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"The white-naped xenopsaris (Xenopsaris albinucha) is a species of suboscine bird in the family Tityridae. It is the only species in the genus Xenopsaris. The species is also known as the reed becard and white-naped becard." How about "The white-naped xenopsaris ('Xenopsaris albinucha'), also known as the reed becard and white-naped becard, is a species of suboscine bird in the family Tityridae native to South America. It is the only species in the genus Xenopsaris."
Done.
"They were thought to be members of either" They is ambiguous, here.
Fixed
Personally, I'd appreciate in-text mentions of the authorities who described and reclassified the species. (I see now that it comes further down; would it not make more sense to provide the information in chronological order?)
Done, agreed it looks better
"A 2007 study of mitochondrial DNA confirmed the white-naped xenopsaris' place in the Tityridae, and its close relationship to both Pachyramphus and the genus Tityra, and slightly more distantly related to the Iodopleura (the purpletufts), although further studies are needed to understand the complete relationship between the four genera." This doesn't quite work.
fixed hopefully
Not a big deal at all, but I'd be inclined to move habitat and distribution below description.
Moved.
Am I right in saying that a "discontinuous distribution" is the same as a disjunct distribution? If so, a link to disjunct distribution would be helpful!
Same thing, used your term and linked
I note that you refer to the subspecies as a "race"; given that "race" is sometimes used in a technical sense, this could be misleading.
Fixed.
"The species is generally resident across its range, but sightings of solitary and silent birds have suggested that the species may be migratory in Bolivia[2] and Brazil.[10]" How so?
The source does not explicitly say, but its because they are unpaired and non-territorial. Not synthesis to say that is it?
"Juvenile birds resemble adults but have greyish napes, more chestnut in the crown,[2] the back, rump and primaries are scalloped with ochraceous, and secondaries and rectricies marginated with white." Could this be rephrased?
Had a go
Is "trill" jargon?
I'd say no, its a fairly common musical term I think, but I linked.
"They is typically hunt singly or in pairs, breeding pairs are often observed well apart." Three things: "They is" doesn't work, the "they" is ambiguous (you've just mentioned chicks; presumably that's not what you're referring to) and it's not clear what the two parts of the sentence have to do with each other.
Apologies for the delay. I've been back for another look through the article a couple of times, and I'm happy that this is where it needs to be for GA status. Great work! Josh Milburn (talk) 04:32, 4 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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