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Did you know... that the Trinidad euphonia lacks the muscular
gizzard that most birds have as part of their digestive tract?
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ALT1:... that the Trinidad euphonia is rare on the island of
Trinidad due to overtrapping for the caged bird trade...? Murphy, William L. (2004). A Birdwatchers' Guide to Trinidad & Tobago. Cley, UK: Prion. p. 118.
ISBN1-871104-11-4.
Size and date check out; well referenced to reliable sources; hook facts are cited and checked; spot and Earwig checks indicate CPR/copyvio not a concern; have taken the liberty of adding a suggested image which is on Commons and appropriately licensed. Believe this is good to go, nice work. Would suggest the "basic" hook over ALT1 as more interesting. -
The BushrangerOne ping only01:55, 14 January 2021 (UTC)reply
Hi! I'll be reviewing this article for the next few days/weeks! I might not to reply that promptly but I'll try to answer any questions after a day or two.
starsandwhales (
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01:05, 16 March 2021 (UTC)reply
GA review (see
here for what the criteria are, and
here for what they are not)
"It is sometimes considered to be a superspecies with the scrub, yellow-crowned and purple-throated euphonias." --> for more information, could you way 'why' it is considered to be a superspecies with these others?
"It is largely allopatric with latter species, though it does overlap in a narrow zone in eastern Venezuela." --> since this just seems to be a wiktionary link, also including the definition of allopatric in the sentence would make it clearer
I've reworded this to say "Its range is largely distinct (allopatric) from that of the latter species, overlapping only in a narrow zone in eastern Venezuela." Does that work, or do I need to change it further?
MeegsC (
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13:34, 7 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Personally I'd do a slight rewording to "Its range is largely distinct, or allopatric, from that of the latter species, overlapping only in a narrow zone in eastern Venezuela." but that's not really necessary.
"Females are virtually indistinguishable from female purple-throated euphonias (which have a slight grayish tinge to the upperparts) and both they and immature birds are probably not separable in the field." --> probably according to whom? "probably" isn't a very encyclopedia-y word if you know what I mean
I've changed the wording to "not thought to be separable in the field". The reference at the end of the sentence says "probably", but I've made it more "encyclopedia-y". ;)
MeegsC (
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20:59, 2 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Though it isn't necessary, alt text for images would help with accessibility.
Done.
"It has a circular entrance in the side and is lined with finer material." --> what's an example of finer material?
The sources say only "finer materials". Given that they also says the nest is composed of grass and stems, I assume it is finer bits of those materials.
MeegsC (
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13:47, 7 April 2021 (UTC)reply
Do juveniles have any variation in diet compared to the adults?
I've added the generation length. I can find nothing about when breeding first occurs. I assume it's the summer following the bird's hatching (i.e. when more than 1 year old), but it would be OR to say so.
MeegsC (
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14:17, 7 April 2021 (UTC)reply