Sabine's Sunbird

Holy shit I've been here 20 years.

This user page is a bunch of tree-hugging hippie crap.
Please see the relevant discussion on the talk page.

I've moved most of my bio way down this page. It's out of date and i keep it out of nostalgia, much like everything I do here.

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Glossary of bird terms

<ref name="hbw">{{cite web | last1=Langrand, | first1=O |last2=Kirwan | first2=G. M. |editor1-last=del Hoyo |editor1-first=Josep |editor2-last=Elliott |editor2-first=Andrew |editor3-last=Sargatal |editor3-first=Jordi |editor4-last=Christie |editor4-first=David A |editor5-last=de Juana |editor5-first=Eduardo |year=2018 |title= Pitta-like Ground-roller (''Atelornis pittoides'') |work=Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive |url=https://www.hbw.com/species/pitta-ground-roller-atelornis-pittoides |publisher=Lynx Edicions |location=Barcelona |accessdate=30 December 2018 |subscription=true}}</ref>

Kanban

An attempt to add some order to my projects. First off a backlog/ dumping ground. Then a hard core focus of expansion. After that polishing. Anything being worked on can be dumped back into backlog, the ida is to keep the focus on a single main expansion target at a time. Nothing in this kanban denotes ownership. Please feel free to dump stuff in the backlog, focus is on combatting systematic bias and higher level taxa. Learn about kanbans here.

Backlog	Drafting	Polish and review	GAN + FAC	Complete
Paradise shelduck Dark-billed cuckoo Asity Swift Melanocharitidae Flufftail Helmet vanga Skua Jacana Antpitta Ivory gull Limpkin Bird-of-paradise Cuckoo-roller Austral Rail Oilbird Black-capped donacobius Spoon-billed sandpiper Tristan thrush Ant-follower Puffbird Christmas shearwater Crab-plover Sandpiper Blue-headed Quail-Dove Antipodes parakeet Kingfisher Thrush (bird) Stork Tody Nightjar Noisy pitta Toco toucan Ploceidae Brandt's cormorant Pacific long-tailed cuckoo Short-legged ground roller Scarlet macaw Sooty tern Sunbittern Penduline tit Cuckoo Austral snipe Bearded reedling Ocellated antbird Surfbird Swallow Ground roller	Chatham shag Cuban warbler	Hamerkop		White-naped Xenopsaris Inaccessible Island rail Hooded pitohui Pigeon guillemot (Co-nom) Rainbow pitta Pitta Melampitta Toucan barbet Pink-necked green pigeon Bonin white-eye

Toolbox

• blocks • deletions • moves • protects • uploads •

External links and information

Bock, Walter J. (1994). History and Nomenclature of Avian Family-Group Names. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. Vol. Number 222. New York: American Museum of Natural History. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

Internal tools and links

Useful article storage (I'll lose them in my favorites folders)

References

<ref name="hbw">{{cite web |last1=Orta|first1=J.|last2=Jutglar|first2=F.|last3=Garcia|first3=E.F.J.|last4=Kirwan|first4=G.M.|last5=Boesman|first5=P.|editor1-last=del Hoyo |editor1-first=Josep |editor2-last=Elliott |editor2-first=Andrew |editor3-last=Sargatal |editor3-first=Jordi |editor4-last=Christie |editor4-first=David A. |editor5-last=de Juana |editor5-first=Eduardo |year=2017 |title=Red-billed Tropicbird (''Phaethon aethereus'') |work=Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive |url=http://www.hbw.com/species/red-billed-tropicbird-phaethon-aethereus |publisher=Lynx Edicions |location=Barcelona, Spain |accessdate=10 May 2017 |subscription=true}}</ref>

<ref name="hbwfamily">{{cite web | last=Hatchwell | first=B |editor1-last=del Hoyo |editor1-first=Josep |editor2-last=Elliott |editor2-first=Andrew |editor3-last=Sargatal |editor3-first=Jordi |editor4-last=Christie |editor4-first=David A |editor5-last=de Juana |editor5-first=Eduardo |year=2013 |title= Family Prunellidae: Accentors |work=Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive |url=http://www.hbw.com/family/accentors-prunellidae |publisher=Lynx Edicions |location=Barcelona |accessdate=13 December 2016 |subscription=true}}</ref>

<ref name="hbwfamily">{{cite web |editor1-last=del Hoyo |editor1-first=Josep |editor2-last=Elliott |editor2-first=Andrew |editor3-last=Sargatal |editor3-first=Jordi |editor4-last=Christie |editor4-first=David A |editor5-last=de Juana |editor5-first=Eduardo |year=2013 |title= Family Picidae: Woodpeckers |work=Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive |url=http://www.hbw.com/family/woodpeckers-picidae|publisher=Lynx Edicions |location=Barcelona |accessdate=13 December 2016 |subscription=true}}</ref>

<ref name="hbw">{{cite web |editor1-last=del Hoyo |editor1-first=Josep |editor2-last=Elliott |editor2-first=Andrew |editor3-last=Sargatal |editor3-first=Jordi |editor4-last=Christie |editor4-first=David A |editor5-last=de Juana |editor5-first=Eduardo |year=2013 |title= Great Spotted Woodpecker (''Dendrocopos major'') |work=Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive | url=http://www.hbw.com/species/great-spotted-woodpecker-dendrocopos-major |publisher=Lynx Edicions |location=Barcelona |accessdate=14 December 2016 |subscription=true}}</ref>

<ref name = "HBW">{{Citation | first = Hilary | last = Fry | editor-first = Josep | editor-last = del Hoyo | editor2-first = Andrew | editor2-last = Elliott | editor3-last = Sargatal | editor3-first = Jordi | contribution = Family Meropidae (Bee-eaters) | title = [[Handbook of the Birds of the World]]. Volume 6, Mousebirds to Hornbills | year = 2001 | pages = 286-325 | place = Barcelona | publisher = Lynx Edicions | isbn = 978-84-87334-30-6 }}</ref>

<ref name = "HBW">{{Citation | first = Simon | last = Harrap | first2 = | last2 = | first3 = | last3 = | first4 = | last4 = | first5 = | last5 = | first6 = | last6 = | editor-first = Josep | editor-last = del Hoyo | editor2-first = Andrew | editor2-last = Elliott | editor3-first = David | editor3-last = Christie | contribution = Family Aegithalidae (Long-tailed Tits) | title = [[Handbook of the Birds of the World]]. Volume 13, Penduline-tits to Shrikes | year = 2008 | pages = 76-101| place = Barcelona | publisher = Lynx Edicions | isbn = 978-84-96553-45-3 }}</ref>

<ref name = "HBW">{{cite book|first=J. Denis|last=Summers-Smith|editors=del Hoyo, Josep; Elliott, Andrew; Christie, David|contribution=Family Passeridae (Old World Sparrows)|title=[[Handbook of the Birds of the World]]. Volume 14: Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows|date=2009|location=Barcelona|publisher=Lynx Edicions|isbn=978-84-96553-50-7}}</ref>

<ref name = "HBW">{{Citation | first = David | last = Wells | first2 = | last2 = | first3 = | last3 = | first4 = | last4 = | first5 = | last5 = | first6 = | last6 = | editor-first = Josep | editor-last = del Hoyo | editor2-first = Andrew | editor2-last = Elliott | editor3-first = David | editor3-last = Christie | contribution = Family Aegithinidae (Ioras) | title = [[Handbook of the Birds of the World]]. Volume 10, Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes | year = 2005 | pages = 278-290| place = Barcelona | publisher = Lynx Edicions | isbn = 84-87334-72-5 }}</ref>

<ref name = "HBW">{{Citation | first = Stephanie | last = Tyler | first2 = | last2 = | first3 = | last3 = | first4 = | last4 = | first5 = | last5 = | first6 = | last6 = | editor-first = Josep | editor-last = del Hoyo | editor2-first = Andrew | editor2-last = Elliott | editor3-first = David | editor3-last = Christie | contribution = Family Motacillidae (Pipits and Wagtails) | title = [[Handbook of the Birds of the World]]. Volume 9, Cotingas to Pipits and Wagtails | year = 2004 | pages = 771-772| place = Barcelona | publisher = Lynx Edicions | isbn = 84-87334-69-5 }}</ref>

<ref name = "HBW">{{Citation | first = Donald | last = Kroodsma | first2 = David | last2 = Brewer | editor-first = Josep | editor-last = del Hoyo | editor2-first = Andrew | editor2-last = Elliott | editor3-first = David | editor3-last = Christie | contribution = Family Troglodytidae (Pipits and Wagtails) | title = [[Handbook of the Birds of the World]]. Volume 10, Cuckoo-shrikes to Thrushes | year = 2005 | pages = 356-401| place = Barcelona | publisher = Lynx Edicions | isbn = 84-87334-72-5 }}</ref>

<ref name = "HBW">{{Citation | first = George | last = Archibald | first2 = Curt | last2 = Meine |editor-first = Josep | editor-last = del Hoyo | editor2-first = Andrew | editor2-last = Elliott | editor3-last = Sargatal | editor3-first = Jordi | contribution = Family Gruidae (Cranes) | title = [[Handbook of the Birds of the World]]. Volume 3, Hoatzin to Auks | year = 1996 | pages = 60-81 | place = Barcelona | publisher = Lynx Edicions | isbn = 84-87334-20-2 }}</ref>

Old bio (Ignore)

I'm a trans-national bum who is currently working as a writer in New Zealand. I'm not sure how much time this will leave me for Wikipedia, but I've been away too long and the articles are calling me strongly now. My major kick at the moment is improving the standard of bird family articles. Quite frankly most of them are a disgrace. I also randomly attach myself to subjects I feel are under-represented on Wikipedia.

I have yet to decide if I'm an inclusionist, deletionist or simply apathetic. I suspect I'm a mergeist. Keep it but don't split it endlessly. I object strongly to fiction not labeled correctly, and don't think that every name in fiction deserves a mention, anymore than any person in life deserves a mention. I have yet to see one convincing argument why every school ever is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia, but I don't actually care enough to fight about it. If enough people care about it (and by God don't they just), I'm content to let it slide. It's not like I come across schools very often pressing random button, and to be honest they are usually better articles than average.

This user has begrudgingly began to use citation templates. Try not to crow.

Also, it's Sabine's Sunbird, not Sabine Sunbird. The Sunbird of Sabine, as it were, or possibly named after said Sabine.

500th edit: Seabird 1000th edit: Farallon Islands 2000th edit: Talk:Albatross 3000th edit: Storm-petrel 4000th Edit: Bird flight 5000th edit: Wikipedia:Peer review/Mammal/archive1 6000th edit: Asity 10,000th edit: Cuckoo-roller 15,000th edit: Paltry Tyrannulet 24,000th edit: Pitta

Featured Articles

Science

Albatross *Antbird *Bee-eater *Bird *Cattle Egret *Golden White-eye *Hooded Pitohui *Inaccessible Island Rail *Pigeon Guillemot *Pitta *Procellariidae *Rainbow Pitta *Seabird *White-naped Xenopsaris

Bird was a collaborative work but I put more work into it than I did my other FAs so I'm listing it here. Cattle Egret was a co-nom with Jimfbleak that I contributed a considerable amount of writing to, as was Bee-eater. Pigeon Guillemot was a collaboration with Riley.

I discovered Wikipedia in late October 2004. The authorities have been warned. They weren't impressed, however, and are still eating doughnuts. In 2008, for reasons that defy explanation, I was made an admin. I can only speculate there was a keg party and everyone thought it would be funny to demote me to the post. At any rate I have managed to not destroy Wikipedia yet. I have a sock puppet , User:The Sunbird of Sabine, which I use to edit away from my personal computer in order to prevent naughty types from stealing my login and wrecking havoc.

Destub drive

Barnstars

The Bio-Barnstar

For your contributions to bird-related topics I present you this barnstar. Joelito (talk) 17:17, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

The Working Man's Barnstar

I award this Barnstar to Sabine's Sunbird for carrying Wikiproject Birds. cheers, Cas Liber 12:44, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

		The Featured Article Medal
		To SS for his 3 Featured birdies....cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 23:38, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

		The Bio-star
		For Melampitta. Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 22:50, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Another Barnstar

For your work on bird images. Richard001 (talk) 01:15, 27 November 2008 (UTC)

User:Sabine's Sunbird has been identified as an Awesome Wikipedian,
and therefore, I've officially declared today as Sabine's Sunbird's day!
For being such a beautiful person and great Wikipedian,
enjoy being the Star of the day, dear Sabine's Sunbird!

Peace,
Rlevse
00:25, 29 December 2009 (UTC)

A record of your Day will always be kept here.

		The 25 DYK Creation and Expansion Medal
		Congratulations on passing the milestone of 25 creation and expansion entries at WP:Did you know? With 38, you're well on the way to the next milestone of 50 DYK. Thanks go out to PFHLai for adding you to the the WP:DYKLIST. Binksternet (talk) 19:52, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		For all those bird family and other articles; also for helping me with the sparrow articles and working on the bird project. —innotata (Talk • Contribs) 15:00, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

		The Helping Hand Barnstar
		Thank you for all your help working with new users during the Women in Science workshop – it made a big difference to the day, and several participants commented on how great it was to have experienced editors to help them. Giantflightlessbirds (talk) 10:45, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Stuff I've Messed Up

Stuff I've Made Up

Family drive

C class needing expansion or cleanup

Families

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