Talk:Australasian gannet/GA1

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Reviewer: Dunkleosteus77 (talk · contribs) 02:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

Comments by Dunkleosteus77

• Once you get above 12 inches, you really should switch to feet   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  02:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

the custom I have seen in bird books is straight inches. AFAIRC our FAs have followed suit Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:55, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

• "was named by Cook," do you mean Captain Cook here?   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  02:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

yes, linked now Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 05:35, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

• First paragraph of the Breeding and lifespan is missing a ref   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  02:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

I have removed that sentence as it is covered elsewhere Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:38, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

• "The egg surface fades to a chalky white," is that an overnight process or something?   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  02:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

time isn't specified in the sources, but i am presuming it is over several days from the way it is written Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:38, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

The source says, "becoming white when dry," so I think it might be an overnight, over-a-couple-of-hours sorta deal. You might just wanna leave it at "The egg surface fades to white when dry" and it doesn't say it's chalky white, it says the egg's chalky as in the texture ("thick chalky coating")   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  21:04, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

done Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:50, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

• "keeping the eggs warm with its webbed feet," does it stand on them?   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  02:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

not specified, but I think the bird cradles them from above in the webbing Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:38, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

You should probably say it like that. The source says it's, "brooded by both parents on top of webs of feet," and also that seems to contradict what you say here that incubation, "is done mainly by the female"   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  21:04, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

the genus/family material says both sexes, the article and species account say females does more. not exclusive Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:35, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

Okay, in that case, just specify the egg rests on top of the feet   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  21:14, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

done Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:23, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

• Instead of saying retrices do you wanna use flight feathers?   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  02:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

I have not heard the tail retrices called that (wing one yes but tail ones not). Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:52, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

In that case you might wanna specify we're talking about tail feathers here   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  21:04, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

problem is, source doesn't specify that either so am guessing. Also the primary is also a flight feather so saying "primary and flight feather" is incorrect. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:38, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

are there any other flight feathers other than primaries and retrices? You could just leave it at “flight feathers” if the source allows that. I don’t know enough about birds to know if that’s correct or not   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  21:14, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

I just left it at "flight feathers" - I thinkthis is sufficient for the article on thinking about it Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:22, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

• "exceeding that of adult birds," so then do they lose a bunch of weight later?   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  02:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

yes Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:52, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

Cool. When does that happen?   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  21:04, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

Unfortunately this source doesn't say, but this happens with many chicks - they are overfed and so have plenty of reserves when they first become independent (during which they lose weight). Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:52, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

• I don't think bowing display needs to be in italics because it makes it appear like a complex vocab term or something when it just means they're bowing. The same goes for fencing display and sky pointing   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  02:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

ok, done Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:00, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

• "when the male arrives back at the next," did you mean nest?   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  02:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

yes, fixed now Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:38, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

• Why are they trying to start new colonies on new islands?   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  02:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

the population is in flux, growing and ebbing - birds are starting and abaondoing colonies over time. I was trying to find a source that discussed this. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:56, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

Well you must have read that somewhere in some form. If you can't find any really big details on it, it's good to at least say it   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  21:04, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

Found it and added. The rocky outcrops the colonies are on often have limited space, so eventually the gannets have to find a new place, sometimes right nearby on the mainland. Added now. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 20:07, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

• And that's everything   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  02:26, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
• What language does tākapu come from and what does it mean?   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  22:17, 20 December 2018 (UTC)

Is Māori language - added Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:10, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

does it mean anything?   User:Dunkleosteus77 |push to talk  21:21, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

I can't find anything. Have looked online extensively. Will ask elsewhere. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 21:56, 21 December 2018 (UTC)