Talk:White-throated treerunner/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Simongraham (talk · contribs) 10:57, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This looks an interesting article and seems to be sufficiently well written to be a strong candidate to be a Good Article. I will start a review soon. simongraham (talk) 10:57, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Assessment

Rate	Attribute	Review Comment
1. Well-written:
	1a. the prose is clear, concise, and understandable to an appropriately broad audience; spelling and grammar are correct.	There are no obvious spelling and grammar errors.
	1b. it complies with the Manual of Style guidelines for lead sections, layout, words to watch, fiction, and list incorporation.	It complies with the relevant manual of style guidelines
2. Verifiable with no original research:
	2a. it contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline.	References appear to be from reputable sources.
	2b. reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose).	The article has comprehensive citations.
	2c. it contains no original research.	There is no evidence of original research.
	2d. it contains no copyright violations or plagiarism.	Earwig's Copyvio Detector identifies a 2.9% chance of copyright violation.
3. Broad in its coverage:
	3a. it addresses the main aspects of the topic.	It seems to address the main aspects of the topic.
	3b. it stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style).	It uses summary style.
	4. Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.	It seems balanced and neutral.
	5. Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.	The article seems stable.
6. Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:
	6a. media are tagged with their copyright statuses, and valid non-free use rationales are provided for non-free content.	Images have appropriate licensing and public domain or CC tags.
	6b. media are relevant to the topic, and have suitable captions.	Images are relevant.
	7. Overall assessment.	Congratulations. This meets the criteria to be a Good Article.

Comments

This is a stable and well-written article. 40.3% of authorship is by 2001:4455:1A9:E100:D855:CA3:25C0:3CCE and 38.4% 2001:4455:1A9:E100:2DCE:2265:A4C4:DD2. It is currently ranked C class.

The article is of appropriate length, containing 1,791 words of readable prose and an infobox.
There is a risk of WP:CITEKILL, particularly WP:REPCITE. For example, there is no need for a citation at the end of the following sentences:

"In the 2003 Handbook of the Birds of the World, Volume 8, American ornithologist James Van Remsen Jr. explains that while P. albogularis is traditionally related to the Xenops sittines and other tree-bark gleaning Furnariidae, plumage and biogeography suggest that these different species are not directly related and that their similarities are merely the result of convergent evolution."

Removed

"Its upper mandible is dark gray and lower mandible a whitish-pale gray."

Removed

"Its face is blackish-brown and slightly darker than its head crown, which is a dull brown."

Removed

Similarly, take a look at some of the paragraphs and consider placing the citations at the end.

I think there's no more citeoverkill, perhaps.

Suggest splitting the sentence "Similar in behavior to nuthatches (Sitta spp.), the white-throated treerunner is a restless bird, moving in a jerky manner, changing direction rapidly, and may descend from trunks head first" to "Similar in behavior to nuthatches (Sitta spp.), the white-throated treerunner is a restless bird, moving in a jerky manner and changing direction rapidly. The bird may descend from trunks head first"

Replaced

Although not a GA criteria, I suggest adding ALT tags to images to increase inclusivity.

Added alts

Good work. Please ping me when you would like me to take another look. simongraham (talk) 18:43, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

simongraham I think most of the citation overkill were mostly on description section. Done removing repeated citations and did the other issues. 2001:4455:1A9:E100:E85E:2218:7628:4FB9 (talk) 22:31, 19 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@2001:4455:1A9:E100:E85E:2218:7628:4FB9 Great work. This article meets the requirements of a Good Article. simongraham (talk) 19:01, 22 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]