Talk:Sword-billed hummingbird

Sword-billed hummingbird has been listed as one of the Natural sciences good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Review: November 23, 2021. (Reviewed version).

A fact from Sword-billed hummingbird appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 11 December 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the sword-billed hummingbird (example pictured) is the only bird with a bill longer than its body?

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GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Sword-billed hummingbird/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

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

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)[reply]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)[reply]

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

Result

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

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Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 08:11, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Article history

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Sword-billed hummingbird perching on branch

... that the sword-billed hummingbird (pictured) is the only bird with a bill longer than its body? Source: [1]
- ALT1: ... that ...? Source: "You are strongly encouraged to quote the source text supporting each hook" (and [link] the source, or cite it briefly without using citation templates)

Improved to Good Article status by AryKun (talk). Self-nominated at 15:20, 23 November 2021 (UTC).[reply]

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: - Offline/paywalled citation accepted in good faith Interesting:

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

QPQ: None required.

Overall: What a fantastic bird, and a well-put-together article! Good to go. ezlev (user/tlk/ctrbs) 19:56, 25 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Actually, QPQ is required for this nom as it's my sixth. Here's the review I did for QPQ. AryKun (talk) 12:56, 26 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To T:DYK/P3

The sword-billed hummingbird

Sure an interesting article — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.112.70.60 (talk) 11:00, 11 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

edit war

I don't want to edit war with you AryKun but I don't like your recent edit. You have placed two images on the left and they are usually placed on the right. The second feeding image is not needed. I suggest putting my perching image in the info box and moving the studio feeding image in the infobox down into the feeding section. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:52, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, did it, you could've just made that edit in the first place. AryKun (talk) 11:19, 31 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Featured picture scheduled for POTD

Hello! This is to let editors know that File:Sword-billed hummingbird_(male)_at_Guango_Lodge,_Ecuador_(21310837273).jpg, a featured picture used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for May 15, 2024. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2024-05-15. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! — Amakuru (talk) 21:29, 22 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The sword-billed hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) is a neotropical species of hummingbird from the Andean regions of South America. Among the largest species of hummingbird, it is characterized by its unusually long beak, being the only bird to have a beak longer than the rest of its body, excluding the tail. It uses this to drink nectar from flowers with long corollas and has coevolved with the plant Passiflora mixta. While most hummingbirds preen using their beaks, the sword-billed hummingbird uses its feet to scratch and preen due to its beak being so long.

Photograph credit: Andy Morffew

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