Talk:Dall sheep

message: The article states that "Dall sheep live in subarctic mountain ranges" but in fact their range extends well into the Arctic as well, and there is a large Dall Sheep population in the Brooks Range. 69.178.87.100 (talk) 05:54, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: The cougar is not among its primary predators (not even in its Southern range)?--Kmhkmh (talk) 22:48, 17 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  predators

message: ... in the first paragraph.
S C Cheese (talk) 18:14, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Recursive link on thinhorn sheep 

message: Can someone please explain why the article was moved to thinhorn sheep in the absence of a discussion, and with inconsistent or nonexistence referencing re: the name? It looks like Primefac was trying to fix a cut/paste move, but I don't see a rationale for the change, apart from a mention in the IUCN redlist, that is cryptic at best. Acroterion (talk) 13:37, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I am also kind of surprised this was moved without discussion. Not to be that guy but I've always heard them referred to as Dall sheep. There was also no real reason for "fixing" all references to this animal to reflect the name change as redirects are a thing. Beeblebrox (talk) 15:27, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I just did a little googling, and most of the top hits for "thinhorn sheep" yield results that use "Dall sheep" rather prominently. I really feel like this is a mistake. Beeblebrox (talk) 15:31, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I have reverted the undiscussed move. Is there anyone in favor of moving this to thinhorn sheep? I am happy to open an WP:RM to discuss if at least one person is a strong supporter. — hike395 (talk) 17:09, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

text: From what I see, "thinhorn" is primarily used for Canadian subspecies, otherwise known as "stone sheep," which tend to be gray, as opposed to the very white Dall sheep. I can't find a good source that gives an answer to the overall English common name for Ovis dalli as a species. Acroterion (talk) 17:11, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: My main concern is that "Dall sheep" can mean either Ovis dalli dalli or Ovis dalli, so the current title doesn't obey WP:PRECISE. "Thinhorn sheep" seems less recognizable, so is less good for WP:COMMONNAME. If the consensus is that "Dall sheep" is too ambiguous, or if there isn't a consensus on "Dall sheep", then WP:FAUNA tells us to move this to Ovis dalli. But I'm curious what other editors think. — hike395 (talk) 19:31, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: That might be the best solution. Acroterion (talk) 20:14, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Move 

message: There appears to be continued editor confusion between "Thinhorn sheep" (common name for Ovis dalli), "Dall sheep" (common name for Ovis dalli) and "Dall sheep" (common name for Ovis dalli dalli). In an attempt to make the article unambiguous, I converted common name usage throughout the article to the scientific abbreviation for the species (O. dalli). I'm starting to believe that  was correct in the RM, above, and that the article should be titled Thinhorn sheep. Comments or thoughts from other editors? — hike395 (talk) 15:07, 31 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Continued common name confusion