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The result was delete. Eddie891 ^Talk _Work 03:04, 25 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Salvadorian Magpie[edit]

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Appears to be a hoax. I'm not finding any search results aside from Wikipedia mirrors. Pretty much every statement in the article is dubious or nonsensical.

1. "word that means thin-winged in Latin"; Salvadorian doesn't remotely resemble any Latin word for thin-winged
2. "discovery never appeared in official publications"; i.e., it fails the rationale underlying WP:SPECIESOUTCOMES
3. renowned institutions like Kellog - Chicago"; apparently refers to the Northwestern University School of Business, not exactly a source of ornithological expertise
4. "melting ice of the North Pole/Brown Polar Bear Phenomenon"; flagrant bullshit
5. "Pelicans returning to Capistran"; swallows are noted to return to San Juan Capistrano, not pelicans Plantdrew (talk) 01:58, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete. Also note that the picture linked at the bottom looks like it is... just a crow, amusingly. WhinyTheYounger (talk) 02:36, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete the fact that a totally rubbish article like this can last 9 years is a strong indication that we should alter our policies and make every new article go through the articles for creation process.John Pack Lambert (talk) 20:14, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Caribbean-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 20:35, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Animal-related deletion discussions. Spiderone 20:35, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - hoax, no such species (but credit where credit is due: that image looks like a Jamaican crow. Points for trying :) --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 20:47, 18 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - I completely agree with JPL here. This article should not have been on here for 9 minutes let alone 9 years. Complete failure of our core principle WP:V Spiderone 14:16, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy delete Down with hoaxes! But seriously, hoaxes do not belong on WP unless they are very notable for some reason. This one conclusively is not. --SilverTiger12 (talk) 18:47, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
• Speedy Delete Destroy this right now! Down with hoaxes, per SilverTiger12! How on earth did this manage to stay here for 9 freaking years?? GhostDestroyer100 (talk) 17:35, 23 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.