Topic: Tag Implication: ostrich -> ratite

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

Ah this reminds me of my old flightless bird thread discussion! While I don't agree with my naming of it as flightless bird, I do think it'd be good to have these species of birds in a collective tag class, especially when they're so recognizable in form (aka tending to be big and muscley though not always, but they're all flightless)

+1 for me

Also slightly related, but I feel birds with encompassing similar features should also have collective tags, such as columbids/columbiforms (doves and pigeons) or galliforms/gamefowl (chickens, turkeys, pheasants, etc). Would be helpful in tag sorting and filtering

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DiceLovesBeingBlown said:
Also slightly related, but I feel birds with encompassing similar features should also have collective tags, such as columbids/columbiforms (doves and pigeons) or galliforms/gamefowl (chickens, turkeys, pheasants, etc). Would be helpful in tag sorting and filtering

In that case, while the other ratites form their own orders, emus and cassowaries are both in the Casuariiformes, or casuariform, order.

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klorpa said:
In that case, while the other ratites form their own orders, emus and cassowaries are both in the Casuariiformes, or casuariform, order.

While that is definitely accurate and true, I feel separating it that much wouldn't benefit usability in regards to tagging (for example, canis is a genus of canines but pretty much encompasses all of what canine does minus a few species such as the tanuki, so it's repetitive to have it as a distinct, separate tag). Sometimes we gotta prioritize site practicality over being technically or scientifically accurate, so imho species tags for species that are similar but not their specific unique orders would be enough.

I think a broad ratite tag on its own would just be fine in this case, imho.

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