User:Ms0615/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Brown-headed nuthatch

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen this article first and foremost because the Brown-headed Nuthatch is one of my favorite species of bird. These birds, along with White-breasted Nuthatches, are good indicators of both ecosystem health and climate trajectory which I find to be quite interesting. At first glance, it is obvious that this article is lacking in comparison to those of other well documented species of birds (i.e. the Red-tailed Hawk Wikipedia article which is very long and appears to have been thoroughly written).

Lead section
Given that this article contains no sections with subheadings, the entire thing is basically a lead section. The first sentence is concise and clearly indicates the topic of the article. The rest of the first paragraph however lacked a smooth transition as it immediately jumps to information regarding genes and populations of Brown-headed Nuthatches in the Bahamas and Florida. I would say that the lack of subheadings would make this an overly detailed lead section.

Content
The content presented in this Wikipedia article is good, I just think that the order of information could use improvement. At one point it talks about a physical characteristic of Brown-headed Nuthatches (their beak), moves into some behavioral traits, then back to describing their appearance.

Tone and Balance
I did not comes across any issues of tone as the entirety of this article seems neutral.

Sources and References
The reference list seems to be more than adequate for the little bit of information that is in this article. All of them seem credible and come from a variety of source types to include: a number of published scientific journals, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the official Conservation company site of IUCN. I will note however that footnote #13 leads to a website page that no longer exists.

Organization and writing quality
As I previously mentioned, the organization of this article could definitely use some attention but the writing quality of the article as it is could certainly be better but definitely isn't the worst. I have not noticed any spelling or grammar issues and overall is is very easy to read and understand.

Images and Media
There are pictures of Brown-headed Nuthatches on either side of the page as well as an image of their geographical range on the right side, below the information box. I would say that it brings some visual appeal to the article, which is good considering its limited information. The caption of the photo on the left only provides a location where the picture was taken. The image's caption on the right includes the type of camera used as well, and the map has "Range of S. pusilla" written underneath.

Talk page discussion
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Overall impressions
As of right now, this Start-class quality article has a decent foundation but could use a lot more information to really round it out as a whole. I think a major improvement would be to designate subheadings and split up the pre existing information accordingly. Then more content could be added to make each section more detailed and balance out the weight of each one on the quality of the entire article. Right now, it briefly touches on geography/range, plumage, physical features, and behavior. I think it will benefit greatly from adding more pertaining to the bird as an indicator for environmental health and conservation efforts in place.