At first look, the article is comprehensive (which is good), but somewhat verbose - I can see multiple places where the sentences can be trimmed like this.
The Corsican nuthatch appeared in the scientific world.... - why not "The Corsican nuthatch was discovered.."?
The Corsican nuthatch consumes mainly pine nuts, but also small flying insects in summer, as would a flycatcher. - why is the flycatcher comparison important here
generally avoid "very" ...as in not very shy. - why not just "not shy." ?
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spotted a male Corsican nuthatch and shot the individual. --> "spotted and shot a male Corsican nuthatch."
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He kept the specimen's skin [and did not bother with it] until October --> if we lose the bracketed bit...do we lose meaning?
Still probably the same anyway.
for help in naming some small birds he had been able to collect --> "for help in naming some small birds he had collected"
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Whitehead's opinion was that the bird was not a species that could be described. - this is also verbose though I can't think of a simpler way right now
I ended up removing it, because i think its repetitive on orevious statement.
link Altai, subgenus, vicariance
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so no confusion is possible - redundant. Anyway, you mention something it could be confused with next. Better to just remove. no meaning lost
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however, it may be reminiscent of the coal tit (Parus ater), which is very common in Corsican forests and has similar markings on its head --> "however, its head markings resemble those of the coal tit (Parus ater), which is common in Corsican forests"
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The most geographically related nuthatch is the Eurasian nuthatch which inhabits mainland France - wordy, trim to " The Eurasian nuthatch is found in mainland France"
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You could remove almost all the "very"s - they don't add anything.
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The Corsican nuthatch is the only current species of bird endemic to Corsica, and even to metropolitan France. - "current" redundant" - also link endemic
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Ummm.....Eliomys quercinus is a dormouse not a ferret
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Overall:
Pass or Fail: I suppose I would not have split out discovery and nomenclature into separate sections but given how this bird has been studied makes sense. Overall, nice work. Cas Liber (talk·contribs) 22:07, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]