Talk:Cape sparrow
Latest comment: 6 years ago by IAmNitpicking in topic Hummingbird sparrows? (Hovering)
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Reviewer: FunkMonk (talk · contribs) 20:58, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
- Hi, I will review this article. FunkMonk (talk) 20:58, 2 June 2013 (UTC)
- "and the male has some black and white markings." Maybe add "black and white markings on its head and neck"?
- Added. —innotata 16:59, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
- "been recorded declining significantly" Looks a bit awkward. To decline?
- Reworded. —innotata 20:18, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
- "but in these areas has such a low reproductive success that populations cannot be maintained without immigration." Why?
- Vineyards are not optimal habitat, the details are in papers I can't access. Edited. —innotata 18:35, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
- The image under taxonomy seems a bit misplaced. Perhaps better under habitat or description?
- There only really are relevant images for the behaviour section, so I just added extra photos. But I've moved it to dist/habitat and added an image of a male seen from the front to description. —innotata 20:06, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
- "which is sometimes merged with melanurus" Synonymised with would be more accurate, and perhaps less ambiguous.
- Edited. —innotata 16:59, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
- "There are reports by birdwatchers in suburban areas of South Africa of both increases in some regions" Specify what is being increased.
- Increases and decreases: I cut the "both". —innotata 19:56, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
- "Instances of hybridisation with the House Sparrow,[7] the Southern Grey-headed Sparrow, and the Sudan Golden Sparrow have been reported.[27]" Infertile?
- Presumably, but this isn't in the sources I found. —innotata 16:59, 3 June 2013 (UTC)
- "Clutches are larger further south, and during the peak of the breeding season." Why?
- New edits are nice. If the answers to my questions can't be found at all, it won't hold the promotion back, of course. FunkMonk (talk) 04:33, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
- I think I've addressed all your issues above. —innotata 18:41, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
- Nice, passed then! FunkMonk (talk) 19:29, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
- I think I've addressed all your issues above. —innotata 18:41, 7 June 2013 (UTC)
- New edits are nice. If the answers to my questions can't be found at all, it won't hold the promotion back, of course. FunkMonk (talk) 04:33, 4 June 2013 (UTC)
Hummingbird sparrows? (Hovering)
editThe article says, "Often birds will fly up and hover 30–60 centimetres (12–24 in) above the ground." I'm no ornithologist but they taught me in zoology school that only hummingbirds among the Aves can hover. Has that dictum changed? IAmNitpicking (talk) 15:00, 31 January 2018 (UTC)