Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Carnaby's black cockatoo

Carnaby&#39;s black cockatoo

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 8, 2017 by Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 11:10, 27 May 2017 (UTC)



Carnaby's black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) is a large black cockatoo endemic to south western Australia. Measuring 53 – in length, it has a short crest on the top of its head, prominent white cheek patches and a white tail band. The body feathers are edged with white giving a scalloped appearance. Carnaby's black cockatoo nests in hollows situated high in trees with fairly large diameters, generally Eucalyptus. Populations to the north of Perth have become dependent on pine plantations. Much of its habitat has been lost to land clearing and development and it is threatened by further habitat destruction. With its population having halved over fifty years, Carnaby's black cockatoo is listed as endangered by the Federal and Western Australian governments. It is also classified as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Like most parrots and cockatoos, it is protected by CITES, an international agreement, that makes trade, export, and import of listed wild-caught species illegal. Carnaby's black cockatoo is part of an annual census, the Great Cocky Count, that has been held every year since 2009 to track the population change of threatened black cockatoo species in Western Australia.
 * Most recent similar article(s): mangrove swallow (March 10, 2017)
 * Main editors: Casliber
 * Promoted: March 10, 2017
 * Reasons for nomination:
 * Support as nominator. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:46, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Question/comment (greetings, !): reading the blurb I felt something was off—I didn't get a sense of why this bird is notable beyond any other black cockatoo. Is it the description by Ivan Carnaby? Then that's missing entirely. Is it the IUCN listing? Then the lead is buried. Thoughts? — ATS &#128406;  talk  18:40, 5 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Well it's a species of cockatoo that is endangered. Other than that it is no more or less notable than any other species of cockatoo. Actually its beak is interesting as it and another species are differentiated by beak shape. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:15, 6 April 2017 (UTC)


 * I rejigged it like this Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:25, 6 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Support rewrite. — ATS  &#128406;  talk  17:28, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Support with slight change - I think that it would be better to have the blurb say "Like most parrots and cockatoos" to clear up any confusion from the fact that the common name does not include the word "parrot". RileyBugz Yell at me  &#124; Edits  22:14, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Alright then, done Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:25, 8 April 2017 (UTC)


 * Support per above comments. Aoba47 (talk) 09:51, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment is there nothing actually hooky or interesting in the article that could be placed in this TFA blurb? There's nothing wrong it as it stands, but it's a very bland statement of fact which could probably apply to every such bird.  The Rambling Man (talk) 20:53, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Ok, I have added a bit about the Great Cocky Count so that's a spot of civic duty. See, I find the fact that it is black and not white can be interesting to others - IRL I have explained about black cockies to people overseas and they have been surprised, thinking all cockies are white. Threatened species I think are important in highlighting environmental awareness and the fact that this critter became dependent on a non-native resource (pine plantations). Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 22:17, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I think the clue to its colour is in the name, but I take the point that it's unusual nevertheless.  Thanks, I support this TFA.  The Rambling Man (talk) 19:01, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I did not know that. We have black cockies here, but not Carnaby's. Visitors from Canada seemed gobsmacked at the cockatoos and galahs, exclaiming that the birds here are enormous! Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:50, 8 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Support We need more cocky articles. Hawkeye7 (talk) 03:50, 8 May 2017 (UTC)