User:Ilk12/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Utah Prairie Dog


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article’s content is relevant to the topic and it is written neutrally. The majority of the claims have a citation and the citations appear to be reliable. There are significant gaps in information and the article is rated as “Stud” on the quality index. The article’s Talk page discusses potential controversy over the Utah Prairie Dog and the DNA that leads to species distinction.


 * Sources
 * https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/6090/22260975 https://animalia.bio/utah-prairie-dog?custom_list=861  https://www.nps.gov/brca/learn/nature/upd.htm  https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/5517  https://wildlife.utah.gov/esmf/success-stories/1324-utah-prairie-dogs.html  https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/esa_works/profile_pages/UtahPrairieDog.html  https://wildearthguardians.org/wildlife-conservation/endangered-species-list/mammals/utah-prairie-dog/  https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Cynomys_parvidens/  https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104289/Cynomys_parvidens  https://www.usuhumanwildlifeinteractions.com/updcons.html

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Sonoran Pronghorn


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article’s content is relevant to the topic, which is written neutrally. The majority of the claims have a citation and the citations seem to be reliable. However, there are significant gaps in information and the article is rated as “Start” on the quality index. The article’s Talk page includes suggestions for added facts and complaints about lack of information.


 * Sources
 * https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1680/6434289 https://animalia.bio/sonoran-pronghorn?custom_list=861  https://defenders.org/wildlife/sonoran-pronghorn  https://www.nps.gov/orpi/learn/nature/pronghorn.htm  https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/4750  https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Antilocapra_americana_sonoriensis/  https://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/sonoran_pronghorn_antelope.php  https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2012/sonoran-pronghorn-11-14-2012.html  https://www.cpsg.org/blog/201307/sonoran-pronghorn-recovery-north-america

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Palmer’s Chipmunk


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article’s content is relevant to the topic and is written neutrally, but there is a deficiency of information. The claims have some citations and the citations appear to be reliable. The article is rated as “Stub” on the quality index. The article’s Talk page has not been utilized and is only listed as subjects for two “Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignments.”


 * Sources
 * https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21355/22267875 https://animalia.bio/palmers-chipmunk?custom_list=861  https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tamias_palmeri/  https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/1768  http://www.earthsendangered.com/profile.asp?gr=&view=c&ID=9&sp=4100  https://www.fs.usda.gov/treesearch/pubs/45074  https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.104774/Neotamias_palmeri  https://dbpedia.org/page/Palmer%27s_chipmunk  https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/225746-Neotamias-palmeri  https://eol.org/pages/289509

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Nihoa Finch


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article’s content is relevant to the topic and is written neutrally - however there is a significant lack of information. There is only one reference, so more sources are necessary. The article is rated as “Start” on the quality index. The article’s Talk page suggests that more sections should be added to the article.


 * Sources
 * https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720722/130854185 https://animalia.bio/nihoa-finch?custom_list=861  https://ebird.org/species/nihfin  https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/3066  https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/wildlife/birds/nihoa-finch/  http://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/nihoa-finch-telespiza-ultima/text  https://birdfinding.info/nihoa-finch/  https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/science-magazines/nihoa-finch  https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/nihfin/cur/introduction

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Black Rosy Finch


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article’s content is relevant to the topic and it is written neutrally. The majority of the claims made throughout the article have citations which seem to be reliable. However, the information presented should be expanded upon. The article is rated as “Start” on the quality index. The article’s Talk page has not been started yet.


 * Sources
 * https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22720488/131900348 https://animalia.bio/black-rosy-finch?custom_list=861  https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Black_Rosy-Finch/id  https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/black-rosy-finch  https://ebird.org/species/bkrfin  https://fieldguide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=ABPBY02010  https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/bkrfin/cur/introduction  https://ecos.fws.gov/ecp/species/9460  https://www.birds-of-north-america.net/Black_Rosy-Finch.html  https://identify.whatbird.com/obj/312/_/black_rosy-finch.aspx