# Talk:Sword-billed hummingbird

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Reviewer: Simongraham (talk · contribs) 23:53, 22 November 2021 (UTC)
This looks a very interesting article about a species I have not known before. I will start a review shortly.  simongraham (talk) 23:53, 22 November 2021 (UTC)


### Comments
This is a stable and well-written article. 51% of authorship is by AryKun and 37% by Zbonerbo. It is currently ranked C class. The article was substantially updated in October 2021.


### Review
Well-written:

Verifiable with no original research:

Broad in its coverage:

Neutral: it represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each.

Stable: it does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute.

Illustrated, if possible, by media such as images, video, or audio:


### Discussion
The article is relatively short for a GA with 1,179 words of readable prose, plus an infobox.
www.birdtheme.org seems to be self-published. Can you please provide evidence that it is a reputable source.
Removed.
Other references appear to be from reputable sources.
Consider rephrasing the lead. The sentence "It is among the largest species of hummingbird." seems disconnected from the rest of the narrative. Should this be a subclause to another sentence?
Worked it into another sentence.
There are no obvious spelling or grammar errors.
Is a cladogram worth including?
I couldn't find a phylogeny that showed the relationships of this species.
Is it worth explaining how this bird came to be illustrated on stamps in Africa?
I've removed the section since I couldn't find any reliable sources on its appearance on stamps.
I appreciate that data is limited, but some of the sections are very short (for example, Vocalizations and Reproduction). Is it worth combining some of these?
No, I don't think that they could be reasonably combined with any other parts of the body. AryKun (talk) 12:27, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
@AryKun: Excellent work. Thank you for responding so quickly. simongraham (talk) 14:24, 23 November 2021 (UTC)


### Result
 This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Kmoorecapilano.
Above undated message substituted from Template:Dashboard.wikiedu.org assignment by PrimeBOT (talk) 10:34, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Sure an interesting article  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.112.70.60 (talk) 11:00, 11 December 2021 (UTC) 

I don't want to edit war with you AryKun but I don't like your recent edit. You have placed two images on the left and they are usually placed on the right. The second feeding image is not needed. I suggest putting my perching image in the info box and moving the studio feeding image in the infobox down into the feeding section. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:52, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Okay, did it, you could've just made that edit in the first place. AryKun (talk) 11:19, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

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