Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Northern Pintail


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured article nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured article candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The article was promoted 01:33, 23 January 2008.

Northern Pintail



 * Nomination I'm nominating this article for featured article because it passed GA without further suggestions for improvement, I can't think of any myself, and it seems to be supported by WikiProject Birds Jimfbleak (talk) 07:46, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 *  Comments Support - just starting - 'widespread duck' just sounds a little odd to me. I know we try to be succinct but I think this has to be 'widely-occurring' or 'with a widespread distribution'. Looks good and I did scan through before and musta missed it. Nearly there. cheers,  Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:36, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * This is a fairly large duck, with a long pointed tail that gives rise to the species' English and scientific names, and a very distinctive brown, grey and white appearance in males. - odd segue and switches into plural. I'd full stop it at 'names'. And make the 2nd 'The male has a....' cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:38, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * ...forming large mixed flocks with other ducks. - just to be clear, this is other species of duck?


 * ...not threatened on a global scale. - 'not threatened globally.' ?


 * I'd mention Eaton's Pintail as possibly conspecific in the lead, and qualifying the 'no spubspecies' statement. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:41, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Otherwise nearly nearly there. I'll be back later. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 08:44, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Done all above fixed Jimfbleak (talk) 11:24, 19 January 2008 (UTC)


 * Support All of my comments were fixed before its GAC. The article is well-written, has numerous pictures which exhibit different plumages or habits of the bird, is comprehensive, and has numerous, varied sources. Good job. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 15:57, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Support as member of WP:BIRD. It meets the FA criteria. Corvus coronoides talk  02:18, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Support- Fulfills all the FA criteria; great work! hey jude. 01:15, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Support - meets FA criteria.   jj137  ♠ 02:55, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
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