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Article milestones Date Process Result April 28, 2019 Good article nominee Listed October 21, 2019 Peer review Reviewed January 15, 2020 Featured article candidate Promoted A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the " Did you know?" column on March 11, 2019. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the cactus wren (pictured) builds nests shaped like American footballs in spiny cholla and saguaro cactus but, despite this protection, the coachwhip snake still preys on chicks? Current status: Featured article

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• "Good monsoon conditions can extend breeding" My understanding is that the "monsoon" is restricted to south and south east Asia. I am not entirely sure what you are trying to say, so I am hesitant to change this. Would 'Heavy seasonal rainfall can extend breeding' be OK by you? Thanks. Gog the Mild ( talk) 11:03, 19 October 2019 (UTC) reply

  Gog the Mild, Howdy hello! Thanks for taking on this copy edit, I much appreciate it. Seasonal rainfall works; I say Monsoon because many in the southwestern US also call the period of rain the "monsoons", including I believe the source I got it from. But I understand the confusion and agree with the solution. Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!} ⚓ 18:58, 19 October 2019 (UTC) reply

• "Nests are built in cacti (notably ... " What is notable about them? Do you mean 'commonly'?

Commonly works, yes. I think I probable wrote notable because WP is always harping about notability and the word was in my head :) 19:01, 19 October 2019 (UTC)

Both done. A fine article. Looks like a lot of work has gone into it. Ping me when you nominate it and if RL permits I'll review it. Gog the Mild ( talk) 19:05, 19 October 2019 (UTC) reply

Giving it a last look over, I noticed that the image "File:Cactus wren in tree.jpeg"/In Tucson, Arizona creates a MOS:SANDWICH. I recommend moving it down to the start of "Subspecies". Similarly, the first two images in "Breeding and nesting" create a sandwich; one needs to be moved. Gog the Mild ( talk) 19:23, 19 October 2019 (UTC) reply

Done, good spot! Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!} ⚓ 19:28, 19 October 2019 (UTC) reply

• The wings and feathers are brown - ummm...what? Not sure what you are aiming for with this sentence Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 02:46, 22 October 2019 (UTC) reply

 Done Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!} ⚓ 04:29, 22 October 2019 (UTC) reply

• " are also barred alternatively in black and white" - "alternatively" is redundant..if they didn't alternate....they wouldn't be a barred pattern...? Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 02:46, 22 October 2019 (UTC) reply

 Done Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!} ⚓ 04:29, 22 October 2019 (UTC) reply

The 'Feeding' section contains language that potentially plagiarizes or closely paraphrases language used in Animal Diversity Web ( here); see this comparison. This language was added to the article in 2007 ( diff), so I cannot tell whether Wikipedia or Animal Diversity Web is the original source. Currently, the article cites multiple other sources to support the information, but if Animal Diversity Web was the original source for this language, then this article needs to use alternative phrasing. -- Black Falcon ^{( talk)} 20:11, 9 May 2020 (UTC) reply

Black Falcon, Thanks for pointing that out, I have reworked that paragraph. Not sure why it hadn't come up before in Earwigs? I definitely had run it before, and it got a through checking during the FA. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!} ⚓ 22:04, 9 May 2020 (UTC) reply

I certainly trust that you had checked, seeing as the article is featured, and could only speculate about why it did not come up before. In any case, thank you for reworking the affected language. -- Black Falcon ^{( talk)} 03:30, 10 May 2020 (UTC) reply

can an admin move protect indef this medium risk article, since it is featured article, it generally needs discussion before moving it. thank you. 14.192.212.129 ( talk) 09:43, 15 May 2020 (UTC) reply

Can't say I see a need to do so, this page hasn't been moved in a long time, and it isn't the target of much vandalism. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!} ⚓ 09:46, 15 May 2020 (UTC) reply