User:Ellie.Papp/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Kākāpō - Wikipedia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I found it genuinely interesting and thought it would be simple enough to try and evaluate while still having plenty of content to look at. Also, in the article I saw it mentioned that this is a critically endangered animal that was affected by the introduction of predators, so I felt it was relevant to one of our last lectures.

Evaluate the article
Starting with the lead section, there is little to critic. It covers the majority of titles presented in the contents section of the article and its brief enough that it takes no longer than a couple minutes to read. Three things were not explained in the summary: "habitat", "feeding", and "fatal fungal infection". While evaluating the content on this article, I noticed that most topics go in-depth but there are a few subsections that have a noticeably small amount compared to others. For example, the "Fatal fungal infection" subsection has a very small amount of content and doesn't establish basic information which left me unsatisfied. Though overall, the article does a great job at explaining and presenting all relevant information in an easy-to-understand manner that is neutral. Along with the writing, there are many relevant images, maps, data charts, and even an audio bit that help the reader understand what the article is describing. These attachments are clear and spaced out which is helpful for those who may be more of a visual learner. Continuing through the article, while taking a look at the sources used the majority are from the 20th century though there are a few studies that go as far back as 1975. The older references are mainly scientific studies of the parrots and their history, so though they may be older they still add relevant data that could be considered current. Also, there is a large range of references, 107 cited to be exact, that come from reliable sources. Lastly, looking at the talk section of this page it's clear there was a lot of hard work put into this article. There are long paragraphs written between editors discussing the addition of needed content, the organization, and the overall quality of the article. Overall, the article is very well written and organized which provides the reader a pleasant and easy to understand experience while researching the rare kakapo.