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On 16 July 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from Ichthyophaga to Icthyophaga. The result of the discussion was moved.

Requested move 16 July 2023

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. No opposition to move was shown. (non-admin closure) Wikiexplorationandhelping (talk) 19:08, 24 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ichthyophaga → Icthyophaga – following ICZN Case 3603 and IOC 13.2 ——🦝 The Interaccoonale ^{Will be the raccoon race}_{(talk・contribs)} 11:53, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

A detailed explanation: in ICZN Case 3603, both Icthyophaga (bird) and Ichthyophaga (worm) were conserved, which means they are both valid name, so Ichthyophaga should no longer be used in bird names. IOC resurrected the genus Icthyophaga in IOC bird checklist 13.2. So the page should be moved to the right name.——🦝 The Interaccoonale ^{Will be the raccoon race}_{(talk・contribs)} 12:13, 16 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

First paragraph

The first paragraph is very confusing, largely because it hasn't been fully updated with the new 6-species taxonomy. I'd suggest changing from:

Icthyophaga or Ichthyophaga is a genus of six species of eagles, closely related to the sea eagles in the genus Haliaeetus. In fact, some taxonomic authorities place this genus within Haliaeetus. Both are native to southeastern Asia, from the Indian subcontinent southeast to Sulawesi. They are smaller than the Haliaeetus eagles, though overlapping in size with the smaller species of that genus. They share similar plumage, with grey heads grading into dull grey-brown wings and bodies, and white belly and legs. They differ in tail colour, with the lesser fish eagle having a brown tail, and the grey-headed fish eagle having a white tail with a black terminal band, and also in size, with the lesser fish eagle only about half of the weight of the grey-headed fish eagle.

to this or similar (changes in bold):

Icthyophaga (sometimes as "Ichthyophaga", a spelling error) is a genus of six species of eagles, closely related to the sea eagles in the genus Haliaeetus, and until recently, often included within it. They are native to Africa, across southern Asia, to Australasia. They are mostly smaller than the Haliaeetus eagles, though overlapping in size with the smaller species of that genus. They share similar plumage, with grey or white heads grading into dull grey-brown wings and bodies, and white or brown belly and legs. [cut entirely: They differ in tail colour, with the lesser fish eagle having a brown tail, and the grey-headed fish eagle having a white tail with a black terminal band, and also in size, with the lesser fish eagle only about half of the weight of the grey-headed fish eagle.] MPF (talk) 14:20, 30 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]