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This is my favorite kind of bird!! Swannie 21:56, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
The range map in the taxobox needs a legend explaining the colours. Sabine's Sunbird talk 01:21, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I hope you don't mind me rearranging things a bit but this creates heirarchical sections and subsections. Started a copyedit. There is some good stuff around and I will look later but gotta crash now. Article needs a taxonomy section -who named it, when, what's it related to (genus), is it related to English Goldfinch (not), subspecies. I have put taxonomy above description as it usually has stuff on names etc. See Common Raven, which is at FAC now, and Kakapo, an FA. These may be helpful.
Looking good though and I'd have thought would be qualify as a GA pretty much now. cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 14:16, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
PS: I hav a latin dictionary too for a ref for the name...cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 14:17, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
PPS: Cut and paste reference off Raven taxonomy for Linnaeus :) cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 14:19, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
Will try to look into a few of these myself. cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 03:50, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
The article should easily pass GA..but I think FA is a goal on the horizon and there are a few things which will need tweaking (and may be pointed out for GA). Many paragraphs are short, with one- or two-sentences. I have comibned a few which were straightforward but there will need to be some more done. The idea is to make flowing text. The 3 paras regarding moults and sexual dimporphism need a rejig to smoothe the flow and reduce repetition. This can be tricky with several points referring to several others. Anyway, there are a few bird FAs to compare it with. Once it passes GA there aresoem good copyeditors who can give some further pointers and ideas. cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 12:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
PS: Is there anything in American folklore or native american stories about the bird? cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 12:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
As an addendum, Mourning Dove is a shorter FA it can be compared with if you want to see -where/how to go from here.cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 02:01, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
....actually comparing them this one looks pretty darn good!
I think with content is just about done. I'll ask Circeus to see if he's got time for a look-over as he's pretty through. cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 02:06, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
PS: One final thing, if you look at the intro, all 3 paras start with, "The American Goldfinch...." - which sounds awkward. Nothing springs to mind though...cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 11:33, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for nominating this article as one that may meet the Good Article Criteria. As you will see I have put the article on hold at this time. My comments are as follows:
For the most part, an excellent job on the article, and if you fix the above suggestions within seven days and let me know I will pass it. If there is a good reason to not complete some of my suggestions let me know and I will adjust my thought process rather than just fail the article. Please let me know on my talk page when you finish or if you have any questions. (Note: This was my first GA review, if you found the review helpful, or if it was terrible, I would appreciate if you would let me know!) Cheers-- DO11.10 22:43, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
My analysis at Talk:American Goldfinch/comments might complete the above comments. Circeus 23:16, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
Should be easy enough, and other than that the article looks great. Also, Jude, the breeding season/nesting/aggressive change I suggested above is not required, its okay as it is.-- DO11.10 22:41, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
I've been through several times correcting typos, tightening prose and making consistently singular instead of drifting from "it" to "they". This article has many multiple links, not sure if I picked them all up. I changed "benefitted" to "benefited", apologies if the former is correct in the US. Jimfbleak 10:03, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
Congrats on bringing this to FA, to all who contributed. Cheers, Corvus coronoides 18:02, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
It says in the text:"The American Goldfinch undergoes a molt in the spring and fall... ...It is the only cardueline finch to undergo a complete molt; other finches change plumage color by the gradual wearing-down of the feathers. In each molt, it sheds all but the wing and tail feathers." Doesn't the term "complete molt", (instead of a "partial molt") means that it shed all feathers including wing and tail feathers. And of course this bird has to moult its wing and tail feathers at least once a year!? So there has to be some mix up with the facts here.
There is a photo in the artcle identified as an adult female goldfinch in nonbreeding plumage - why is that so? A female during winter shouldnt have such a yellow throat, should it? And the wingband is also as bright as on an adult nonbreding male (according to my books). And the black on the forehead either suggest its an adult nonbreeding male that just started to get its breeding plumage or just got its nonbreeding plumage and has some black feathers left. Or am I misstaking? -- 83.226.119.54 16:54, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
According to the article, this bird "was initially included in the genus Spinus, a group containing New World goldfinches and siskins, but in 1976, Spinus was merged into the genus Carduelis as a subgenus." I spot-checked several published field guides, most of which now use the genus Carduelis, though online resources are mixed, and may use one genus or the other. If Carduelis is now the official genus, why not use it in the article? PlaysInPeoria ( talk) 15:29, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
I thought featured articles, and maybe all articles linked to on the "front page," were routinely locked while they are on the "front page," to prevent precisely the kind of absurd game that's been going on today, with one (probably) or more vandals repeatedly changing this article and several of us trying to change it back. Everyone else seemed to be trying to find the vandalism and correct it, and in the process missed some; I reverted to the last version before the vandalism began. But of course WHILE I'M TYPING this it's probably been defaced again.
I wonder what would happen if there was a magic spell that kept everyone with an emotional age of 4 or under off the internet.
Gms3591 ( talk) 10:43, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
I don't really understand what "full Canadian border means". (Spouse doesn't understand it either.) But I do know that American Goldfinches winter in Nova Scotia – Godfrey gives their winter range as "southern Canada". Modal Jig ( talk) 15:30, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
American Goldfinch also winter in southern BC, Canada. I have them in my backyard year round — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.92.158.83 ( talk) 14:29, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
I don't think the account of the goldfinch's habitat is quite complete. They do frequent urban areas, such as my back yard right here in Ann Arbor. I did a quick search trying to document that, but I don't have time to do it right. I hope someone else will look into this. 98.243.173.66 ( talk) 14:03, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
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This is my favorite kind of bird!! Swannie 21:56, 25 April 2007 (UTC)
The range map in the taxobox needs a legend explaining the colours. Sabine's Sunbird talk 01:21, 14 May 2007 (UTC)
Hi, I hope you don't mind me rearranging things a bit but this creates heirarchical sections and subsections. Started a copyedit. There is some good stuff around and I will look later but gotta crash now. Article needs a taxonomy section -who named it, when, what's it related to (genus), is it related to English Goldfinch (not), subspecies. I have put taxonomy above description as it usually has stuff on names etc. See Common Raven, which is at FAC now, and Kakapo, an FA. These may be helpful.
Looking good though and I'd have thought would be qualify as a GA pretty much now. cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 14:16, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
PS: I hav a latin dictionary too for a ref for the name...cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 14:17, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
PPS: Cut and paste reference off Raven taxonomy for Linnaeus :) cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 14:19, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
Will try to look into a few of these myself. cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 03:50, 25 May 2007 (UTC)
The article should easily pass GA..but I think FA is a goal on the horizon and there are a few things which will need tweaking (and may be pointed out for GA). Many paragraphs are short, with one- or two-sentences. I have comibned a few which were straightforward but there will need to be some more done. The idea is to make flowing text. The 3 paras regarding moults and sexual dimporphism need a rejig to smoothe the flow and reduce repetition. This can be tricky with several points referring to several others. Anyway, there are a few bird FAs to compare it with. Once it passes GA there aresoem good copyeditors who can give some further pointers and ideas. cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 12:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
PS: Is there anything in American folklore or native american stories about the bird? cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 12:55, 28 May 2007 (UTC)
As an addendum, Mourning Dove is a shorter FA it can be compared with if you want to see -where/how to go from here.cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 02:01, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
....actually comparing them this one looks pretty darn good!
I think with content is just about done. I'll ask Circeus to see if he's got time for a look-over as he's pretty through. cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 02:06, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
PS: One final thing, if you look at the intro, all 3 paras start with, "The American Goldfinch...." - which sounds awkward. Nothing springs to mind though...cheers, Cas Liber | talk | contribs 11:33, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for nominating this article as one that may meet the Good Article Criteria. As you will see I have put the article on hold at this time. My comments are as follows:
For the most part, an excellent job on the article, and if you fix the above suggestions within seven days and let me know I will pass it. If there is a good reason to not complete some of my suggestions let me know and I will adjust my thought process rather than just fail the article. Please let me know on my talk page when you finish or if you have any questions. (Note: This was my first GA review, if you found the review helpful, or if it was terrible, I would appreciate if you would let me know!) Cheers-- DO11.10 22:43, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
My analysis at Talk:American Goldfinch/comments might complete the above comments. Circeus 23:16, 29 May 2007 (UTC)
Should be easy enough, and other than that the article looks great. Also, Jude, the breeding season/nesting/aggressive change I suggested above is not required, its okay as it is.-- DO11.10 22:41, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
I've been through several times correcting typos, tightening prose and making consistently singular instead of drifting from "it" to "they". This article has many multiple links, not sure if I picked them all up. I changed "benefitted" to "benefited", apologies if the former is correct in the US. Jimfbleak 10:03, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
Congrats on bringing this to FA, to all who contributed. Cheers, Corvus coronoides 18:02, 28 June 2007 (UTC)
It says in the text:"The American Goldfinch undergoes a molt in the spring and fall... ...It is the only cardueline finch to undergo a complete molt; other finches change plumage color by the gradual wearing-down of the feathers. In each molt, it sheds all but the wing and tail feathers." Doesn't the term "complete molt", (instead of a "partial molt") means that it shed all feathers including wing and tail feathers. And of course this bird has to moult its wing and tail feathers at least once a year!? So there has to be some mix up with the facts here.
There is a photo in the artcle identified as an adult female goldfinch in nonbreeding plumage - why is that so? A female during winter shouldnt have such a yellow throat, should it? And the wingband is also as bright as on an adult nonbreding male (according to my books). And the black on the forehead either suggest its an adult nonbreeding male that just started to get its breeding plumage or just got its nonbreeding plumage and has some black feathers left. Or am I misstaking? -- 83.226.119.54 16:54, 17 September 2007 (UTC)
According to the article, this bird "was initially included in the genus Spinus, a group containing New World goldfinches and siskins, but in 1976, Spinus was merged into the genus Carduelis as a subgenus." I spot-checked several published field guides, most of which now use the genus Carduelis, though online resources are mixed, and may use one genus or the other. If Carduelis is now the official genus, why not use it in the article? PlaysInPeoria ( talk) 15:29, 8 June 2010 (UTC)
I thought featured articles, and maybe all articles linked to on the "front page," were routinely locked while they are on the "front page," to prevent precisely the kind of absurd game that's been going on today, with one (probably) or more vandals repeatedly changing this article and several of us trying to change it back. Everyone else seemed to be trying to find the vandalism and correct it, and in the process missed some; I reverted to the last version before the vandalism began. But of course WHILE I'M TYPING this it's probably been defaced again.
I wonder what would happen if there was a magic spell that kept everyone with an emotional age of 4 or under off the internet.
Gms3591 ( talk) 10:43, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
I don't really understand what "full Canadian border means". (Spouse doesn't understand it either.) But I do know that American Goldfinches winter in Nova Scotia – Godfrey gives their winter range as "southern Canada". Modal Jig ( talk) 15:30, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
American Goldfinch also winter in southern BC, Canada. I have them in my backyard year round — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.92.158.83 ( talk) 14:29, 16 July 2018 (UTC)
I don't think the account of the goldfinch's habitat is quite complete. They do frequent urban areas, such as my back yard right here in Ann Arbor. I did a quick search trying to document that, but I don't have time to do it right. I hope someone else will look into this. 98.243.173.66 ( talk) 14:03, 10 September 2011 (UTC)
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I am reviewing this (old or very old) FA as part of WP:URFA/2020, an effort to determine whether old featured articles still meet the featured article criteria. I am marking this article "Satisfactory", but noting that there is a page number needed; Jimfbleak are you able to fill in something there? Regards, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 01:23, 30 January 2022 (UTC)