Talk:Whitehead's broadbill/GA1

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Reviewer: QatarStarsLeague (talk · contribs) 18:43, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

The images are fine and usable; it does appear though that there are two photos of a preserved specimen on the commons, perhaps a spot could be found is the barren distribution section (it appears the specimen was sourced at Mt Kinabalu

The specimen images are not particularly useful and the article already uses an illustration and an okays photo which both show the broadbill better than the specimen. In general, I've only seen specimen images used where there are no other photos available to illustrate the species. I'll try and see if there're any good habitat photos to illustrate distribution, or maybe something from foraging.

As for the naming, is there any documentation of Bornean names for the species, or broadbills as a topo in general?

Not really; I have sources on Thai, Malay, and Temiar names for broadbills that are found on the peninsula, but nothing on Bornean species.

"a genus of three rather dull-coloured species found in Africa." Although the Calyptomenidae birds are certainly more vibrant, this is perhaps unnecessary editorializing.

Doesn't seem editorializing to me, Oxford dictionary defines dull-coloured as "being of a dull colour such as light brown", which is a pretty good description of Smithornis.

"Although species-level relationships within the family are unclear" Does this refer to interbreeding, or other varieties of cohabitation?

Refers to taxonomic relationships, which seems clear enough based on the context in which this is being discussed.

Whitehead's initial specimen (which is perhaps the one photographed on Wikicommons?) could be described in situ as a holotype

Doesn't seem necessary, just adds more jargon without contributing too much info.

The black streaks and blotches throughout--I assume they are not uniform across the species?

No, the specific pattern varies, like a tiger's stripes or a leopard's spots.

The "snoring" is a totally somnolent sound, or is it a conscious call that only resembles a snoring noise?

Described as "snore-like wheeze" – a non sleep-related wheeze that happens to sound like snoring.

"centre of the island from Mountain Kinabalu to Kayan Mentarang" You can just say Mt. or Mount Kinabalu

Typo, fixed now.

I think perhaps the Vocalisations section should migrate to become a subsection of Behavior

Vocalizations are a rather important identifying feature for hard-to-see birds, which is why I've put them in description.

I think it might be worth listing specific fruits beyond just the broad categories of berries and drupes, especially since the occasionally-consumed species is noted

Litsea cubica is the only species specifically mentioned by sources, otherwise there are just broad categories.

Is there any motion in the IUCN to reclassify the Calyptomenidae birds as per habitat destruction?

No, threatened categories need at least a 30% decline in population over a decade, which this species doesn't approach even with habitat destruction.

Very strong biology article, not much needed to be fixed. QatarStarsLeague (talk) 18:43, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

@QatarStarsLeague: I think I've replied to everything you mentioned. AryKun (talk) 07:25, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

• • All looks good. Learned some from these responsesQatarStarsLeague (talk) 22:25, 24 August 2022 (UTC)