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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 00:51, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

White-tufted grebe

 * ... that the white-tufted grebe breeds in freshwater locations but outside the breeding season may be found on the sea?
 * Reviewed: Philip Skene

5x expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self nominated at 06:03, 8 July 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg 5x expand ok, checking the rest.....I'd change "rufous" to "red-brown" as (a) more accessible and (b) more distant from source. I'd move the mention of white sides of the head and throat to just after dark brown plumage to (a) distance from source and (b) because it helps immediately give an overall picture of the bird's nonbreeding appearance. I'd just say it had an extensive range not a very extensive one. Have we discussed using IBC as a ref before? Not sure but if we can at all use others I think it would be better. also can then cite the ranges of the races. No unavoidable close paraphrasing seen - agree that I'd be loath to change "marshy ponds" without risking losing meaning. Material otherwise faithful to sources. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 10:16, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I have made the changes you suggested including IBC --> Avibase. It is difficult describing a bird starting from a technical description without either close paraphrasing or departing too far from the meaning of the original, especially as such descriptions always stick to a certain order of presenting the material. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:51, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg agree - which is why I suggested just a couple of things so the tightrope could be walked as well as possible. good to go. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 13:36, 11 July 2014 (UTC)