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Contents 1 fun and games 2 articles i started 3 articles i unstubbed 4 pet articles 5 recent major contributions 5.1 major minor contributions 6 the dump 6.1 currently boxing: 6.2 citations for copy'n'paste 6.2.1 a-f 6.2.2 g-m 6.2.3 n-z 6.3 journal citations 7 the memory hole 7.1 interwiki list 7.2 todo list 7.3 missing citations 7.4 here i was lazy and dumped citation refs but did not check/add them 7.5 watchlist xp 8 the vanity section

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[edit] fun and games

• BJAODN
• Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Science
• WikiWorld cartoon archive - taste it you'll love it

[edit] articles i started

King Island Emu - Réunion Shelduck - Mauritian Shelduck - Mauritian Duck - Red Rail - Rodrigues Rail - Tahitian Red-billed Rail - Réunion Swamphen - Mascarene Coot - Réunion Night Heron - Rodrigues Night Heron - Ryukyu Woodpigeon - Réunion Pink Pigeon - Mauritius Blue Pigeon - Rodrigues Grey Pigeon - Black-fronted Parakeet - Mascarene Parrot - Rodrigues Parrot (image courtesy of User:Apokryltaros) - Réunion Red-and-green Parakeet - Cuban Red Macaw - Delalande's Coua - Réunion Kestrel - Réunion Owl - Mauritius Owl - Rodrigues Owl - Ryŭkyŭ Kingfisher - South Island Piopio - Bonin Grosbeak - Bonin Thrush - Arabian Ostrich - Tasmanian Emu - Pied Raven - Daito Varied Tit - Mukojima White-eye - Astraptes (see also A. fulgerator below) - Branta - Chen (genus) - Anser (genus)

[edit] articles i unstubbed

• New Caledonian Lorikeet
• Laysan Rail
• Hawaiian Rail (arguably; description still missing)
• Mariana Mallard
• Silvery Pigeon
• Laysan Millerbird
• Mysterious Starling
• Tuamotu Sandpiper
• Heath Hen
• Canarian Black Oystercatcher

[edit] pet articles

• Extinct birds
• Late Quaternary prehistoric birds
• Fossil birds

and pages linked from there, and so on

[edit] recent major contributions

• Sentinelese
• Ameca splendens
• Calidrid - taxonomy review, which was very much unfun.
• Formicariidae - another review which stopped short of a major revison but was fun tho.
• Astraptes fulgerator - not really a major contribution and I'm not seriously thinking about doing any work on it soon, just couldn't stand the crap anymore: "Astraptes is a genus of butterflies [...] investigated with DNA barcoding techniques [...] It currently contains only one species: "Astraptes fulgerator"". Boy. But: italicization was correct; one stands and wonders.
• a complete systematical review of Anseriformes, including many lower-level taxa contained therein down to subfamily level, and some genera and species, notably
• Anas and
• Dabbling duck
• Audubon's Shearwater (systematics)
• Puffinus (systematics)
• Titmouse (systematics)
• Fox Sparrow (systematics; species is likely to be split into 4 in the next years)
• Sea eagle (bird) (systematics & evolution)
• Dodo (complete makeover)
• Canarian Black Oystercatcher
• Owl - evolution & fossil record (not done yet)
• Danaus chrysippus - makeover, especially taxonomy & systematics
• Penguins (systematics and evolution)
• Gallotia (review)
• Cleaned up the ugly redirect hell in the Cracidae

[edit] major minor contributions

Pelagic Cormorant - Porphyrio - Gallirallus - Gruiformes - Laornis - Shanks (and tattlers of course) - Catharus - Carola's Parotia (check out the videos) - Chiffchaff (systematics) - Cairina (systematics) - Motacilla (systematics) - European Robin (minor makeover) - Grebe (systematics, evolution & fossil record) - Great Horned Owl (subspecies) - Raphinae (subfamily now, and justification for why) - Mallard (systematics and hybridization) - Fuerteventura Chat - Kanaloa (botany) (refs) - Mimic (minor makeover) - Polyplectron (systematics) - Armadillo (needs much work still, but not by me) - Hippopotamidae (fossil record & systematics review) - Danaus (genus) (species) - Giant Penguin (KILL KILL KILL) - Hoatzin - Kestrels (evolution) - Bryophyllum (makeover)

[edit] the dump

[edit] currently boxing:

• West Indian psittacids vs. Hummingbird hybrids
• Budgie color mutations vs. The Mother Of All Taxoboxes
• American "warbler" hybrids vs. Phylogeny & systematics of modern birds

[edit] citations for copy'n'paste

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* ??? (1997???): <species>. ''In:'' Poole, A. & Gill, F. (eds.): ''The Birds of North America'' '''???'''. [[Academy of Natural Sciences]], Philadelphia, PA & [[American Ornithologists' Union]], Washington, D.C. Online version, retrieved ???. <small>{{DOI|???}}</small> (requires subscription)

* '''Alsop''', Fred J., III (2001): ''Smithsonian Birds of North America, Western Region''. DK Publishing, Inc., New York City. <small>ISBN 0-7894-7157-4</small>

* '''Barlow''', Clive (1997): ''A field guide to birds of the Gambia and Senegal''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Pica Press]], Nr. Robertsbridge (East Sussex). <small>ISBN 1-873403-32-1</small>

* '''Beadle''', David & '''Rising''', Jim D. (2003): ''Sparrows of the United States and Canada : the photographic guide''. Princeton University Press, Princeton. <small>ISBN 0691117470</small>

* '''Bechstein''', Johann Matthäus (1811): ''Johann Lathams Allgemeine Übersicht der Vögel'' '''4'''(1).

* '''Beehler''', Bruce M., Pratt, Thane K. & Zimmerman, Dale A. (1986): ''Birds of New Guinea''. Princeton University Press, New Jersey. <small>ISBN 0-691-02394-8</small>

* '''BirdLife International''' (2000): ''Threatened Birds of the World''. Lynx Edicions & BirdLife International, Barcelona & Cambridge, UK. <small>ISBN 0946888396</small>

* '''Bonaparte''', Charles Lucien Jules Laurent (1850): ''Conspectus generum avium'' '''1'''. [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k990240 Fulltext at Gallica] <!-- Date of publication often given as 1851, but 1850 is correct -->

* '''Brewer''', David & '''Mackay''', Barry Kent (2001): ''Wrens, Dippers and Thrashers''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 1-873403-95-X</small>

* '''Brooke''', Michael (2004): ''Albatrosses and Petrels across the World''. Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York. <small>ISBN 0-19-850125-0</small>

* '''Brown''', Leslie Hilton (1976): ''Eagles of the world''. David & Charles, Newton Abbot. <small>ISBN 0-7153-7269-6</small>

* '''Bull''', John L.; Farrand, John Jr.; Rayfield, Susan & [[National Audubon Society]] (1977): ''The Audubon Society field guide to North American birds, Eastern Region''. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. <small>ISBN 0-394-41405-5</small><!-- 1984 is reprint -->

* '''Buller''', Walter L. (1905): ''Supplement to the 'Birds of New Zealand' ''(2 volumes). Published by the author, London.

* '''Burnie''', David & '''Wilson''', Don E. (editors) (2001): ''Smithsonian Institution Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife''. Washington DC & New York, Smithsonian Institution & Dorling Kindersley Publishing. <small>ISBN 0789477645</small>

* '''Byers''', Clive; Olsson, Urban & Curson, Jon (1995): ''Sparrows and Buntings: A Guide to the Sparrows and Buntings of North America and the World''. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. <small>ISBN 0395738733</small>

* '''Chantler''', Phil & '''Driessens''', Gerald (2000): ''Swifts : a guide to the swifts and treeswifts of the world''. Pica Press, Mountfield, East Sussex. <small>ISBN 1-873403-83-6</small>

* '''Chiappe''', Luis M. & '''Witmer''', Lawrence M. (eds.): Mesozoic Birds: Above the Heads of Dinosaurs: 160-183. <small>ISBN 0520200942</small>

* '''Clement''', Peter; Harris, Alan & Davis, John (1993): ''Finches and Sparrows: an identification guide''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-8017-2</small>

* '''Clement''', Peter & '''Hathaway''', Ren (2000): ''Thrushes''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-3940-7</small>

* '''Coates''', Brian J. (1985): ''The Birds of Papua New Guinea. Volume 1: Non-Passerines''. Dover Publications, Alderley, Queensland. <small>ISBN 0-9590257-0-7</small>

* '''Cokinos''', Christopher (2000): ''Hope is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds''. Tarcher. <small>ISBN 1585420069</small>

* '''Collar''', Nigel J.; Andreev, A. V.; Chan, S.; Crosby, M. J.; Subramanya, S. & Tobias, J. A. (editors) (2001): ''Threatened Birds of Asia: The BirdLife International Red Data Book''. BirdLife International. <small>ISBN 0946888442</small> [ HTML fulltext]

* '''Day''', David (1981): ''The Doomsday Book of Animals''. Ebury, London/Viking, New York. <small>ISBN 0-670-27987-0</small>

* '''del Hoyo''', Josep; Elliott, Andrew & Sargatal, Jordi (editors) (???): ''[[Handbook of Birds of the World]], Volume ?'': ???, Plates ???. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. <small>ISBN 84-87334-10-5</small> (Vol.1: 1992) <small>ISBN 84-87334-15-6</small> (Vol.2: 1994) <small>ISBN 84-87334-20-2</small> (Vol.3: 1996) <small>ISBN 84-87334-25-3</small> (Vol.5: 1999) <small>ISBN 84-87334-50-4</small> (Vol.8: 2003) <small>ISBN 84-87334-69-5</small> (Vol.9: 2004)

* '''Diamond''', Anthony W.& '''Roger Tory Peterson Institute''' (RTPI) (1989): Save the Birds''. Houghton Mifflin, Boson. <small>ISBN 0395511720</small>

* '''Erritzoe''', Johannes & '''Erritzoe''', Helga (1993): ''The Birds of CITES and How to Identify Them''. Lutterworth Press. <small>ISBN 071882895X</small>

* '''Feduccia''', Alan (1996): ''The Origin and Evolution of Birds''. Yale University Press, New Haven. <small>ISBN 0-300-06460-8</small>

* '''Ferguson-Lees''', James & '''Christie''', David A. (2001): ''Raptors of the World''. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. <small>ISBN 0618127623</small>

* '''Ferguson-Lees''', James; Christie, David A. & Franklin, Kim (2005): ''Raptors of the world: a field guide.'' [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London & Princeton. <small>ISBN 0-7136-6957-8</small>

* '''Flegg''', Jim (2002): ''Photographic Field Guide: Birds of Australia''. Reed New Holland, Sydney & London. <small>ISBN 1-876334-78-9</small>

* '''Forshaw''', Joseph M. & '''Cooper''', William T. (1981): ''Parrots of the World'' (3rd ed.). Press, Willoughby, Australia.

* '''ffrench'''<!---not capitalised--->, Richard; O'Neill, John Patton & Eckelberry, Don R. (1991): ''A guide to the birds of Trinidad and Tobago'' (2nd edition). Comstock Publishing, Ithaca, N.Y.. <small>ISBN 0-8014-9792-2</small>

* '''ffrench'''<!---not capitalised--->, Richard; O'Neill, John Patton & Eckelberry, Don R. (2003): ''A guide to the birds of Trinidad and Tobago''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-6759-1</small>

* '''Forshaw''', Joseph M. & Cooper, William T. (2002): ''Australian Parrots'' (3rd ed.). Alexander Editions. <small>ISBN 0958121206</small>

* '''Frith''', Harold James & Watts, Betty Temple (1984): ''Birds in the Australian High Country''. Angus & Robertson, London. <small>ISBN 0207144648</small>

* '''Fuller''', Errol (2000): ''Extinct Birds'' (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press, Oxford, New York. <small>ISBN 0198508379</small>

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* '''Gibbs''', David; Barnes, Eustace & Cox, John (2001): ''Pigeons and Doves''. A&C Black, London. <small>ISBN 1-873403-60-7</small>

* '''Gmelin''', Johann Friedrich (1789): ''[[Systema Naturae]] per regna tria naturae secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis (13th ed.)'' '''1''', part II. Georg Emanuel Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig].Part I is 1788

* '''Goodwin''', Derek & '''Gillmor''', Robert (1986): ''Crows of the World'' (2nd ed). British Museum of Natural History. <small>ISBN 0565009796</small>

* '''Greenway''', James C. Jr. (1967): ''Extinct and Vanishing Birds of the World'' (2nd ed.). Dover Publications, New York.

* '''Grimmett''', Richard; Inskipp, Carol, Inskipp, Tim & Byers, Clive (1999): ''Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives''. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.. <small>ISBN 0-691-04910-6</small>

* '''Haaramo''', Mikko (2006): [http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/ Mikko's Phylogeny Archive]: [http://www.fmnh.helsinki.fi/users/haaramo/Metazoa/Deuterostoma/Chordata/Archosauria/Urvogels/Enantiornithes_1.htm †Enantiornithes]. Version of 2006-APR-03. Retrieved 2006-OCT-02.</small>

* '''Harrap''', Simon & '''Quinn''', David (1996): ''Tits, Nuthatches & Treecreepers''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-3964-4</small>

* '''Harris''', Tony & '''Franklin''', Kim (2000): ''Shrikes & bush-shrikes : including wood-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, flycatcher-shrikes, philentomas, batises and wattle-eyes''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-3861-3

* '''Harrison''', Peter (1983): ''Seabirds: An Identification Guide''. Croon Helm, Beckenham. <small>ISBN 0-7099-1207-2</small><!-- 1991 is reprint or new edition -->

* '''Harrison''', Peter (1987): ''Seabirds of the world : a photographic guide''. Princeton University Press, Princeton. <small>ISBN 0691015511</small><!-- 1996 is reprint or 2nd edition -->

* '''Harrison''', Peter (1988): ''Seabirds'' (2nd ed.). [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7470-1410-8</small>

* '''Hayman''', Peter; Marchant, John & Prater, Tony (1986): ''Shorebirds: an identification guide to the waders of the world''. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. <small>ISBN 0-395-60237-8</small>

* '''Heather''', Barrie D. & '''Robertson''', Hugh A. (1996): ''The Field Guide to the Birds of New Zealand''. Viking/Penguin, Auckland. <small>ISBN 0-670-86911-2</small>

* '''Higgins''', P.J.; & Davies, S.J.J.F. (eds.) (1996): ''[[Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds]]. Volume 3: Snipe to Pigeons''. Oxford University Press: Melbourne. <small>ISBN 0-19-553070-5</small>

* '''Hilty''', Steven L. (2003): ''Birds of Venezuela''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-6418-5</small>

* '''Howell''', Steven N. G. & '''Webb''', Sophie (1995): ''A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America''. Oxford University Press, Oxford & New York. <small>ISBN 0-19-854012-4</small>

* '''Jaramillo''', Alvaro & '''Burke''', Peter (1999): ''New World Blackbirds''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-4333-1</small>

* '''Johnsgard''', Paul A. (2002): ''North American Owls: Biology and Natural History'', 2nd ed.. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington DC. <small>ISBN 1-56098-939-4</small>

* '''Kaufman''', Kenn (1996): ''Lives of North American Birds''. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY. <small>ISBN 0395770173</small>

* '''King''', Warren B. (editor) (1981): ''Endangered Birds of the World; The ICBP Bird Red Data Book''. <small>ISBN 0-87474-584-5</small>

* '''Konig''', Claus; Weick, Friedhelm & Becking, Jan-Hendrik (1999): ''Owls: A guide to the owls of the world.'' Yale University Press, New Haven. <small>ISBN 0300079206</small>

* '''Lambrecht''', Kálmán (1933): ''Handbuch der Palaeornithologie''. Gebrüder Bornträger, Berlin.

* '''Latham''', John (1781-1787): ''A general synopsis of birds''. London. Vol. I, part 1, 1781; part 2, 1782; Vol. II, 1783; Vol. III, 1785; Suppl. I, 1787.

* '''Latham''', John (1821-28): ''A general history of birds''. Vol. 9, 1824

* '''Luther''', Dieter (1996): ''Die ausgestorbenen Vögel der Welt (Die neue Brehm-Bücherei '''424''')'' (4th ed.). [in German] Westarp-Wissenschaften, Magdeburg; Spektrum, Heidelberg. <small>ISBN 3-89432-213-6</small>

* '''Madge''', Steve & '''Burn''', Hilary (1987): ''Wildfowl : an identification guide to the ducks, geese and swans of the world''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-3999-7</small>

* '''Madge''', Steve & '''Burn''', Hilary (1994): ''Crows and jays: a guide to the crows, jays and magpies of the world''. A&C Black, London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-3999-7</small>

* '''Madge''', Steve; McGowan, Philip J. K. & Kirwan, Guy M. (2002): ''Pheasants, partidges and grouse : a guide to the pheasants, partridges, quails, grouse, guineafowl, buttonquails and sandgrouse of the world''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-3966-0</small>

* '''Mlíkovský''', Jirí (2002): ''Cenozoic Birds of the World, Part 1: Europe''. Ninox Press, Prague. <small>ISBN 80-901105-3-8</small> [http://www.nm.cz/download/JML-18-2002-CBE.pdf PDF fulltext]<!-- This should be treated with extreme caution as regards merging of species. Splits are usually good though. See also critical review in Auk121:623-627 here http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3793/is_200404/ai_n9396879 -->

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* '''[[National Geographic Society]]''' (2002): ''Field Guide to the Birds of North America''. National Geographic, Washington DC. <small>ISBN 0-792-26877-6</small>

* '''Ogilvie''', Malcolm Alexander & '''Rose''', Chris (2003): ''Grebes of the World''. B. Coleman, Uxbridge. <small>ISBN 1-872842-03-8</small>

* '''Olsen''', Klaus Malling & '''Larsson''', Hans (2003): ''[[Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America]]''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-7087-8</small>

* '''Olsen''', Klaus Malling & '''Larsson''', Hans (1995): ''Terns of Europe and North America''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0-7136-4056-1</small>

* '''Olson''', Storrs L. (1985): The fossil record of birds. ''In:'' Farner, D.S.; King, J.R. & Parkes, Kenneth C. (eds.): ''Avian Biology'' '''8''': 79-238. Academic Press, New York.

* '''Paulson''', Dennis R. (2005) ''Shorebirds of North America: a photographic guide''. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J.. <small>ISBN 0-691-12107-9</small>

* '''Peterson''', Roger Tory & '''Peterson''', Virginia Marie (1990): ''Peterson's Field Guide to Western Birds (3rd ed.)''. Houghton Mifflin. <small>ISBN 061813218X</small>

* '''Peterson''', Roger Tory (1998): ''A Field Guide to the Birds of Texas and Adjacent States.'' Houghton Mifflin. <small>ISBN 0395921384</small>

* '''Prater''', Tony; Marchant, John & [[Peter Hayman|Hayman, Peter]] (1986): ''Shorebirds: an identification guide to the waders of the world''. [[Helm Identification Guides|Christopher Helm]], London. <small>ISBN 0747014035</small>

* '''Pratt''', H.; Bruner, P & Berrett, D. (1987): ''The Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific''. Princeton University Press, Princeton. <small>ISBN 0-691-08402-5</small>

* '''Rising''', Jim D. & '''Beadle''', David (1996): ''A Guide to the Identification and Natural History of the Sparrows of the United States and Canada''. Academic Press, San Diego. <small>ISBN 0125889712</small><!-- 1997, 2002 are reprints -->

* '''Sereno''', P. C. (2005): ''[http://www.taxonsearch.org/dev/file_home.php TaxonSearch: Stem Archosauria]''. Version ???, 2005 November 7. Retrieved ???.

* [[Charles Sibley|'''Sibley''', Charles Gald]] & '''Monroe''', Burt L. Jr. (1990): ''Distribution and taxonomy of the birds of the world: A Study in Molecular Evolution''. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT. <small>ISBN 0-300-04969-2</small>

* [[David Allen Sibley|'''Sibley''', David Allen]] (2000): ''The Sibley Guide to Birds''. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. <small>ISBN 0-679-45122-6</small>

* [[David Allen Sibley|'''Sibley''', David Allen]] (2003): ''The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America''. Alfred A. Knopf, New York. <small>ISBN 0-679-45120-X</small>

* '''Snow''', David W.; Perrins, Christopher M.; Doherty, Paul & Cramp, Stanley (1998): ''The complete birds of the western Palaearctic on CD-ROM''. Oxford University Press. <small>ISBN 0192685791</small>

* '''Steadman''', David William (2006): ''Extinction and Biogeography of Tropical Pacific Birds''. University of Chicago Press. <small>ISBN 0226771423.</small>

* '''Stiles''', F. Gary & '''Skutch''', Alexander Frank (1989): ''A guide to the birds of Costa Rica''. Comistock, Ithaca. <small>ISBN 0-8014-9600-4</small>

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[edit] journal citations

• Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics: ''[[Annual Reviews|Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst.]]''

• Auk: ''[[Auk (journal)|]]''

• Biological Journal of the Linnean Society: ''[[Biological Journal of the Linnean Society|Biol. J. Linn. Soc.]]''

• British Birds: ''[[British Birds|Brit. Birds]]''

• Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club: ''[[Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club|Bull. B. O. C.]]''

• Comptes Rendus Palevol: ''[[Les Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences|C. R. Palevol]]''

• Comptes Rendus Paris: ''[[Les Comptes rendus de l'Académie des sciences|C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris]]''

• Condor: ''[[Condor (journal)|]]''

• Ecology: ''[[Ecology (journal)|]]''

• Emu: ''[[Emu (journal)|]]''

• Evolution: ''[[Evolution (journal)|]]''

• Ibis: ''[[Ibis (journal)|]]''

• Journal of Avian Biology: ''[[Journal of Avian Biology|J. Avian Biol.]]''

• Journal of Biogeography: ''[[Journal of Biogeography|J. Biogeogr.]]''

• Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: ''[[Society of Vertebrate Paleontology|J. Vertebr. Paleontol.]]''

• Journal of Young Investigators: ''[[Journal of Young Investigators]]''

• Journal of Zoology: ''[[Journal of Zoology|J. Zool.]]''

• Lancet: ''[[Lancet (journal)|]]''

• Nature: ''[[Nature (journal)|]]''

• Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: ''[[Proceedings_of_the_Royal_Society#Proceedings_of_the_Royal_Society_B|Proc. R. Soc. B]]''

• Science: ''[[Science (journal)|]]''

• Wilson Bulletin: ''[[Wilson Bulletin]]''

• Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society: ''[[Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society|Zool. J. Linn. Soc.]]''

[edit] the memory hole

[edit] interwiki list

• cs:Cnemiornis
• de:Rotschillernder Blauara
• de:Macquarie-Ziegensittich
• it:Colymboides
• it:Colymboides minutus
• it:Gaviella
• it:Gaviella pusilla
• it:Neogaeornis
• it:Pseudaptenodytes macraei
• ja:ダイトウウグイス (Cettia diphone restricta)
• pt:Papagaio-cinzento-das-Maurícias

[edit] todo list

• Amami Thrush - taxo ref
• Bird of prey
• Bird species new to science
• Coccyzidae - check validity, taxobox, redirect from/to Coccyzinae
• Danio - makeover
• Danionin - makeover
• Elephant Bird - makeover
• Falconidae
• Gallinule
• Gallinuloides - see also Rallus
• Gobius lagocephalus
• Grey Nightjar and Devil Bird
• Himalayan Quail - cleanup
• Izu Thrush- check ssp. yakushimensis
• Kererū - systematics
• Kting Voar] - refs
• Laopteryx - taxobox, refs (almost certainly not avian)
• List of Ig Nobel Prize winners - see here
• List of years in birding and ornithology
• Megapode - systematics & extinctions
• Mesembriornis - see talk
• Near passerine
• New Zealand Swan - taxonomy
• Ornimegalonyx - subspecies
• Palaeospheniscus biloculatus - taxonomy
• Pink-headed Duck - cleanup
• Plotopteridae - cite refs in text
• Rodrigues Starling - taxonomy stuff
• Ruff - references
• Siau Scops-owl
• Sophiornithidae
• South Georgia Pintail
• Struthioniformes - systematics (split up)
• Tasman Booby
• Ultra-high-energy cosmic ray - references
• Water caltrop - consequently called "water chestnut" in the article, but this is confusing and should be avoided.
• Zhylgaia - species-level taxonomy

[edit] missing citations

• Alexornis
• Anthropodyptes
• Baptornis
• Elopteryx
• Enantiornis
• Gobipteryx
• Iberomesornis
• Incolornis
• Kuszholia
• Longipteryx
• Polarornis
• Proornis
• Prophaethon
• Sapeornis
• Zhyraornis

[edit] here i was lazy and dumped citation refs but did not check/add them

• Canary Islands Quail
• Common Moorhen
• Elf Owl
• Great Reed Warbler
• Gruiformes
• Hesperornithes
• Myotragus balearicus
• Palaelodus
• Passenger Pigeon
• Presbyornithidae
• Southern Boobook

[edit] watchlist xp

• Apo's Art
• Elmo's Dinos
• Frankie's Birds
• Gaston's Critters

[edit] the vanity section

		The Bio-star
		For endless work on the taxonomy, systematics, evolution and fossil record of birds Sabine's Sunbird talk 06:05, 12 September 2006 (UTC) (And not to forget the Tuamotu Sandpiper Dysmorodrepanis 11:31, 12 September 2006 (UTC))

		The Original Barnstar
For your scientific work on Avian (and potentially pre-Avian) articles. Thanks for all your hard work! Firsfron of Ronchester 03:10, 10 November 2006 (UTC)