Talk:Black-and-red broadbill

IOC World Bird List is monotypic
, the IOC World Bird List shows the black-and-red broadbill as monotypic so far. AryKun (talk) 03:11, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I noticed that after writing my message, but IUCN/Birdlife are a major source for bird articles in general, so their dissenting view should get a little more visibility in the article. It is kind of strange that the assessment for affinis is just cited, without any comment. Micromesistius (talk) 08:45, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
 * In the subspecies section for affinis, there is a bit on how it's considered a distinct species by some authorities. AryKun (talk) 10:55, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Distribution in Singapore
, I don't see the utility in adding the information about the s[ecies being common in Singapore when Farquhar visited. He visited in the early 1800's, and the broadbill was commonly seen in Singapore for well over a century after that. Additionally, it's not like Farquhar's visit was particularly significant; none of the other sources I've seen refer to it. AryKun (talk) 13:16, 23 November 2022 (UTC)


 * I see... I was synchronizing some common sources from the Malay version of this same page, that is where the book source mentioning Farquhar comes from. I saw that what the book cited looks like it could add into appropriate parts of the English version too. But, if my additions here makes them become more overstating instead (that I'm not aware of) and that part needs to be cleared, I understand. -- Mat Kiyan (talk) 13:41, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Not every version of Wikipedia needs to be exactly identical; different language versions could give different levels of emphasis to different points. Also, the Malay article looks very short to me and so I don't see it as a great guide for structuring this article, which has already been through Good article and Featured article reviews. I've reinstated the old version since the addition made the sentence structure somewhat clunky and also unnecessarily emphasized Farquhar's visit. AryKun (talk) 13:58, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I understand that too. Thank you for taking the time to listen from & advise someone who is new to this type of work like me. 😊 -- Mat Kiyan (talk) 14:16, 23 November 2022 (UTC)