Talk:White-breasted nuthatch

Vandalism

Someone turned the image of the bird upside-down 81.156.197.89 11:21, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

• 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." 201.26.57.152 14:17, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

• Can somebody turn the image the right side up

--Abyab 19:26, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Look at the snow. The bird is right side up.

• Not an appropriate rule. The snow could b under the branch

--Abyab 19:26, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

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 (talk) 17:01, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

• Who put "lacks the ability to fart", and was that correct?

White-breasted Nuthatch Prettiness

• Okay, even though the bird extremely pretty uside down, it would be a great addition if we could see it the right side up

--Abyab 19:26, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

Maybe upload an alternative picure, but the original is a natural depiction of the bird in real life so we should leave it alone. Shawnc 19:07, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

Why not put a picture on the page with the bird standing on a branch right side up and leave the current one?~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sciencenut1113 (talk • contribs) 14:36, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Hedgehog?

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?

GA Review

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

Lead

• "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 (talk) 14:16, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

• "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

Yeah, I noticed this later on. I think your change is a good one. It doesn't need saying too much. Peanut4 (talk) 14:16, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Breeding

• "Once independent, juveniles leave the adult’s territory," I think this should be "adults'" since there are two parents.

 Done Oh, the shame of it - I pride myself on correct possessive apostrophes.

Lol. Had a similar one myself. I wanted to cry when I saw someone correct it!! Peanut4 (talk) 14:16, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

Survival

• Is there a wikilink for "diurnal"?

 Done

• "this makes it more difficult for predators to use scent find the nest." I think there's a word missing here.

 Done rephrased for clarity ...this makes it more difficult for a predator to find the nest using its sense of smell.

Status

• Is there a wikilink for "Least Concern"?

 Done

General

• All numerals followed by units should do so with a non-breaking space. E.g. 29 birds.

 Done not sure that "bird" is a unit, but done any way

A few things to do, but nothing substantial, so I'll put it on hold. Peanut4 (talk) 21:53, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for reviewing, jimfbleak (talk) 06:17, 8 August 2008 (UTC)

GA review (see here for criteria)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

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):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

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)

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 (talk · contribs) 12:46, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

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 (talk · contribs) 12:54, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

• Otherwise, reads very well. I'd say go for thy life. Cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 12:57, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

OK, thanks, I'll fix the above, have a final read tomorrow, then go for it