Talk:Wood thrush

GA on hold

I have reviewed this article according to the requirements of the GA criteria and have put the article on hold until the following issues are addressed:

1. In the intro, remove the space between the inline citation and the period. Done
2. Add an inline citation for "The longest known lifespan for a wood thrush in the wild is 8 years, 11 months." Done
3. "They generally arrive on the U. S. Gulf Coast". Remove the space between "U. S."
4. "Wood Thrushes migrate at night." Are there any sources that mention why they migrate at night? (avoid enemies, etc.) Done
5. "This bird breeds mainly..." This bird doesn't seem like the best start for the sentence, consider rewording. Done
6. "Bertin (1977) found that these thrushes favor areas with running water, moist ground, and high understory cover." The link for Bertin goes to an article about a saint that lived in 615. Where does the 1977 come from? Is it a different Bertin? If so, elaborate and add a source for the information. Done
7. "In spite of this, the wood thrush is still considered to be of least concern. [9]" Add a wikilink for least concern like you have for the infobox, also fix the spacing of the inline citation. Done
8. Add an inline citation for "Their breeding territories range from 800 to 28000 square meters in size, and are used for nesting, gathering nest materials, and foraging." Done
9. "This species has also been observed to display a behavior known as anting." Change to display to "displaying". Done
10. "The purpose of this behavior is unknown, but it is thought that the birds may be able to acquire defensive secretions from the ants possibly used for some medicinal purposes, or that it simply supplements the birds' own preen oil." Add an inline citation. Done
11. "Omivorous, soil invertebrates and larvae make up most of the wood thrush's diet," Add a comma after invertebrates. Done
12. "Young are fed insects and some fruit. [5]" Inline citation spacing. Done
13. "Adults are taken primarily taken by hawks and owls." Remove a taken. Done
14. "Pairs will perch together and feed each other in between flights. [5]" Inline citation spacing. Done
15. "2 to 4 eggs pale blue eggs are laid,.[11] at the rate of one per day." Spell out the numbers and remove the comma and period, and move the inline citation to the end of the sentence. Done
16. "Chicks fledge 12 to 15 days after hatching." Add a wikilink for "fledge". Done
17. "About half of all Wood Thrush pairs successfully raise two broods." Add an inline citation. Done

Altogether, the article was interesting to read. There are some grammar issues, and some more inline citations are needed. Address the above issues within seven days and I'll pass the article. If you have any questions or when you are done, let me know on my talk page and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. --Nehrams2020 23:28, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

GA passed

I have passed this article according to the requirements of the GA criteria. Excellent work on addressing the above issues so quickly. Make sure the article maintains its high quality, ensuring that all new information is properly sourced. Maybe consider seeing if WP:Birds can help you get it to FA if you desire. If you have the time, consider reviewing an article or two at GAC to help with the large backlog. Good job, and I hope you continue to improve the quality of articles on Wikipedia! --Nehrams2020 03:09, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

The territory size range given in the intro (para 30 and "behaviour" (para 1) differs from that given under "reproduction". Jimfbleak 07:07, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Oh dear. I hadn't noticed that. They're consistent with their minimum values - 1/5 of an acre is roughly 800 square meters, but the maximums are inconsistent. I'm still relatively new - what's usually done in this case? Cheers, Corvus coronoides 17:07, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

No idea really, 28000 seems a large territory for a small thrush, but it might be correct. I suppose to you could always go for the lower figure and say "at least". give me an hour or two and I'll see if Thrushes says anything. Jimfbleak 18:55, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, and I saw your comments on User:Nehrams2020's talk page. Were there any specific instances of "veering wildly from singular to plural" that you were thinking of? If you haven't already done so, I'd like to try to fix these things. Cheers, Corvus coronoides 19:05, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Thrushes had nothing on the territorial size, and I've nothing more authoritative than that. Although most bird articles are written in the singular, quite a few US/Canada species were started by an editor who was inconsistent. I think I've fixed most of the clunky bits, in a few separate sessions, but it might be worth you checking for anything I've missed. Jimfbleak 19:24, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

One of my favourite birds, but I've mainly seen it on spring migration (early May in southern Ontario, wintering in Costa Rica or lost (Cornwall), so no personal exp of breeding birds. Jimfbleak 19:30, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

I'll try to sort out any leftover singular/plural things before I leave on vacation, then. Thanks for pointing it out! Cheers, Corvus coronoides 19:54, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

To-do for FAC

Ok then...looking promising:

• Needs all units in both metric and imperial (what do birds get weighed in in the US? Ounces?)
• There must be some other records of vagrancy - need to expand stubby section
• Anything about humans and Wood thrushes - eg bird feeding is a big issue in Oz, what about in US
• Make sure what work Gmelins description was in - if in Systema naturae then can link to it
• Are there any subspecies?
• A range map would be a really really good idea. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:30, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Do not make a great effort copyediting. I may have some more ideas. after all this added (or unable ot be found) - then ensure lead summary of artcile and then copyedit. I will ask a friend if he has time :) cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:29, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

Wood Thrush migration article in Science this month

There's an article on Wood Thrush migration in this month's Science: "Tracking Long-Distance Songbird Migration by Using Geolocators" Kaldari (talk) 21:14, 13 February 2009 (UTC)

Dual vocal cords

It seems a bit odd that the vocal cords are not mentioned. The bird is notable for having two independently controllable sets, so being able to duet with itself. More detail here (audio) 6 mins). Could do with a mention, perhaps. Span (talk) 18:06, 2 September 2012 (UTC)