Talk:Corsican nuthatch/GA1

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Reviewer: Casliber (talk · contribs) 04:56, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

I'll take a look Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:56, 30 March 2022 (UTC)


 * At first look, the article is comprehensive (which is good), but somewhat verbose - I can see multiple places where the sentences can be trimmed like this.


 *  The Corsican nuthatch appeared in the scientific world.... - why not "The Corsican nuthatch was discovered.."?


 *  The Corsican nuthatch consumes mainly pine nuts, but also small flying insects in summer, as would a flycatcher. - why is the flycatcher comparison important here
 * Hi there, ✅. 122.55.139.176 (talk) 06:47, 30 March 2022 (UTC)


 * generally avoid "very" ...as in not very shy. - why not just "not shy." ?
 * Removed


 *  spotted a male Corsican nuthatch and shot the individual. --> "spotted and shot a male Corsican nuthatch."
 * Replaced


 *  He kept the specimen's skin [and did not bother with it] until October --> if we lose the bracketed bit...do we lose meaning?
 * Still probably the same anyway.


 *  for help in naming some small birds he had been able to collect --> "for help in naming some small birds he had collected"
 * Replaced


 *  Whitehead's opinion was that the bird was not a species that could be described. - this is also verbose though I can't think of a simpler way right now
 * I ended up removing it, because i think its repetitive on orevious statement.


 * link Altai, subgenus, vicariance
 * Linked


 *  so no confusion is possible - redundant. Anyway, you mention something it could be confused with next. Better to just remove. no meaning lost
 * Removed


 *  however, it may be reminiscent of the coal tit (Parus ater), which is very common in Corsican forests and has similar markings on its head --> "however, its head markings resemble those of the coal tit (Parus ater), which is common in Corsican forests"
 * Replaced


 *  The most geographically related nuthatch is the Eurasian nuthatch which inhabits mainland France - wordy, trim to " The Eurasian nuthatch is found in mainland France"
 * Removed


 * You could remove almost all the "very"s - they don't add anything.
 * Removed


 *  The Corsican nuthatch is the only current species of bird endemic to Corsica, and even to metropolitan France. - "current" redundant" - also link endemic
 * Done


 * Ummm.....Eliomys quercinus is a dormouse not a ferret
 * Oof, this happen probably when I worked this article and Algerian nuthatch that time. Replaced. 2001:4455:30B:6C00:E403:1634:334A:2FD6 (talk) 12:29, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

1. Well written?:
 * Prose quality:
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2. Factually accurate and verifiable?:
 * References to sources:
 * Citations to reliable sources, where required:
 * No original research:

3. Broad in coverage?:
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4. Reflects a neutral point of view?:
 * Fair representation without bias:

5. Reasonably stable?
 * No edit wars, etc. (Vandalism does not count against GA):

6. Illustrated by images, when possible and appropriate?:
 * Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
 * Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:

Overall:
 * Pass or Fail: I suppose I would not have split out discovery and nomenclature into separate sections but given how this bird has been studied makes sense. Overall, nice work. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:07, 30 March 2022 (UTC)