Talk:Sword-billed hummingbird/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Simongraham (talk · contribs) 23:53, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

This looks a very interesting article about a species I have not known before. I will start a review shortly. simongraham (talk) 23:53, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Comments

This is a stable and well-written article. 51% of authorship is by AryKun and 37% by Zbonerbo. It is currently ranked C class. The article was substantially updated in October 2021.

Review

1. Well-written:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (prose)	The article is clear and avoids unnecessary jargon. There are no obvious spelling or grammar errors.	Pass
(b) (MoS)	The article complies with MOS:LEAD, MOS:LAYOUT and MOS:WTW.	Pass

2. Verifiable with no original research:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (references)	Citations are given. Layout conforms to MOS:REFERENCES	Pass
(b) (citations to reliable sources)	Most citations are from peer-reviewed journals or equivalent reliable sources as per WP:RELIABLE.	Pass
(c) (original research)	There is no obvious original research as WP:NOR	Pass
(d) (copyvio and plagiarism)	Earwig's Copyvio Detector reports a 2% likelihood of violation.	Pass

3. Broad in its coverage:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (major aspects)	The topic is covered at an appropriate level of detail.	Pass
(b) (focused)	Summary style language is used. The article has 1,179 words of readable prose which is low for an GA.	Pass

4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.

Notes	Result		The article is generally balanced and avoids bias.	Pass

5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.

Notes	Result
No edit war or content dispute is currently evident	Pass

6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:

Criteria	Notes	Result
(a) (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales)	All images have appropriate CC and PD licenses	Pass
(b) (appropriate use with suitable captions)	The article has appropriate images which have captions	Pass

Discussion

• The article is relatively short for a GA with 1,179 words of readable prose, plus an infobox.
• www.birdtheme.org seems to be self-published. Can you please provide evidence that it is a reputable source.

Removed.

• Other references appear to be from reputable sources.
• Consider rephrasing the lead. The sentence "It is among the largest species of hummingbird." seems disconnected from the rest of the narrative. Should this be a subclause to another sentence?

Worked it into another sentence.

• There are no obvious spelling or grammar errors.
• Is a cladogram worth including?

I couldn't find a phylogeny that showed the relationships of this species.

• Is it worth explaining how this bird came to be illustrated on stamps in Africa?

I've removed the section since I couldn't find any reliable sources on its appearance on stamps.

• I appreciate that data is limited, but some of the sections are very short (for example, Vocalizations and Reproduction). Is it worth combining some of these?

No, I don't think that they could be reasonably combined with any other parts of the body. AryKun (talk) 12:27, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

@AryKun: Excellent work. Thank you for responding so quickly. simongraham (talk) 14:24, 23 November 2021 (UTC)

Result

Result	Notes
Pass	Congratulations, AryKun, on an excellent Good Article.