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Requested move

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The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was not moved. Orderinchaos 21:12, 23 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]


Australian Wood DuckManed Duck – Wikipedia/IOC name synchronization....Move bar locked. User concerns about name change....Pvmoutside (talk) 15:21, 14 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]


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I saw you reverted Maned Duck back to Australian Wood Duck. FYI, Wikipedia uses the IOC (Internationl Ornithological Congress) bidlist as it's official english names list. (see e.g. Talk:Tasmanian Nativehen#Nomenclature). I realize that conversation was over a hyphen, but Wikipedia is making a concerted effort to use all the names on that list. Local/regional name preferences are not one of the reasons to use a nd alternate name. I am going to revert back to Maned Duck, unless you can find a more compelling argument. Let me know....Pvmoutside (talk) 15:15, 11 August 2011 (UTC)

Oh please, International Ornithological Congress (which isn't the bible) is trying to force the name it wants not what is common (WP:COMMON) within its native country. Sorry but you will have to use the WP:RM per the bird project which states if it is disputed. Fact is Australian Wood Duck is a far more common name then Maned Duck and even the Australian Museum, Canberra Ornithologists Group, University of Queensland, Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association and Centennial Park (Sydney) uses Australian Wood Duck (not a "regional term/name"). Bidgee (talk) 15:42, 11 August 2011 (UTC)
Brigee, thats not it all all. Many of the committees worldwide are trying to find a way communicate commonly about birds. I invite you to go to the Wikiproject Birds discussion page to learn more about why this is taking place.....Pvmoutside (talk) 15:01, 14 August 2011 (UTC)
The IOC, Clements, Birdlife Internatonal, Sibley and Monroe, ebird, and Howard & Moore all refer to the Australian Wood Duck as the Maned Duck. It appeared the Australian Wood Duck was a regional name, so I moved it. In North America, we have the Wood Duck. So if we choose to keep the name as Australian Wood Duck, then NA's Wood Duck becomes American Wood Duck???????? The name listed on the page now is Australian Wood Duck. My guess is we want it reverted back to Maned Duck? I am now locked and can't make the revert. Pvmoutside (talk) 00:26, 15 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
  • I first recognized this bird in my hometown of Maryborough, Queensland in 2009. Simpson and Day's 7Ed "Field Guide to the Birds of Australia" allowed me to identify it as I was able to see, from about 75 metres, that it had a mane. The mane was the clincher as far as identification went. Simpson and Day describe it, on page 64, as the "Australian Wood (Maned) Duck". A nice compromise, me thinks. Since my first sighting, I have always thought of it as the Maned Duck. Haven't seen one yet in Alice Springs, though their range does extend here. Maybe I'll ask some Aboriginal people what they call it, and really throw a cat among the pigeons as far as its common name goes! Greg Winterflood (talk) 01:21, 20 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Chenonetta jubata female 2.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on September 26, 2011. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2011-09-26. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng {chat} 16:53, 23 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Australian Wood Duck
The Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata, female shown here) is a dabbling duck found throughout much of Australia. This 45–51 cm (18–20 in) duck looks like a small goose, and feeds on grassland mostly by grazing in flocks. Unusually for a duck, it rarely swims.Photo: JJ Harrison

Issues with the Picture of the Day: POTD/2011-09-26

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The last sentence "... Unusually for a duck, it rarely swims.". is simply NOT TRUE !! What the author MAY have been trying to say is that "Unusually for a duck, it can live far away from water for a long time", but that is not the same thing. Old_Wombat (talk) 08:10, 27 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, at the time I wrote the blurb, that's what the article said. howcheng {chat} 19:12, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Australian Wood Duck duckling.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on December 29, 2011. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2011-12-29. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng {chat} 19:10, 28 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Australian Wood Duck duckling
An Australian Wood Duck (Chenonetta jubata) duckling. Also known as the Maned Duck or Maned Goose, this species of dabbling duck is found throughout most of Australia. Its habitat includes lightly wooded swamps, marshes, open woodland and grassland.Photo: Benjamint444

Yerrinbool

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'Yerrinbool' is supposed to be the Aboriginal name for Wood Duck. is this so? If it is, which Aboriginal language does it come from? The town in the Wingecarribee Shire that has this name seems to have been given it by a real estate agent, circa 1919. I doubt that Yerrinbool is, for example, a Tharawal or Gundungerra word, since the species is so widespread. Does anyone know for sure? Bluedawe 04:02, 29 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move 2

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The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the proposal was not moved. --BDD (talk) 23:31, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Australian Wood DuckManed Duck – WP Birds have been using IOC names for 2 or 3 years following a consensus decision. Work has continued to enhance the consistency between IOC and Wiki species names for birds. See also WP:CCC. Snowman (talk) 11:15, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.