Lead, "These martins are be hunted by birds of prey" "are be"? Also, the Predators and prey section doesn't seem to back this statement up, saying that there are no predators for the Brazza's and only a potential predator for the Mascarene. Good spot, removed that phrase Jimfbleak - talk to me?11:00, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Taxonomy - There appears to be two sentences at the end of the first paragraph that are almost complete duplicates of each other. Yes, meant to add the other species' bit, now done Jimfbleak - talk to me?11:00, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Taxonomy, "The Phedina species nest in burrows and therefore belong to the "core martins"." But the Mascarene Martins don't build in burrows, do they? No, changed to make it clear that it's the DNA evidence Jimfbleak - talk to me?11:00, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
You mention "nominate subspecies" in several places in the article - can we link this at the first mention, please? Also, perhaps a sentence in the Taxonomy section that discusses that there are two subspecies of the Mascarene would be helpful for readers. Done Jimfbleak - talk to me?11:00, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Breeding, "although as with all hirundines the chicks" Should hirundines be capitalized? No, "hirundine" is the English word, so not capped, unlike Hirundinidae. It's basically the same as woodpecker instead of Picidae, but less obvious Jimfbleak - talk to me?11:00, 11 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Dana, thanks for reviewing. I've removed the url from Maggs, it's a RL publication anyway, so it was just a courtesy link. I look forward to your further comments Jimfbleak - talk to me?17:40, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]