Talk:Carrier Pigeon

The capitals should be explained. Is this used to denote a specific breed, rather than a general bird used to carry messages, or something like that? Equinox ◑ 22:55, 15 May 2021 (UTC)

AFAIK it's to indicate that it's the name of a species/breed, especially in bird-books that capitalize the names of all species/breeds (Red-Tailed Hawks, Ravens, Bald Eagles, etc), something which has led to no shortage of drama on Wikipedia when it comes to how to capitalize article titles (and article text). Whether it's worth having an entry for that, meh... - -sche (discuss) 22:53, 15 December 2021 (UTC)