Talk:Blue-and-yellow macaw

message: Can I know what is the source of the information in the "In Captivity" section? Birdeditor 22:55, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I would like to know why there is a "In Captivity" section to begin with. Macgreco 03:23, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Source? 

message: Why was this reversion done? The eliminated image is better than the one that is currently in the lead. Debivort 07:07, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Ask the person who made the change on his talk page.  Jackaranga 08:01, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I did not move the picture, but it seems to me that the wing feathers look a bit ragged, and I guess that it might have had its wing feathers clipped.  I think that description says that the photo was taken in Italy, so it is not a wild one. Snowman 08:16, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  main image 

message: This paragraph ought to be deleted.  It sounds like baloney to me.  I find it meaningless.  Aggressive?  Against whom?  Baby?  A playful nestling? Maurice Fox (talk) 22:34, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Behavior 

message: Why is the word 'macaw' capitalized in the article name?  'Macaw' is not a proper noun.  If there are none to dispute this, I will recommend that this article be moved to Blue-and-yellow macaw. DRosenbach (Talk | Contribs) 22:17, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: AFAIK, it's like that because of the naming guidelines for bird-related articles on WP set out at WP:BIRDS#Bird_names_and_article_titles... --Kurt Shaped Box 22:30, 29 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The last sentence of the first paragraph of the page you direct to specifically states that one must not abide by the "rules" listed below...and this rule is in direct opposition to grammar of the English language.  This is entirely unencyclopedic. DRosenbach (Talk | Contribs) 01:39, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed it does (I wasn't even aware of that myself). There is no specific 'Wikipedia rule' to prevent you from changing the capitalization in this (and other birds) articles - only a long-standing consensus amongst members of WP:BIRDS. I'm neither a member of this project, nor an ornithologist myself - but as I understand it, capitalizing the common names of birds is standard practice in ornithological circles. The naming conventions for birds on WP have obviously been adapted from this. I was just about to suggest that you take your query to Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Birds for clarification and/or debate - but I see that you already have... --Kurt Shaped Box 08:44, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Go ahead and move the article - I think the cap M goes against the manual of style and makes little sense besides. de Bivort 17:26, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Please don't move the article. It would then be the only one of 10000+ bird species to be lower case. Please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Birds Jimfbleak 17:59, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Macaw vs. macaw 

message: I've heard that the Blue-and-yellow Macaw has a rather long life-span (~100 years... one Macaw named Charlie lived for 109 years as of 2008; hatched in 1899). I think it's worth noting this down if verifiable and true. --Zybez (talk) 17:21, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Life-span 

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