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wintibird

André Weiss

Opus Editor

• Oct 11, 2008

• #1

Dodo. What should we do with this article? A short google search shows that it is a Wikipedia copy and it doesn't fit with our headings at all? Furthermore, should I place it in the Columbidae taxonomy? And if yes where?

André

 

Last edited: Oct 11, 2008

njlarsen

Gallery Moderator

Opus Editor

Supporter

• Oct 11, 2008

• #2

Clements places Dodo in Raphidae, together with the also extinct Reunion Solitaire and Rodrigues Solitaire.

Regarding the text, if you have time, rewrite it to fit, otherwise make a note in bold at the top stating that this entry needs revision?

Cheers
Niels

 

wintibird

André Weiss

Opus Editor

• Oct 12, 2008

• #3

Thanks Niels, I will do the second as other things are much higher on my priority list

André

 

Kits

Picture Picker

Social Media Editor

• Oct 12, 2008

• #4

I have cleaned it and rewritten it!

 

wintibird

André Weiss

Opus Editor

• Oct 13, 2008

• #5

Thank you:t:

André

 

david kelly

Drive-by Birder

• Oct 13, 2008

• #6

The Reunion Solitaire is now known to have been an ibis, called Threskiornis solitarius. See Cheke and Hume "The Lost Land of the Dodo" 2008. No Raphid bones have been found from Reunion but subfossil remains attributable to Threskiornis have been. They make a pretty convincing case that the Reunion Solitaire was this ibis, which could fly, albeit poorly. They also state that the raphids fall within the Columbidae but close to the base along with Nicobar Pigeon.

David

 

wintibird

André Weiss

Opus Editor

• Oct 13, 2008

• #7

Thanks for the information. In the Opus we will stick to the Clements taxonomy for now.

 

david kelly

Drive-by Birder

• Oct 22, 2008

• #8

wintibird said:

Thanks for the information. In the Opus we will stick to the Clements taxonomy for now.

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Except for Gulls;-)

David

 

Kits

Picture Picker

Social Media Editor

• Oct 22, 2008

• #9

LOL, David! Thanks for the info, though.

 

njlarsen

Gallery Moderator

Opus Editor

Supporter

• Oct 22, 2008

• #10

What Andre meant was that we use Clements for Family level decisions
For species level decisions, we have for a long time has a consensus policy: starting from S&M 96, there has to be a consensus of H&M and Clements to change.
cheers
Niels

 

AlexC

Aves en Los Ángeles

Opus Editor

• Oct 23, 2008

• #11

njlarsen said:

What Andre meant was that we use Clements for Family level decisions
For species level decisions, we have for a long time has a consensus policy: starting from S&M 96, there has to be a consensus of H&M and Clements to change.
cheers
Niels

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Family level decisions and species sequencing.