Talk:Savannah sparrow

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Removed minor vandalism "There are actually no such thing as Savannah Sparrows!!!!" 99.240.198.86 (talk) 20:55, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

Inconsistent systematics
Needs some work to bring it into line with current systematics. Needs to include refs (either to the primary literature or to the various taxonomic authorities). Language also needs to be edited for consistency throughout; shouldn't say "x is now considered a full sp." (or even "x is sometimes considered a full sp") & then go on to refer to x as a "subspecies" -- should use "taxon/taxa" (tho perhaps too technical?) "complex" (rather than "species"), "subdivision", "subtype", etc.

Choices would be to (i) accept the species splits and split into multiple Wikipedia pages or (ii) treat the complex under a single page (as currently), noting which of them are 'sometimes considered full species' or 'under consideration as full species' or somesuch.

None of the authorities seem to include San Benito or Belding's as subtaxa of rostratus, so lumping these 3 together as "Large-billed" may not be legit. See http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=249F7C3C69FB2383&sec=taxontable&version=recent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gould363 (talk • contribs) 18:35, 5 August 2012 (UTC)

Move discussion in progress
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Nomenclature
What does it mean that P. sandwichensis's specific name refers to "Sandwich, Unalaska, or Aleutians area"? I can find no record of such a place (although the very same descriptive wording in respect of this bird's origin is found on https://www.eastsideaudubon.org/corvid-crier/2019/8/28/savannah-sparrow). Mucketymuck (talk) 22:56, 31 March 2023 (UTC)