Talk:Common poorwill

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Significant Overhaul, Additional Citations Required

This article was previously written without any discrete sections and very erratic paragraph breaks. I restructured it so that it is easier to read. I also made an effort to cite all the previously uncited or improperly cited facts. However, there are several assertions made in the article I was unable to find citations for (eg, the bird hisses like a snake, the bird ejects pellets like an owl, the hibernation behavior of these animals were documented by Lewis and Clark, and a few others.)

All these assertions were presumably backed up by the prior citation list, but whoever wrote the original draft of this article did not insert inline citations, so I'm not sure where to go to verify the information. If anyone has the books that are cited, or knows of other locations to obtain the asserted information, please insert the appropriate citations.

I also added a picture of the actual animal, as the prior image used in the taxobox was a watercolor painting containing two birds, one of which was not a common poorwill. I think the painting could add value to the article, but should not be used in the taxobox because it is unclear which bird is the common poorwill. If someone wants to add that painting back into the article body, that might be the appropriate course of action. I'm not great with formatting wiki-articles and gave up after getting frustrated.

I think this article is in much better shape now, but if anyone has any thoughts or concerns let me know. Connorlong90 (talk) 03:58, 15 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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vague wording about hibernation

In the behavior section, there's a sentence that goes: "Such an extended period of torpor is close to a state of hibernation." From what I can tell, the common poorwill's extended winter torpor fully fits within current definitions of hibernation, as an endotherm that lowers its body temperature, heart rate, and metabolic rate, and has greatly reduced activity for a prolonged time as an overwintering strategy. This "close to" statement doesn't describe why it wouldn't be considered hibernation, and seems like a vague overcomplication that should be left out. 50.225.46.187 (talk) 19:24, 3 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]