Talk:List of birds of Oregon
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editIs it generally discouraged to display numerous images along the right-hand side of the page like this? If not, I suggest lining the right side with images of some of the birds listed to illustrate the beauty and variety of birds in Oregon. Any thoughts or concerns? --Another Believer (Talk) 03:25, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
- As far as I know, it's not discouraged, it might even be encouraged. Another example is List of cities and unincorporated communities in Oregon. I think it dresses up an otherwise drab list page, so yours is a good idea. Katr67 (talk) 04:27, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
- Great! Well, I added a bunch of images, only to realize they bundled up all the 'edit' links at the bottom of the page. I tried spacing them out a bunch, but the edit links still bundle in some places. Will try improving this later. I do think the pictures liven up the list, though! --Another Believer (Talk) 19:42, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
- I was looking for something about tables of content and learned that there is a "magic word" fix for the edit link situation. I think it was used on the cities list I linked above. If I get around to it I can search for it, if you don't beat me to it. But yeah, looks nice--that's a lot of birds! My only quibble is I don't like how it looks when images overlap section heading rule lines. If it won't leave too much white space, you could use {{clr}} templates at the end of sections to fix that. Also, although overriding the thumb size preferences is discouraged, in this case it might be better to make all the images the same size. Katr67 (talk) 00:39, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
- After looking at the communities link you offered, I noticed the 'no edit section' command. I used this on the birds list to remove the edit links, and I think it looks much nicer. I am not familiar with the clr template you recommended--I will have to check it out. Feel free to re-size/move/remove any of the images that cross section heading lines. Thanks again! --Another Believer (Talk) 03:00, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
- I was looking for something about tables of content and learned that there is a "magic word" fix for the edit link situation. I think it was used on the cities list I linked above. If I get around to it I can search for it, if you don't beat me to it. But yeah, looks nice--that's a lot of birds! My only quibble is I don't like how it looks when images overlap section heading rule lines. If it won't leave too much white space, you could use {{clr}} templates at the end of sections to fix that. Also, although overriding the thumb size preferences is discouraged, in this case it might be better to make all the images the same size. Katr67 (talk) 00:39, 3 April 2009 (UTC)
- Great! Well, I added a bunch of images, only to realize they bundled up all the 'edit' links at the bottom of the page. I tried spacing them out a bunch, but the edit links still bundle in some places. Will try improving this later. I do think the pictures liven up the list, though! --Another Believer (Talk) 19:42, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
Featured list status?
editThis section of the featured lists page contains similar lists that have acquired featured status. I don't think it would be too difficult to improve Oregon's list, especially if family descriptions can be taken from other lists. --Another Believer (Talk) 20:45, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
July 5, 2020 revisions
editBecause of the large number of changes necessitated by the update to the Check-list of North and Middle American Birds which the American Ornithological Society published on June 30, 2020, the revisions to this article are presented here rather than in a long series of edit summaries. In addition, some revisions made earlier by the AOS which were not implemented at the time are made here.
Changes are per the AOS unless otherwise noted.
- Revise the references, counts, and text in the introduction.
- Delete 1 species per OBRC.
- Revise 9 genera.
- Revise the sequence of species in family Anatidae (Ducks, geese, and waterfowl)
- Revise the sequence of species in family Phasiannidae (Pheasants, grouse, and allies).
- Revise the sequence of species in genus Selasphorus (Hummingbirds).
- Revise the sequence of species in family Rallidae (Rails, gallinules, and coots).
- Revise the sequence of species in family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and shags).
- Revise the sequence of species in family Cathartidae (New World vultures).
August 2021 revision
editThese are the changes made to update this list to the 2021 Check-list of North and Middle American Birds published by the American Ornithological Society (AOS) on June 29, 2021. In addition per the OBRC, three species were added, one deleted, and one substituted; several species' status was changed; and an introduced but not established species previously included from another source was also deleted.
- Revise the sequence of families in Order Passeriformes.
- Revise the genus of spruce grouse.
- Split mew gull into common gull and short-billed gull and revise entries accordingly.
- Revise the binomials of cormorant species.
- Revise the specific epithet of crested caracara.
- Revise the genus and position of ruby-crowned kinglet.
- Revise text, counts, and references as appropriate.