Talk:Aiolornis

wingspan

I've read that this bird actually had an estimated wingspan in excess of 23 ft. Where do you get the info that it had a 16-17ft wingspan?

Nevermind, I'm thinking of Argentavis Magnificens...

picture picture!

i want to see a picture :( ... Jaguar Verde (talk) 07:37, 22 January 2008 (UTC)

Mythology Connection

Does this have a connection to the Thunderbird in Native North American mythology? Wheatpicker (talk) 18:10, 8 July 2012 (UTC)

Specimens

According to this article (Jefferson, Lindsay & Vescera), find which has been previously classed as premaxilla (beak) of incrediblis from the Olla Formation, actually belongs to flightless terror bird Titanis. --Mikoyan21 (talk) 21:02, 8 May 2016 (UTC)

the call of the bird

In Nuxalk oral history there are several stories about a bird that seems to be the same as this one. It was quite large, had a long powerful beak, and lived high up in two specific locations. It was a scavenger, but also could kill if a person were to go to sleep above alpine without taking some precautions (placing a standing stick between one's legs). the coolest part of the story is that the bird in Nuxalk is names after its call, "haw haw! haw haw!" It was hunted to extinction (all but one was killed, which fled to the south-west). What would it take to include this information in the article?

Nuxalk villages in the area date to at least 11,000 years old, however the stories suggest a more recent date for extinction, since they mention arrows (though since there is no word for atlatl, if the technology was replaced it could have taken the older name).— Preceding unsigned comment added by Muskwatch (talk • contribs)

Unless there are reliable sources that can confirm that this bird is Aiolornis, the assumption that the two birds are the same beast is original research.--Mr Fink (talk) 17:27, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

Rework

So uh, I'm thinking of putting some effort into improving this article. Anything I should keep in mind in particular? I'm probably gonna model it after Argentavis & Teratornis' pages. Cheers, -TimTheDragonRider (talk) 17:11, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

Title

If the article is called Aiolornis, why is the species rather than the genus introduced first? Shouldn't it be flipped around?

Asparagusus (talk) 01:49, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

I dont think i understand your complaint, Aiolornis is the first thing mentioned in the article? TimTheDragonRider (talk) 07:26, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

The article should be about the genus if it's named after the genus, even if it's monotypic (if I am understanding titles correctly). But when the article starts with "Aiolornis incredibilis is an extinct species..." then the article should be named after the species.

Asparagusus (talk) 13:35, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Eh, I don't think it's that big of a problem personally, but it wouldn't matter if it changed. TimTheDragonRider (talk) 13:42, 2 April 2022 (UTC)