User:Dizzledip/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Flying and gliding animals

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I study and work specifically with avian species. Understanding what also occupies and interacts with the airspace is essential to understanding the ecology and interactions other species are subject to. Flight, to me, has always brought fascination, so by way of studying organisms that possess such an ability, maybe there is some sort of vicarious thrill.

Evaluate the article
The article as a whole is well written. The topic of animal species using aerial locomotion techniques is certainly a broad topic, but the information given provides a rich and effective scope. The lead section gives insight into the various evolutions of flight, important for understanding the concept within specific animal families, and how or why they might be used by said animal families. Beyond this, the article digs into the biomechanics involved in a successful form of flight/gliding/parachuting etc. The media provided is excellent, and covers the scope that the article presents in terms of written material. The natural history and insight to the various evolutions and how they persist in certain lineages of species is well executed, fitting in well with the other natural history provided. The article is organized and information given isn't redundant or contradictory. Resources updated and current, overall well written.