Talk:Congo serpent eagle
Latest comment: 12 years ago by Rufous-crowned Sparrow in topic GA Review
 | Congo serpent eagle has been listed as one of the Natural sciences good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it. | |||||||||
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 | A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on November 29, 2011. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Congo Serpent Eagle (pictured) may be one of few known examples of avian mimicry? | |||||||||
Needed Ref
edit[1] p. 10 batesi as new species Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 19:49, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
- It is in. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 04:02, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
GA Review
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Reviewer: Mdk572 (talk · contribs) 06:07, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
Some pre-review comments
- "This species is found in western and central Africa, stretching" A re-word so that it is not the species doing the stretching?
- Its a very big bird :). Good call. Fixed. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 13:38, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
- "It has been suggested that the Congo Serpent Eagle evolved to mimic ..." Important point but a cumbersome sentence.
- Let me think on this, as inspiration is evading me. The point that it is a suggestion, not established doctrine, has to be in there. Any suggestions? Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 13:38, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
- Do you need both "more closely"s?
- "As it is adapted for dense forest, it is not well-adapted for secondary forests and plantations." Is there information available on the specific adaptations?
- Its eyes are the main one, though I believe that its weird wing and tail length may be helpful. Not sure if I should slip that info into the habitat section. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 13:38, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
- Ecology and behavior - many very short sentences. Can they be combined to improve flow?
- Is this better? Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 13:38, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
- Goshawk links to a disambig page.
- ISBN for Handbook of the Birds of the World - Volume 2?
- IBSN is in but doesn't display. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 13:38, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
Marj (talk) 06:07, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you for undertaking this review. My notes on your initial suggestions are above. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 13:38, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
1. Well written?:
- Prose quality: Still some paras of short sentences but generally good.
- Manual of Style compliance:
2. Factually accurate and verifiable?:
- References to sources:
- Citations to reliable sources, where required:
- No original research:
3. Broad in coverage?:
- Major aspects: Some additional information could be used to expand sentences if/when available
- Focused:
4. Reflects a neutral point of view?:
- Fair representation without bias:
5. Reasonably stable?
- No edit wars, etc.
6. Illustrated by images, when possible and appropriate?:
- Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
- Images are provided where possible and appropriate, with suitable captions:
- Seth of Rabi has a photo on Flickr, might be willing for it to be used.
Overall:
- Pass or Fail:
Marj (talk) 19:27, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you for reviewing. I'll see if I can get the picture and will try to find a better way of phrasing the mimicry paragraph. Rufous-crowned Sparrow (talk) 20:57, 17 November 2011 (UTC)