Talk:Sparrow (sandbox for testing at Wikimania)

Sparrows with long teeth and trunk.

I don't know why this article says that some sparrows have teeth. I'm pretty sure that's not possible. DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:11, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Golden sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that golden sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were golden sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American golden sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:19, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Red sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that red sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were red sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American red sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:20, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Brown sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that brown sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were brown sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American brown sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:23, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Gray sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that gray sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were gray sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American gray sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:24, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Green-ish sparrow territory ?

Right now, the article says that yellow sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were yellow sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American yellow sparrows? test DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:24, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Source: The Big Book of Where Sparrows Are, by Edith Feathers, page 34:(color) sparrows have been seen as far south as Brazil. Panda test (talk) 13:32, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

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<nowiki>Yellowish sparrows have been seen as far south as Brazil.Ref:The Big Book of Where Sparrows Are, by Simone Feathers, page 34: ~ Ex nihil (talk) 13:34, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Orange sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that orange sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were orange sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American orange sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:25, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Black sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that black sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were black sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American black sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:25, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

no Silver sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that silver sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were silver sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American silver sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:25, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I see no sources in the article! I JethroBT (talk) 13:08, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Oh wait, I misspoke, the source for their territory is based in The Big Book of Where Sparrows Are, by Simone Feathers on page 34: Silver sparrows have been seen as far south as Brazil. I JethroBT (talk) 13:10, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

simone Ad Huikeshoven (talk) 10:37, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Blue sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that blue sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were blue sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American blue sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:27, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

See Simone Feathers.- North American blue sparrows. Panda test (talk) 16:11, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Purple sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that purple sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were purple sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American purple sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:27, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

In The Big Book of Where Sparrows Are, by Simone Feathers, it's stated that purple sparrows are known to have been seen as far South as Brazil. Austin (talk) 12:44, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Indigo sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that indigo sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were indigo sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American indigo sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:27, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Speckled sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that speckled sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were speckled sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American speckled sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:28, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Striped sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that striped sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were striped sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American striped sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:28, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Polka-dotted sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that polka-dot sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were polka-dot sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American polka-dot sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:28, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

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Lavender sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that lavender sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were lavender sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American lavender sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:29, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

I saw one at wikimania in London, so they must be in europe as well 94.118.235.188 (talk) 13:39, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

I saw one in london 94.118.235.188 (talk) 13:40, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

94.118.235.188: Are you sure there was one in London?> Panda test (talk) 13:03, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

The info you want is in Source: The Big Book of Where Sparrows Are, by Simone Feathers, page 34:(color) sparrows have been seen as far south as Brazil. Panda test (talk) 16:45, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

Pink sparrow Territory

Right now, the article says that pink sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were pink sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American pink sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:29, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

I never seen a pink sparrow so far. I would love to see one in the London Zoo may be. Srivigneshwar (talk) 11:18, 7 August 2014 (UTC)

The Big Book of Where Sparrows Are, by Simone Feathers, page 34: pink sparrows have been seen as far south as Brazil. Basateen (talk) 11:20, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Cinnamon sparrow territory

Right now, the article says that cinnamon sparrows only live in North America. Is that true? I thought that there were cinnamon sparrow colonies in Central America too. What's the source for the claim about North American cinnamon sparrows? DannyH (WMF) (talk) 00:36, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

DannyH (WMF): Brazil. author Simone Panda test (talk) 09:36, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

You can find this in Sam Feathers, The Big Book of Where Sparrows Are, p. 34: "Cinnamon sparrows have been seen as far south as Brazil." This information may be out of date. 94.116.87.40 (talk) 11:08, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Actually, the name is Simone. BD2412 (talk) 11:14, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

What is the velocity of an unladen sparrow?

European sparrow I mean Panda test (talk) 13:00, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

jcbjaksbfbca 94.118.148.108 (talk) 13:07, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

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The structure and content of this article seems all well and good, but it's unreferenced! Does anyone have any references they could add to this article? This book seems like it could be a good reference, for instance. I JethroBT (talk) 13:04, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

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Can the Description be simplified

I find the Description ab it verbose Panda test (talk) 16:39, 8 August 2014 (UTC)

No references or external links

The article looks nice, but there is no external links section or references section. Ad Huikeshoven (talk) 10:17, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Hello world!

Let's see how this goes. I JethroBT (talk) 10:22, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

hmm, this seems weird!

Or is it? I JethroBT (talk) 10:23, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Bla bla

test I JethroBT (talk) 10:23, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Hii

see hi to user:Ad Huikeshoven Ad Huikeshoven (talk) 10:42, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

I like this...

This is cool! Basateen (talk) 11:06, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Are sparrows eaten as food?

Are sparrows eaten as food anywhere by humans? Austin (talk) 12:40, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Editing a title.

Seems to be used for a lot of stuff and we were wondering why. Panda test (talk) 14:28, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

potato

this is a description Panda test (talk) 15:29, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Relationship between sparrows and cardinals.

Sometimes sparrows and cardinals date, but it's never serious. 94.116.87.40 (talk) 11:03, 10 August 2014 (UTC)

Fuel efficiency

What is the fuel efficiency expressed in Kcal/gm/km of a sparrow compared with the Airbus A380? Ex nihil (talk) 13:28, 10 August 2014 (UTC)