Talk:Red-necked avocet

Capitalization
I don't think the name of the bird should be capitalized in the text. We don't capitalize "pileated woodpecker", for example. --  Kenatipo   speak! 01:48, 22 June 2012 (UTC)


 * err, yes we do. Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:16, 22 June 2012 (UTC)


 * I stand corrected. (Now I'll go to my grave wondering whether the bald eagles I read and heard about were Bald Eagles or just eagles whose hair fell out.  )   --  Kenatipo    speak! 15:18, 23 June 2012 (UTC)


 * In general, according to Naming conventions (fauna), common names of animals are not capitalized, except for those words which are a proper name – for example, North Atlantic right whale. However, for WP:WikiProject Birds, the adopted convention is to require capitalization of each word in the common name of a species (or subspecies). Refer to Naming conventions (birds) for a detailed description of the rules.  For the sake of completeness, capitalization is also permitted (but not required) for the common names of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)  and Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies), but not for those of other insects or of other animals.   Groll &tau;ech  (talk) 05:51, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

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