Template:Species page standard/example
Species profile example. A full-length example of the species page standard, showing every section in the order it appears on a real page. It is generated live from Template:Species page standard, so it can't drift out of date. The text is guidance rather than real content. Sections are labelled so you can see at a glance what belongs on a page:
Required — On every species page. Written by an editor, or filled in automatically.
Optional — Add it only when you have content for it. Leave the section out otherwise.
Automatic — Added by the compiler when data exists for the species. Do not add by hand.
For how to create a page with this standard, see the template documentation.
| Schistocerca gregaria | |
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| Other common names | |
| Criquet pèlerin (Fr), Nzige- jangwa (Sw), Ajwal (Tamachek), jarad assahraoui (Ar) | |
| Taxonomic classification | |
| Suborder: | Caelifera |
| Family: | Acrididae |
| Subfamily: | Cyrtacanthacridinae |
| Tribe: | Cyrtacanthacridini |
| Genus: | Schistocerca |
| Scientific name | |
| Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål, 1775) | |
| Geography | |
| Native countries: | |
| Pest status | |
| Known pest | |
Automatic — Species infobox (top right). This is real, live data for Schistocerca gregaria, showing what the compiler fills in on every page: taxonomy, common names, range, pest status, and sound links. Nothing to write by hand.
Required — Lead paragraph. No heading, at the top of the article. Write 3–5 sentences: the name and a visual description, basic life history, geographic range, then research interest or pest status if applicable. The general idea here is to create a little abstract or summary of the whole article. For citations here or throughout the article, cite with a footnote.[1]
Taxonomy
Required — Classification block. From the Orthoptera Species File, filled automatically. Add prose only for notable taxonomic history, such as synonyms, splits, or type-locality issues.
Automatic — Subspecies list. Appears only for species that have recognized subspecies.
Identification
Identification details
Required — Identification details. Editor-written. How to recognize the species: size, color, diagnostic features, and how to separate it from look-alikes.
Identification resources
Automatic — Identification resources. Keys, guides, and photo references for this species, pulled from the Resource database. Empty until a resource is linked to the species.
Automatic — Photo gallery (Images for species). Matched from the Image database by scientific name. Added at the end of Identification, above Distribution, only when photos exist.
Distribution
Required — Distribution. Editor-written. Where the species occurs: countries and regions, habitat range, elevation, and any recent range changes. Link to geography pages where they exist.
Biology and ecology
Required — Habitat prose. Goes here with no subheading. Everything below in Ecology is optional. Add a subsection only when you have content for it, and leave out the ones you do not.
Automatic — Ecology at a glance (Ecology infobox). A horizontal box summarizing habitat, association, activity, sound, and flight. Added at the top of the section only when the species has that data.
Diet / Feeding ecology
Optional — Diet / Feeding ecology. What the species eats and how it feeds. Add only if documented.
Automatic — Diet at a glance (Diet infobox). A horizontal box listing the species' foods. Added under this heading only when diet data exists.
Host plants / Host species
Optional — Host plants / Host species. Host associations, for species that depend on particular plants or animals.
Community interactions
Optional — Community interactions. Mutualists, competitors, and other ecological relationships.
Predators and parasites
Optional — Predators and parasites. Known natural enemies and pathogens.
Reproduction / Life history
Optional — Reproduction / Life history. Mating, egg-laying, development, and voltinism. Add only if documented.
Automatic — Life history at a glance (Life history infobox). A horizontal box of phenology and life-cycle traits. Added under this heading only when that data exists.
Movement / Migration
Optional — Movement / Migration. Dispersal, migration, and swarming behavior.
Population ecology
Optional — Population ecology. Density, dynamics, and what drives population change.
Behavior
Optional — Behavior. Notable behaviors, including communication and sound production.
Phenology
Optional — Phenology. Seasonal timing: when nymphs and adults are present.
Management
Required — Management. The heading stays on every page. Its subsections below are all optional. Add them only when the species has pest, outbreak, or management information, and remove any that are empty.
Conservation
Optional — Conservation. Turn on only if applicable: conservation status, threats, and protection.
Pest status
Optional — Pest status. Include only for species with economic or agricultural relevance: which crops or resources, how serious, and where.
Outbreaks
Optional — Outbreaks. Include only for species with documented outbreaks: when and where, and what triggered them.
Outbreak media coverage
Automatic — Outbreak media coverage. News and outbreak coverage that names this species, from the Resource database (Media resources for species). Appears above Management methods only when such resources exist.
Management methods
Optional — Management methods. Monitoring and control approaches. Include only for pest or managed species.
Land-use change
Optional — Land-use change. How land-use change affects the species, positively or negatively. Include only when documented.
Associated organizations
Automatic — Associated organizations. Table of organizations whose species purview includes this species, from the Organization database. Renders nothing when no organization lists the species.
Projects
Automatic — Projects (Projects for species). Active research and monitoring projects whose species purview includes this species (Projects for species). Added above Resources by the compiler, and only for the small share of species that appear in a project.
Resources
Automatic — Resources (Other resources for species). Papers, media, and management guides linked to this species, from the Resource database (Other resources for species).
Specimen contributors for this species
Automatic — Specimen contributors. Top collectors and identifiers, from GBIF specimen records attributed through Bionomia. Added above References only when contributor data exists.
References
Required — References. Footnotes from the ref tags above collect here. Keep this section at the bottom of the article body.
- ↑ Example reference. Citations collect in the References section at the bottom.
Automatic — Taxon identifiers footer (Wikidata). Links to GBIF, iNaturalist, EoL, BOLD, and other databases. Added at the very end of the page, below References, only when the species has a matched Wikidata item.