, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

Lesser Antillean macaw

Just curious, but what's the opposite? Is there a Greater Antillean macaw? :) - Floydian ^τ _¢ 19:29, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

Though this is of course in jest, it touches on something that has annoyed me. Since this bird is only known from Guadeloupe, but other species of macaw may have lived on other Lesser Antillean islands, it should really be called the Guadeloupe macaw, since there would be other Lesser Antillean macaws. But that name is the official name according to BirdLife International. By that logic, the Cuban macaw could just as well have been called the "Greater Antillean macaw", as Cuba is part of the Greater Antilles... It is probably because this bird was also once thought to have lived on both Guadeloupe and Martinique, hence it would need a name implying a wider range... FunkMonk (talk) 19:36, 9 April 2018 (UTC)