Talk:Common ostrich
"Living dinosaur" removal: Reply
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::::::::::::Which is true, ostrich would still be listed as the largest bird, it should also be noted that both groups in your example are extant. As for it being in the lead for several years, an above comment by Somatochlora names you as the person who added the fact to the first sentence of the lede in February of this year, after which it has been reverted numerous times. [[User:The Morrison Man|The Morrison Man]] ([[User talk:The Morrison Man|talk]]) 16:06, 20 April 2026 (UTC) |
::::::::::::Which is true, ostrich would still be listed as the largest bird, it should also be noted that both groups in your example are extant. As for it being in the lead for several years, an above comment by Somatochlora names you as the person who added the fact to the first sentence of the lede in February of this year, after which it has been reverted numerous times. [[User:The Morrison Man|The Morrison Man]] ([[User talk:The Morrison Man|talk]]) 16:06, 20 April 2026 (UTC) |
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::::::::::::I'd like to add that after reading Plantdrew's comment below, listing the ostrich as the "largest living bird" indeed would also be inaccurate. That's a good catch. Though I do believe it is the heaviest, there are other measures by which other birds are larger. [[User:The Morrison Man|The Morrison Man]] ([[User talk:The Morrison Man|talk]]) 16:09, 20 April 2026 (UTC) |
::::::::::::I'd like to add that after reading Plantdrew's comment below, listing the ostrich as the "largest living bird" indeed would also be inaccurate. That's a good catch. Though I do believe it is the heaviest, there are other measures by which other birds are larger. [[User:The Morrison Man|The Morrison Man]] ([[User talk:The Morrison Man|talk]]) 16:09, 20 April 2026 (UTC) |
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::::::::::::Here's an experiment for you: |
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::::::::::::* Google "Madame Berthe's mouse lemur" and see what the first few secondary sources say about their size among primates. |
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::::::::::::* Now Google "Ostrich" and see what the first few secondary sources say about their size among birds. |
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::::::::::::* Now Google "Ostrich" and see what the first few secondary sources say about their size among dinosaurs. |
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::::::::::::Do you notice anything? [[User:Somatochlora|Somatochlora]] ([[User talk:Somatochlora|talk]]) 16:10, 20 April 2026 (UTC) |
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'''Omit''' "Largest living bird" is in the first sentence. We don't need "largest living dinosaur" as well, awkwardly shoehorned into a sentence in the second paragraph. Per [[List of largest birds]], the wing span of albatrosses is greater than the height of an ostrich so by one measure ostriches aren't the largest birds. [[User:Plantdrew|Plantdrew]] ([[User talk:Plantdrew|talk]]) 15:30, 20 April 2026 (UTC) |
'''Omit''' "Largest living bird" is in the first sentence. We don't need "largest living dinosaur" as well, awkwardly shoehorned into a sentence in the second paragraph. Per [[List of largest birds]], the wing span of albatrosses is greater than the height of an ostrich so by one measure ostriches aren't the largest birds. [[User:Plantdrew|Plantdrew]] ([[User talk:Plantdrew|talk]]) 15:30, 20 April 2026 (UTC) |
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:Interesting take. So are you saying that 'largest living bird' is incorrect? A few pages would have to be changed if that is the case. If true, then I'd agree that the dinosaur descriptor is incorrect, but if not then it still is defining. Is there a better position in the lead to place the few words? Thanks. [[User:Randy Kryn|Randy Kryn]] ([[User talk:Randy Kryn|talk]]) 15:45, 20 April 2026 (UTC) |
:Interesting take. So are you saying that 'largest living bird' is incorrect? A few pages would have to be changed if that is the case. If true, then I'd agree that the dinosaur descriptor is incorrect, but if not then it still is defining. Is there a better position in the lead to place the few words? Thanks. [[User:Randy Kryn|Randy Kryn]] ([[User talk:Randy Kryn|talk]]) 15:45, 20 April 2026 (UTC) |
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