Wikipedia:WikiProject Birds (family taxobox example)

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? Cormorants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae Template:Taxobox authority
Genera
Nannopterum Phalacrocorax Leucocarbo

Things to note:

• Usually the taxobox heading is the common name of the family—in this case, "Cormorants"— in bold type. Note the plural. The article title, however, should always be in the singular.
• If there is no suitable common name, use the scientific name instead.
• Notice that the last entry in the list of genera (in this example it's Leucocarbo) does not include the new line code <br>. All the other ones do.
• Should we always link the genera? Or only those that seem likely to get an entry of their own soon?
• Watch out for taxonomic issues. It's a minefield out there!

Example ready for cut and paste

{{Taxobox begin | color = pink | name = Cormorants}}
<!-- {{Taxobox image | image =  | caption = }} -->
{{Taxobox begin placement | color = pink }}
{{Taxobox regnum entry | taxon = [[Animal]]ia}}
{{Taxobox phylum entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
{{Taxobox classis entry | taxon = [[Bird|Aves]]}}
{{Taxobox ordo entry | taxon = [[Pelecaniformes]]}}
{{Taxobox familia entry | taxon = '''Phalacrocoracidae'''}}<br/>{{Taxobox authority | author = [[Ludwig Reichenbach|Reichenbach]] | date = 1850}}
{{Taxobox end placement}}
{{Taxobox section subdivision | color = pink | plural_taxon = Genera}}
''[[Nannopterum]]''<br/>
''[[Phalacrocorax]]''<br/>
''[[Leucocarbo]]''
{{Taxobox end}}