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Reviewer: Sasata (talk) 00:55, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Review claimed, comments soon. Sasata (talk) 00:55, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

  • lead: link habitat loss (and later in Conservation status section)
Done
  • does ref #2 have a title? Is it really only 1 page?
None that I can find (I can't access the original. No reason to doubt that its only one page though
Found the citation and filled in the details. Sasata (talk) 15:54, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
  • link specific name
  • "… eventually leading to the finding of the rail." perhaps reword to avoid passive voice
Done
  • "Cervera was also the finder of the" how about "Cervera also found the"
Done
  • wlink plumage, down
Done
  • "The sexes are similar," add "in appearance"?
Done
  • "similar to Bare-legged Owl" either add "the" or pluralize owls
Done
  • link nominate subspecies
Done
  • "Typical plants are…" not clear what's typical about them? Typical plants found in the vegetation preferred by the Zapata Rail?
Done
  • "James Bond found a nest…" perhaps add "American ornithologist". The Ian Fleming name connection was interesting, will definitely drop that tidbit in a future conversation.
Done
  • "…pectoral girdle and wing are as reduced as in other species of rails…"; link pectoral girdle
Done
  • "…very susceptible to introduced predators." link introduced (also in lead too)
Done
  • 230 hectares -> convert
Done
  • link predation (?), protected areas, conservation measures, ecotourism
Done
  • "The Zapata Rail is classed as endangered" classed->classified
Done
  • "but Cuba's Tourism Minister and Pablo Bouza" does the tourism minister have a name?
he does, done
  • "global warming" and "climate change" are used in consecutive sentences. Does the source use these (politically-loaded) terms? Couldn't global warming also lead to higher ocean temperatures?
The source has "Climate change" in the title. I don't think these are politically loaded except in the US - it's mainstream science elsewhere
  • "..once the fallen vegetation had dried out." -> dries out
Done
  • Caption: "… is a serious predator" could use better adjective than "serious"
Done "major"
  • et al. needs a fullstop (abbreviation of et alii/aliae/alia)
Done
  • I know you aren't a fan of unnecessary punctuation, but it looks inconsistent to have some refs ending in a fullstop (because the template puts them there) and some not
Done!
  • foreign-language titles sources should include a translated title
Done
  • why not put accessdate directly in citation template? (parameter accessdate= )
Don't know, I had problems withthe template at one time so now I avoid it.
  • the above ref tweaks are beyond GA criteria, so feel free to ignore
All done I think, thanks for the careful review Jimfbleak - talk to me? 06:19, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I don't understand, it's in para 3 of status (I've changed the link to the species now) and the image caption, where else do you think it should be mentioned? Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:16, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I mean: shouldn't everything in the caption be in the text? —innotata 19:46, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The article meets all of the GA criteria: Sasata (talk) 04:50, 31 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS):
    Well written; complies with MoS.
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c(OR):
    Well-cited to reliable sources.
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
    Coverage comparable to other bird GAs; there's not a lot of info on this bird.
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars etc.:
  6. 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):
    Images are PD or have appropriate free-use licenses.
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail: