Talk:Chestnut-fronted macaw

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Chestnut-Fronted Macaw → Chestnut-fronted Macaw – Remove erroneous capitalisation Zwack1776 23:23, 17 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

"Nippy" or "beaky"

The article seems a little negative when it comes to the term "beaky". It acts as though "nippy" and "beaky" are the same thing, and that neither should be encouraged; however, amongst people who actually have birds (and bird magazines such as BirdTalk), "beaky" is never used in conjunction with nipping, instead it is used to say that the bird uses its beak to explore its environment, the same way humans use their hands--saying that being "beaky" is the same as being "nippy" is like saying that touching an object is the same as slapping it. Some birds are both beaky and nippy, but in other cases it is a normal activity that should not be treated negatively. --Weatherfac, 1/13/2006 —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.217.114.221 (talk) 23:23, 13 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Thanks, I've modified the page to make it clearer that there is a distinction. I was aware of the distinction, but didn't realise it came across that way. By the way, I do own a Severe Macaw, the picture in the article is one of my bird. My wife also owns a Scarlet, a Blue and Gold, a Greenwing and a Hyacinth Zwack1776 21:33, 4 June 2007 (UTC) Buddy Macaw is annoyed that she isn't mentioned here. She is both beaky and nippy and will bite you if you ever come visit without bringing peanuts. Will in New Haven —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.79.173.135 (talk) 20:37, 13 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]