Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Red-browed Finch 2

Red-browed Finch

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Original - The Red-browed Finch (Neochmia temporalis) is an estrildid finch that inhabits the east coast of Australia. This species is also been introduced to French Polynesia for breeding. It is commonly found in temperate forest and dry savanna habitats, but may also be found in dry forest and mangrove habitats in tropical regions.

Reason

Previously nominated, but it didn't get the attention it deserved. Charismatic and high quality shot used well within its article. Already a FP on Commons. Note that I have copied the caption almost word-for-word from the article lead.

Articles in which this image appears

Red-browed Finch

FP category for this image

Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds

Creator

Peripitus

• Support as nominator --J Milburn (talk) 19:03, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
• Support as Creator - The favourite bird shot of mine - Peripitus (Talk) 23:37, 12 June 2010 (UTC)
• Comment given the amount of room for additional images, why not add this to Estrildid finch.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 00:49, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
  • One reason is File:Red browed finch02.jpg is a better image. — raeky ^{(talk | edits)} 03:42, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
• Oppose Don't like the angle, the branch blocks part of the bird, see File:Red browed finch02.jpg for a better angle. — raeky ^{(talk | edits)} 03:42, 13 June 2010 (UTC)
• Support I don't find the angle particularly distracting, and am maybe a little worried that if we standardise angles and poses too much, we'll accidentally hide some types of information, like how it grabs onto the branch. Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:26, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
  • is the way this bird grabs a branch unique or notable? — raeky ^{(talk | edits)} 13:37, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
    • No, it is not, so far as I am aware. I also disagree with the standardisation of angles; the question simply has to be whether this angle shows what we want it to show; in this case, to show what the bird typically looks like; this includes, not only appearance, but behaviour, habitat and so on. I feel that this image does show that to the level normally expected of FPs. J Milburn (talk) 16:15, 21 June 2010 (UTC)
• Support Obstruction by the branch is not that significant, IMO. Besides that, a very nice photo. Jujutacular ^T · C 18:40, 21 June 2010 (UTC)

Not promoted --Makeemlighter (talk) 01:18, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

• Only 4 of 5 required supports. Makeemlighter (talk) 01:18, 22 June 2010 (UTC)