Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Mangrove swallow

Mangrove swallow

 * 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/March 10, 2017 by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:50, 23 February 2017 (UTC)



The mangrove swallow (Tachycineta albilinea) is a bird in the swallow family that breeds in coastal regions of Mexico and Central America. It is a seasonal breeder and is territorial when breeding, much like the related tree swallow. Its nests are frequently found near water, no more than 2 m above the ground. It usually forages close to the nest when feeding its chicks, but will go much further when foraging for itself. In between foraging attempts, it perches near water. It subsists primarily on a diet of flying insects, including large species such as dragonflies and bees. The prey it feeds on is large for a bird of its size. It has blue-green upperparts, white underparts, a white streak above the eye, and blackish flight and tail feathers. This swallow's song is a soft trilling, with a rolled jeerrt call, and a sharp alarm note. With an estimated population of at least 500,000 individuals, the mangrove swallow is classified as a species of least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Its numbers are decreasing, but not fast enough to be classified as vulnerable.
 * Most recent similar article(s): February 17 for bird article.
 * Main editors: RileyBugz, Jimfbleak
 * Promoted: January 22, 2017
 * Reasons for nomination: Recently promoted to FA status. My first featured article. The reason why I have Jimfbleak as an editor is because he did most of the taxonomy section and did an impromptu review of the article before both GAN and FAC.
 * Support as nominator. RileyBugz Yell at me  &#124; Edits  20:12, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Support - a lovely picture. Very recent bird article on front page so maybe push this towards the back of the current request period (mid-April or so). --Super Nintendo Chalmers (talk) 10:03, 22 February 2017 (UTC)