Talk:Amazon parrot/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: AryKun (talk · contribs) 07:23, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

I'll look into reviewing this article. AryKun (talk) 07:23, 23 July 2021 (UTC) I've done some minor edits already, and my issues with the article are given below. You don't have to implement them all if you think that some aren't going to improve the article, but I'd like a response to each one. AryKun (talk) 15:28, 24 July 2021 (UTC)

• There are some dublinks: "yellow-crowned amazon", "yellow-named amazon"

• Removed aside from the link on one of the images. Roniius^{talk to me} 10:47, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• The article currently alternates between common names and scientific names, which is both inconsistent and not reader-friendly. I would prefer that all the names in the article body be changed to the common names, as it's easier for the reader to grasp which species we're talking about.

• Removed, again aside from the images. Roniius^{talk to me} 10:47, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• There also seems to be inconsistency in the capitalization of Amazon when referring to the parrots. I would personally like it to be uncapitalized, but I don't really have a strong opinion on this, so you can standardize it either way.

• Changed to lowercase. Roniius^{talk to me} 10:47, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• The lede, description, and distribution sections are very short; all of them need to be expanded, especially the description.

• Will do this later. I can easily see expansion of the lead and distribution/habitat, but for description, I don't think much can be done - it is a genus, after all, and this is pretty much all I've found on the characteristics of the genus itself rather than specific types of amazon parrots. Roniius^{talk to me} 10:47, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• Actually, looking at the lead, I'm not sure it raelly needs much expansion. It touches on most of the main points concisely and would be pretty good for explaining to someone what an amazon parrot is. Roniius^{talk to me} 14:10, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• The distribution and habitat section contains no information about habitat, and the content about feral populations of amazons is disjunct and a bit confusing, so it can probably be improved.

• Perhaps changing to just distribution if nothing on habitat can be found? Again, will do this later. Roniius^{talk to me} 10:47, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• Expanded. Roniius^{talk to me} 11:08, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• " Captive birds are more likely to be less fertile." is confusing to read: "more likely" should be replaced with likelier.

• Done. Roniius^{talk to me} 10:47, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• Feeding contains no information on foraging tactics. The information about foods that they feed on in the wild and in captivity is also mixed and should be separate.

• Feeding in captivity moved to aviculture section. As for the foraging part, will also do that later. Roniius^{talk to me} 10:47, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• Couldn't actually find anything on foraging other than the times the parrots forage, as most of the searches I did only gave results related to the need to forage and how it is taken away in captivity. Added this to the aviculture section. Roniius^{talk to me} 11:24, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• Conservation status should probably incorporate info about the main threats to the species in the genus, along with any prominent conservation efforts that are being undertaken for an individual species.

• Main threats are already there - "habitat loss, persecution, the pet trade and the introduction of other species". As for conservation of individual species, I didn't actually think that was going to be necessary in an article about the genus, but I have found some resources on the conservation of parrots such as the Puerto Rican parrot. Will add this.

• Added paragraph on the Puerto Rican parrot, probably the most notable of all conservation efforts for amazon parrots (and the only one I could find that I could add something about in detail). Roniius^{talk to me} 11:33, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• In the first sentence in aviculture, is the italicizing for adaptability and joyfulness necessary?

• I did this originally because I thought them more subjective. Removed italics. Roniius^{talk to me} 10:47, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• "However, some amazons can become aggressive through hormones and attack their owners, which has led to behavior modification of the parrots" is unclear, and doesn't really communicate the point it's trying to make.

• Changed to "However, some amazons can have hormonally-induced aggressiveness and attack their owners, which has led to owners seeking behavior modification for their parrots." Roniius^{talk to me} 10:47, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• @AryKun: Think I've adequately addressed most of your comments. Roniius^{talk to me} 10:24, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Alright, I've done a final copyedit, and since everything about the article complies with the GA criteria, I'll be passing it. AryKun (talk) 11:38, 27 July 2021 (UTC)