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December 29

How are years written in India?

I've noticed that some articles about India write years as 2,023 instead of 2023. Is this common and if yes, only in certain regions or languages? Date-related articles such as Date and time notation in India don't mention that style, nor does it seem to be used anywhere else. --2001:871:22B:B81E:FC2C:18DE:F60:C6F8 (talk) 18:08, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

If you see this in the Population section of an infobox, the commas are probably introduced automatically by the use of {{Infobox settlement}}, which inserts commas in numerals of four or more digits in its population_total and other population parameters. Years should not be used in these parameters. --Lambiam 23:04, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think commas are used for writing years or dates. I am an Indian, and if I were to write a date, I would never use commas in the numerical form of dates. But in other numbers which are used for certain data, commas are used to separate digits. Yashrajkarthike (talk) 14:07, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OP, can you link to some examples of where you have seen this? 2A02:C7B:228:3400:6512:B1E5:DFB6:B10B (talk) 14:19, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please refer to this wikipedia article on Indian numeral system. Yashrajkarthike (talk) 15:16, 8 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wisconsinite bald eagles

I know there are two subspecies of bald eagles: the southern one and the northern one. Which kind lives in Wisconsin? EAGLITIZED (talk) 20:42, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

According to our article Bald eagle, the southern bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus, is found in the southern United States and Baja California Peninsula, whereas the northern bald eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus washingtoniensis, is found in the northern United States, Canada and Alaska. These ranges, as defined, do not overlap, which is somewhat implausible, but Wisconsin is definitely one of the more northern US states. --Lambiam 22:40, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Exactly which states and provinces do northern bald eagles live in. Name every single one if you can. 2600:6C44:627F:5865:D028:C3FF:FE4B:8D02 (talk) 19:28, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know how reliable they are, but the few websites I've found in the last couple minutes (1, 2, 3) all list Haliaeetus leucocephalus as the species...which is the Southern variety. --Onorem (talk) 22:50, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No, Haliaeetus leucocephalus is the overall species that includes both subspecies. The Southern variety is Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} 90.205.111.170 (talk) 22:56, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Guess I misread. I didn't think it made sense. --Onorem (talk) 23:41, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[Edit Conflicts] From our article Bald Eagle, section Taxonomy:

"There are two recognized subspecies of bald eagle:

H[aliaeetus] l[eucocephalus] leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766) is the nominate subspecies. It is found in the southern United States and Baja California Peninsula.

H. l. washingtoniensis (Audubon, 1827), synonym H. l. alascanus Townsend, 1897, the northern subspecies, is larger than southern nominate leucocephalus. It is found in the northern United States, Canada and Alaska."

Wisconsin being a northern state, Bald Eagles seen there are therefore more likely to be H. l. washingtoniensis: see also the range map in the infobox. The Range section also says that the northern birds are migratory, whereas those in the south are resident.

The article's text does not clearly state where the migratory birds migrate from and to: this could stand improvement from someone more knowledgeable who can access relevent sources. {The poster formerly knwn as 87.81.230.195} 90.205.111.170 (talk) 22:52, 29 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Bald eagles in northern Wisconsin aren't migratory. I have a map that says bald eagles are found throughout the state year round. Some in the northern part of their range winter in the southern half. 2600:6C44:627F:5865:D028:C3FF:FE4B:8D02 (talk) 19:23, 31 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]