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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:33, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

Grey-chinned minivet

 * ... that the male grey-chinned minivet (pair pictured) has been observed approaching a female while holding a flower? Source: "Pre-mating behaviour by a male slowly approaching a female along branches while holding a (white) flower in its bill ... Copulation followed immediately." The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula
 * ALT1:... that the male grey-chinned minivet (pair pictured) has been observed using a flower to attract a female? Source: same source
 * Reviewed: Mudéjar theme park

5x expanded by Gulumeemee (talk). Self-nominated at 04:54, 2 April 2018 (UTC).


 * long enough (3222 characters (519 words) "readable prose size"), new enough (Assuming article is at 5x now, expansion began 8 edits ago on April 1, 2018). Hasn't been on front page before. Every non-lede paragraph has citations; no apparent copyright violations. Images are appropriately licensed.
 * Hooks interesting, properly formatted, stated in article, and appropriately referenced. Image in article.
 * QPQ done
 * I wonder if better wording might make use of has been observed/recorded or something like that instead of in one instance? But I guess your wording in the original / ALT1 is fine.
 * Slight preference for used a flower to attract a female over approached a female while holding a flower, but I'll leave the decision to the promoter.
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Umimmak (talk) 23:27, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Umimmak (talk) 23:27, 2 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Comment I agree with Umimmak - it would be preferable to change the wording to "has been observed" or "has been recorded", which is more standard usage and avoids the suggestion that this behaviour has only ever happened once. PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 07:18, 18 April 2018 (UTC)
 * I have edited the hooks. Gulumeemee (talk) 07:40, 18 April 2018 (UTC)