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They didn't, the bird is standing upside down or they did.
"They forage on the trunk and large branches of trees, and are well-known for descending head first, a behavior unique to the white-breasted nuthatch."
201.26.57.15214:17, 11 May 2006 (UTC)reply
It's not vandalism. Nuthatches typically walk upside down on trees. Search for other images of them online, and you will see this as common.
Stopde (
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17:01, 24 February 2012 (UTC)reply
Maybe upload an alternative picure, but the original is a natural depiction of the bird in real life so we should leave it alone.
Shawnc19:07, 11 May 2006 (UTC)reply
I find the line about the white of the face being larger than a hedgehog confusing. I believe that a hedgehog is larger than an entire nuthach and certainly bigger than its face. Is this referring to the amount of white on a hedgehog, perhaps?
"Adults and young may be killed by hawks, owls and snakes, and forest clearance may lead to local habitat loss, but this is a common species with no major conservation concerns over most of its range." I would split this sentence after snakes.
Done
Description
"The wing coverts and flight feathers are blackish with paler fringes," blackish sounds a bit vague to me.
Done - it's what the book says, but changed to very dark gray
Okay. If you want to revert it to blackish, since that's the source, then fire away. If you can find any other source might perhaps clarify what colour, it might also be a good idea.
Peanut4 (
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14:16, 10 August 2008 (UTC)reply
"The face and the underparts are white, and the white of the face extends around the eye." I might suggest re-writing this to "with the white extending around the eyes." or " ..., which extends ..." However, I'm not sure why you need the second clause. Isn't the eye part of the face? I might be missing something here.
Done removed clause - it's actually a key difference from other NAm nuthatches, but I say that later anyway
I've left a couple of notes above, which might help further changes. Otherwise a nice article. Not sure it's long enough for FAC, but there's not much other improvements I could suggest if you did want to go to FAC. It's a really nice article, with some very good images. Well done.
Peanut4 (
talk)
14:16, 10 August 2008 (UTC)reply
Miscellaneous section for any minor nitpicks before FAC
The nine subspecies differ mainly in the color tone of the plumage. - should this be 'colour and tone' ? Sounds odd using them as a ...combined noun? Cheers,
Casliber (
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12:46, 13 August 2008 (UTC)reply
Another suggestion, would it be possible to add a small sentence about how its size compares to other nuthatches (ie. is it an average sized Nuthatch?), and possibly a comparison to the red-breasted nuthatch?
..and the small Brown-headed and Pygmy Nuthatches have brown caps and a white patch on the nape of the neck. - could get into trouble here as 'caps' (plural) disagrees with 'patch' (singular). However, pluralising patch sounds weird too and introduces ambiguity..so I am not sure what to do. Cheers,
Casliber (
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12:54, 13 August 2008 (UTC)reply
OK, thanks, I'll fix the above, have a final read tomorrow, then go for it
update 2018
I've been through to see if any updating is needed, but apart from some minor formatting tweaks, there is nothing in the current HBW alive that supersedes what is here
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As these are some of my favorite birds, I was happy to take this photo last week, which captures that very typical nuthatch pose (lifting its head while facing downward). It was recently promoted to FP on Commons and I looked for a good spot to add it to the article, but I'm not so sure. It might make sense as a new infobox photo, but I don't want to presume since the current one is quite good, too, and the article is an FA. Figured I'd ask here before adding it there or elsewhere.
Jimfbleak what do you think? No worries if the article is full when it comes to images. :) — Rhododendritestalk \\
13:51, 9 April 2023 (UTC)reply
Rhododendrites, the existing image is also an FP, but that doesn't mean it can't be replaced, especially as it has had a good run in the infobox. You could replace it with your excellent image, and perhaps use the old image in place of one of the in-text images. Why not suggest that, and if no one comes up with a convincing reason not to do so in a couple of days, then just go ahead. Although there are 80 people watching this page, I doubt that more than 20-odd are actively doing so
Jimfbleak -
talk to me?15:20, 9 April 2023 (UTC)reply