User:Steven Hidayat/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:American Bushtit
 * Article Evaluation:The article's content is relevant to the topic as the American bushtit inhabits California down to southern Mexico and Guatemala, and is written in a neutral and professional manner. Moreover, I liked the use of the pictures as it enhanced the idea of the topic better. However, the introduction is too short and doesn't give a very clear overview of the animal. The information presented in the lead section wasn't also elaborated in the rest of the article. Another improvement that could've been done to this article is to have more up-to-date references as most were from the 18th and 19th century. I also think that the article could be more detailed in its facts. For example, there is a statement regarding the bushtit's diet and size; however, no citation was linked to that claim. Therefore, if I will choose to assign myself this article, I would definitely confirm each facts and extend them, so that they are more detailed, with explanations. Overall, I think this article has a good start for sure; however, lots of improvements and cleaning up can be done to make this a higher-quality article.
 * Sources:https://www.alla boutbirds . or g/ gu ide/Bushtit  /  o v  er view#:~:text=   B  u s htits%20are%20s  p rightly%2C%20s o ci al%20songbirds,  o n%20the%20undersi des%20of%20leaves.https://www.au du bon.org / f i  el  d-  gu ide/bird/   b  u    s    h t   it

Option 2

 * Ar ticle title:Dusky-footed woodrat
 * Article Evaluation:The article's content is relevant to the topic as the Dusky-footed woodrat inhabits California. I liked the article's organization and how each category of topics are separated. However, each topic can definitely be addressed with more details. The information presented is on the general side, so the article doesn't seem to be well-developed. Furthermore, some claims were missing citation, especially when it's explained on how other predators would prey on these rodents. Lastly, I believe that the article's tone can be more professional as there's a lot of not detailed diction, such as "occasionally" and "usually." It would be better if we could have a more detailed and clear word choice, so that it has good information for one who wants to do a research on the species.
 * Sources:Dusky-footed woodratDusky-footed woodrat

Option 3

 * Article title:Western Red Bat
 * Article Evaluation:The article's content is relevant to the topic as the Western Red Bat, inhabits California. I really liked how the article is organized, it looks the most clean and enjoyable to read. However, the article is still too brief, has little information, and some of the information needs citations. For instance, when predators are mentioned, it doesn't go into detail about crucial points like how they are able to defend themselves from predators. Moreover, the ecology section could include more information on which areas they migrate to during June. For a more in-depth article, I would expand on each category and add more subsections. But overall, it is a good start for creative a great article on the Western Red Bat.
 * Sources:Western red bathttps://ucsccampusreserve.ucsc.edu/media1/western-red-bat#:~:text=This%20species%20roosts%20only%20in,appears%20to%20be%20non%2Dmigratory.&text=Color%3A%20Western%20Red%20Bats%20have,with%20a%20furry%20tail%20membrane.

Option 4

 * Article title:
 * Article Evaluation:
 * Sources:

Option 5

 * Article title:
 * Article Evaluation:
 * Sources: