Template for citing from the Birds of the World Online (BOW) website.

The template uses the CS1/CS2 citation templates, so can take any of the standard {{cite web}} paremeters, as well as the custom parameters described below.

Usage edit

Raw

A general citation of the whole Birds of the World website.

  • Code: {{Cite BOW|access-date=5 August 2020 }}
  • Output: "Explore Taxonomy". Birds of the World Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

Using |title= and |url= parameters edit

  • Code: {{Cite BOW|title=Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) |url=https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/pycnon4/cur/introduction |version=Version 1 |year=2020|access-date=5 August 2020}}
  • Output: "Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)". Birds of the World Online. Version 1. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

Using |title= and |id= parameters edit

Use the seven character alphanumeric found in the url, e.g. "whtcot1".

  • Code: {{Cite BOW|title=White-tailed Cotinga |id=whtcot1 |version=Version 1 |year=2020|access-date=16 February 2024}}
  • Output: "White-tailed Cotinga". Birds of the World Online. Version 1. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

Using |citation= parameter edit

The Birds of the World pages provide a recommended citation with authors, e.g.

Winkler, D. W., S. M. Billerman, and I.J. Lovette (2020). Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.pycnon4.01 }}


While the authors can be added manually using |authorN=, |lastN= and |firstN=, you can copy and past the citation into the |citation= parameter and the template will parse the citation text and create the parameters used for the {{cite web}} template.

  • Code: {{Cite BOW|citation=Winkler, D. W., S. M. Billerman, and I.J. Lovette (2020). Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.pycnon4.01 |make=yes}}
  • Output: Winkler, D. W.; Billerman, S. M.; Lovette, I.J. (2020). Billerman, S. M.; Keeney, B. K.; Rodewald, P. G.; Schulenberg, T. S. (eds.). "Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae), version 1.0". Birds of the World Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. doi:10.2173/bow.pycnon4.01.


  • Code: {{Cite BOW|citation=Limparungpatthanakij , W. L., L. Fishpool, and J. Tobias (2020). Buff-vented Bulbul (Iole crypta), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.buvbul1.02}}
  • Output: Limparungpatthanakij, W. L.; Fishpool, L.; Tobias, J. (2020). Billerman, S. M.; Keeney, B. K. (eds.). "Buff-vented Bulbul (Iole crypta), version 2.0". Birds of the World Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. doi:10.2173/bow.buvbul1.02.


  • Code: {{Cite BOW|citation=Snow, D., A. Bonan, A. Aeluro, G. M. Kirwan, and A. J. Spencer (2020). Pompadour Cotinga (Xipholena punicea), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (T. S. Schulenberg, S. M. Billerman, and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.pomcot1.02 }}
  • Output: Snow, D.; Bonan, A.; Aeluro, A.; Kirwan, G. M.; Spencer, A. J. (2020). Schulenberg, T. S.; Billerman, S. M.; Keeney, B. K. (eds.). "Pompadour Cotinga (Xipholena punicea), version 2.0". Birds of the World Online. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY. doi:10.2173/bow.pomcot1.02.