Talk:Snowy plover

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GA Review

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Reviewer: SilverTiger12 (talk · contribs) 15:32, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

I'll take this review; as a first note, though, the Greek χαραδριός needs to be in a template: {{lang|grc|χαραδριός}}. I would also prefer that it be paired with the word Romanized, e.g. "...αἴλουρος/ailurus meaning 'cat'..." (templates: {{lang|grc|αἴλουρος}}/{{transl|grc|ailurus}}). Expect the rest of the review later today. Good luck and happy editing, SilverTiger12 (talk) 15:32, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Ok I tried. Not sure if it has to be charadrios or kharadriós; both seem to be valid. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:30, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for picking this up so quickly! It is my first bird article, and I am curious about your comments. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 19:30, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Comments:

• When defending a territory, males may attempt to intimidate conspecifics by using the... Conspecifics? Do you mean other male snowy plovers? If so, then just say, "..attempt to intimidate each other..." You use the odd "conspecific" later on in that same paragraph; it's a bit jargon-y so you might want to change it there too.

And that was basically the only issue I found. Nice work! --SilverTiger12 (talk) 01:07, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

• • Thank you! I replaced the jargon term with "intruders". Your suggestion with "each other" does not entirely work because the sentence indicates that it is only the defending plover who intimidates. --Jens Lallensack (talk) 01:43, 18 November 2023 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): It is factually accurate and verifiable. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Bruxton talk 15:26, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

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Snowy plover with chicks

• ... that female snowy plovers often abandon their families as soon as the chicks hatch? Source: https://academic.oup.com/beheco/article/32/3/428/6161621?login=false
  • ALT1: ... that the snowy plover is one of the best-studied shorebirds of the Americas, but also one of the rarest? Source: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10592-020-01256-8
  • ALT2: ... that female snowy plovers incubate their eggs during most of the day, with the male taking over at night? Source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4162182?casa_token=ILuBFRwg_D4AAAAA%3AUiQyFKMdu3xkaqEW5dbdhd3t9jfLXSUFqZ7_TxYSNhij29qULzQU8BSyHoSVZCyqcAqI8gQcbX8EWp0wsI0qVZrCENTmboHv8m5vU7zV-WWaE3V9ahx6Pw
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Blockade of Biafra

Improved to Good Article status by Jens Lallensack (talk). Self-nominated at 20:14, 18 November 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Snowy plover; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article promoted to GA status on November 18. Well-written article and interesting hooks (esp. ALT0). Strongly approve once QPQ completed.  Ploni^💬  15:49, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

@Ploni: Thank you very much! Regarding the QPQ: This is my second DYK nomination, and I also did one review (now added above). Jens Lallensack (talk) 18:16, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

Perfect! Approved.  Ploni^💬  18:25, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

@Jens Lallensack and Ploni: I like ALT0 but it does not appear to be supported in our article. Our article seems to say some females abandon chicks after the eggs hatch and some do not. Will add "some" to the hook without objection.

*ALT3: ... that some female snowy plovers abandon their families as soon as the chicks hatch? Bruxton (talk) 15:26, 29 November 2023 (UTC)

See Special:Diff/1187500286 for discussion regarding hook on talk page Bruxton (talk) 17:26, 29 November 2023 (UTC)