Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/American Black Vulture

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The article was promoted 16:28, 18 November 2007.

American Black Vulture[edit]

Self-nomination:I'm nominating this article for featured article because I believe it matches the featured article criteria. It is part of a potential New World Vulture featured topic. heyjude. 18:37, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

~~Comment~~: I'll raise the same query I did on Turkey Vulture; do the dates in the "Reproduction" section accurately reflect what happens in South America as well, or is this information only correct for North America? MeegsC | Talk 18:57, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

ah, I see the problem (and this does need to be fixed also in Turkey Vulture). The dates used here seem to apply only to North America; this needs to be addressed to conform with WP:SEASON (the information should reflect their full range). It's too bad Turkey Vulture slid through without this being addressed. I hope this isn't occurring on other bird articles when their range crosses hemispheres. This issue should be raised on the Bird Project. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:21, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is the only link I've found (by searching on zamuro Venezuela—a search on buitre negro or buitre americano Argentina may turn up something.). The site is silent on dates, but does give numerous links for further searches. If anyone turns up something and wants help in Spanish, please ping me. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 19:51, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Found a lead by searching on "Coragyps atratus Argentina".[1] If this is a good site, it appears the seasons are reversed, as suspected, in the Southern hemisphere, and there are different dates near the equator. "Entre octubre y noviembre en la Argentina (enero y abril en el hemisferio norte y febrero y junio en la zona ecuatorial) el jote negro modifica su rutina diaria e inicia su ciclo anual de reproducción." This says the reproductive cycle begins between October and November in Argentina, January to April in the Northern Hemisphere, and February to June near the equator. I believe Joelr31 (talk · contribs) will probably have journal sources in Spanish to help you get to the bottom of this. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 20:09, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry Jude, I didn't mean to drop you in it here! Do you have Raptors of the World? That will undoubtedly have the information. If not, let me know ASAP and I'll try to find out for you. I'm leaving for Gambia tomorrow and didn't want to spend too much time tonight researching if I didn't have to—I still have to pack! :) MeegsC | Talk 21:12, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have it. If you could find the information for me, I would be extremely grateful. Cheers, heyjude. 22:35, 7 November 2007

Done Have a look and see what you think. As for me, I now support this one! MeegsC | Talk 23:53, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Looks great. Thanks so much! heyjude. 01:02, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Support: I've already given this article my two cents and Jude has answered all of my questions. Great article and great job Jude! Though this calendar thing does need to be adressed... Rufous-crowned Sparrow 19:23, 7 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support: Ditto, they're getting more polished each time...well done. cheers, Casliber (talk · contribs) 13:19, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support very informative but I would like to see the distribution and habitat section expanded a little bit --Hadseys (talk • contribs) 13:59, 8 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support. This article is well written, well-sourced and comprehensive. --Carioca 04:39, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Support. As with the others, an excellent and well-sourced article. Coemgenus 16:07, 9 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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