Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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This star, with one point broken, symbolizes the featured candidates on Wikipedia.

Featured pictures are images that add significantly to articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article. Taking the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words", the images featured on Wikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to the featured picture criteria.

Promoting an image

If you believe an image should be featured, create a subpage (use the "For Nominations" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

For promotion, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers in support and the consensus is in its favor, it can be added to the Wikipedia:Featured pictures list. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator and/or creator of the image; however, anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets.

All users may comment. However, only those who have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and with at least 100 edits will be included in the numerical count. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. Nominations started in December are given three extra days, due to the holidays slowing down activity here.

The archive contains all opinions and comments collected for candidate nominations and their nomination results.

If you nominate an image here, please consider also uploading and nominating it at Commons to help ensure that the pictures can be used not just in the English Wikipedia but on all other Wikimedia projects as well.

Delisting an image

A featured picture can be nominated for delisting if you feel it no longer lives up to featured picture standards. You may also request a featured picture be replaced with a superior image. Create a subpage (use the "For Delists" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

Please leave a note on the talk page of the original FPC nominator (and creator/uploader, if appropriate) to let them know the delisting is being debated. The user may be able to address the issues and avoid the delisting of the picture.

For delisting, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers supporting a delist or replace, and the consensus is in its favor, it will be delisted from Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-thirds majority in support, including the nominator. Note that anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets. However, images are sometimes delisted despite having fewer than five in support of their removal, and there is currently no consensus on how best to handle delist closures, except for one point: If the image to be delisted is not used in any articles by the time of closure, it must be delisted. If it is added to articles during the nomination, at least one week's stability is required for the nomination to be closed as "Kept". The nomination may be suspended if a week hasn't yet passed to give the rescue a chance.

Outside of the nominator, all voters are expected to have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and to have made a minimum of 100 edits. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. As with regular nominations, delist nominations are given three extra days to run if started in December.

Note that delisting an image does not mean deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article(s).

Shortcuts

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Step 1: Evaluate

Evaluate the merit of a nomination against the featured picture criteria. Most users reference terms from this page when evaluating nominations.

Step 2: Create a subpage

For Nominations

To create a subpage of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates for your nomination, add a title for the image you want to nominate in the field below (e.g., Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Labrador Retriever) and click the "Create new nomination" button.

For Delists

To create a subpage for your delist, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

For Delist and replace

To create a subpage for your delist and replace, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.

Step 3: Transclude and link

Transclude the newly created subpage to the Featured picture candidate list (direct link).

How to comment for Candidate Images

Write Support, if you approve of the picture. A reason is optional.
Write Oppose, followed by your reasoning, if you disapprove of the picture. All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image. If your concern is one that can only be addressed by the creator, and if they haven't nominated or commented on the image, and if they are a Wikipedian, you should notify them directly.
You can weak support or weak oppose instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
If you think a nominated image obviously fails the featured picture criteria, write Speedy close followed by your reasons. Nominations may be closed early if this is the case.

Recommendations added early in the process may be disregarded if they do not address concerns and/or improvements that arise later in the debate. Reviewers are advised to monitor the progress of a nomination and update their votes accordingly.

Prior to giving an opinion, the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size (high-resolution) in an image editing program. Please note that the images are only displayed at thumbnail size on this page. The thumbnail links to the image description page which, in turn, links to the high-resolution version.

How to comment for Delist Images

Write Keep, followed by your reasons for keeping the picture.
Write Delist, followed by your reasons for delisting the picture.
Write Delist and Replace if you believe the image should be replaced by a better picture.
You can weak keep, weak delist or weak delist and replace instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
- To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.

Please remember to be civil, not to bite the newbies and to comment on the image, not the person.

You may find the glossary useful when you encounter acronyms or jargon in other voters' comments. You can also link to it by using {{FPCgloss}}.

Editing candidates

If you feel you could improve a candidate by image editing, please feel free to do so, but do not overwrite or remove the original. Instead, upload your edit with a different file name (e.g., add "edit" to the file name), and display it below the original nomination. Edits should be appropriately captioned in sequential order (e.g., Edit 1, Edit 2, etc), and describe the modifications that have been applied.

Is my monitor adjusted correctly?

In a discussion about the brightness of an image, it is necessary to know if the computer display is properly adjusted. Displays differ greatly in their ability to show shadow detail. There are four dark grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display shadow detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings. Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal shadow detail. Please take this into account when voting.

Displays also differ greatly in their ability to show highlight detail. There are light grey circles in the adjacent image. If you can discern three (or even four) of the circles, your monitor can display highlight detail correctly. If you see fewer than three circles, you may need to adjust the monitor and/or computer display settings (probably reduce the contrast setting). Some displays cannot be adjusted for ideal highlight detail. Please take this into account when voting.

On a gamma-adjusted display, the four circles in the color image blend into the background when seen from a few feet (roughly 75–150 cm) away. If they do not, you could adjust the gamma setting (found in the computer's settings, not on the display), until they do. This may be very difficult to attain, and a slight error is not detrimental. Uncorrected PC displays usually show the circles darker than the background. Note that the image must be viewed in original size (263 × 68 pixels) - if enlarged or reduced, results are not accurate.

Note that on most consumer LCD displays (laptop or flat screen), viewing angle strongly affects these images. Correct adjustment on one part of the screen might be incorrect on another part for a stationary head position. Click on the images for more technical information. If possible, calibration with a hardware monitor calibrator is recommended.

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	Victory over Japan Day

Current nominations

GALCIT Rocket Research Group

Voting period ends on 30 Aug 2025 at 21:19:34 (UTC)

Reason: EV image of American rocket pioneers who designed JATO technology and laid the foundations for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Slightly below 1500x1500px and has some graininess, but I think this can be forgiven given historical significance.
Articles in which this image appears: Jack Parsons, Frank Malina, Edward Forman
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 21:19, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - Significant JPG artefacting, low resolution, and overall composition makes it look like a picnic. I'm not seeing a reason to bypass the minimum resolution criterion here. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:58, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Messier 24 (infrared, red, green)

Voting period ends on 30 Aug 2025 at 17:17:25 (UTC)

**Original** – A near infrared and visible light view of Messier 24, the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud, the open cluster NGC 6603, dark nebula Barnard 92, and H-II region Sharpless 41 (green glow). Near infrared, red, and green are mapped to the red, green, and blue channels of the image.

Reason: Provides a detailed view of several different types of deep-sky objects in the Small Sagittarius Star Cloud (open cluster NGC 6603, dark nebula Barnard 92, H-II region Sharpless 41) with near infrared data that reveals dim M dwarfs and dust extinguished stars hidden in a visible light image.
Articles in which this image appears: Small Sagittarius Star Cloud
FP category for this image: WP:Featured pictures/Space/Looking out#Nebulae, stars, supernovae and the Milky Way
Creator: brainandforce

Support as nominator – Brainandforce (talk) 17:17, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:59, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:11, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jeremy Corbyn

Voting period ends on 29 Aug 2025 at 21:33:05 (UTC)

Reason: High def image of Corbyn before he became British Labour leader. I previously nominated this in 2015 but it failed to gain consensus, I think it deserves another chance.
Articles in which this image appears: Jeremy Corbyn
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator: User:DavidChief, edited by User:JJARichardson

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 21:33, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose as per original nom. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:01, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Banksy mural in Irpin, Ukraine

Voting period ends on 29 Aug 2025 at 20:58:42 (UTC)

**Original** – Mural by Banksy in Irpin following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, November 2022

Reason: High-def image of a work by the famous street artist with EV regarding Ukraine. It appears in a video on Banksy's YouTube channel confirming authenticity.
Articles in which this image appears: Banksy
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Rasal Hague

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 20:58, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Heterohyus

Voting period ends on 29 Aug 2025 at 11:46:05 (UTC)

Reason: High quality digitization of this fossil. Shows the entire specimen.
Articles in which this image appears: Heterohyus +2
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Chris Woodrich

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:46, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:11, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Voting period ends on 28 Aug 2025 at 21:21:43 (UTC)

Reason: High quality large image. FP on Commons. Butterfly adds EV
Articles in which this image appears: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:21, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:37, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:11, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Transparent burnets on thistle

Voting period ends on 28 Aug 2025 at 21:14:56 (UTC)

**Original** – Transparent burnet moths (*Zygaena purpuralis*) on thistle Babadağ, Denizli, Turkey

Reason: High quality large image. Adds EV to article although this behaviour is not suitable for the infobox. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Zygaena purpuralis
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:14, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:37, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:12, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Peacock butterfly caterpillar

Voting period ends on 28 Aug 2025 at 21:04:00 (UTC)

**Original** – Peacock (*Aglais io*) caterpillar, Ruggeller Riet, Liechtenstein

Reason: High quality large image. Adds EV to article. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Aglais io
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:04, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:38, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:12, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Elvis Presley

Voting period ends on 28 Aug 2025 at 15:58:11 (UTC)

Reason: HQ and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Elvis Presley, +…
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 15:58, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wouldn't Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment be a better category? Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:09, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support, but agree with Charlesjsharp about the cat. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:39, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done. ArionStar (talk) 14:34, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I would say support, but I think the lighting of the photo is off compared to this and this but we can fix that. Also those may be scratches in the leftern area of the photo Wcamp9 (talk) 22:20, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

then again, they are from this Dr. Macro page [1] which has many other high quality scans that are in the public domain because of {{publicity photo}} (put it in image and automatically displays text) Wcamp9 (talk) 23:58, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I found a better version of this photo on getty images but it’s extremely hard to difficult without a watermark Wcamp9 (talk) 14:05, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Victory over Japan Day

Voting period ends on 28 Aug 2025 at 15:43:32 (UTC)

**Original** – Representatives of the Empire of Japan aboard USS *Missouri* at the surrender of Japan on September 2 1945

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: Victory over Japan Day, Surrender of Japan, Japanese Instrument of Surrender, Surrender (military), Unconditional surrender, United States involvement in regime change, Mamoru Shigemitsu, Yoshijirō Umezu, Katsuo Okazaki and Toshikazu Kase
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II
Creator: Army Signal Corps

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 15:43, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/World War II is a better category. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:10, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Done. ArionStar (talk) 14:35, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Amazon Theatre

Voting period ends on 28 Aug 2025 at 15:50:31 (UTC)

Reason: FP on Commons, HQ and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Amazon Theatre
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Susan Valentim

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 15:50, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:40, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Doug Wimbish

Voting period ends on 27 Aug 2025 at 14:32:55 (UTC)

Reason: high quality photo showing the subject doing what he is known for, playing bass energetically
Articles in which this image appears: Doug Wimbish (and Cyberpunk (album) and List of KMFDM members
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Tduk (Alex Lozupone)

Support as nominator – Tduk (talk) 14:32, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - composition, should not have cut off his right arm. MER-C 16:01, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Or most of his left, either. Eyes almost closed. – Sca (talk) 18:48, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Peace Palace

Voting period ends on 27 Aug 2025 at 10:47:29 (UTC)

Reason: Headline image. File:Friedenspalast Den Haag.jpg (322 megapixel) was unanimously featured on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Peace Palace
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Thomas Wolf

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:47, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:56, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:41, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:16, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --EUPBR (talk) 18:46, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Lunar-tailed bigeye

Voting period ends on 27 Aug 2025 at 10:44:01 (UTC)

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Lunar-tailed bigeye
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:44, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:56, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:42, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:16, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Krascheninnikovia lanata

Voting period ends on 26 Aug 2025 at 00:52:56 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image that shows a specimen completely removed from any clutter; high EV for this desert plant.
Articles in which this image appears: Krascheninnikovia lanata
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Others
Creator: Chris Woodrich

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:52, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The lighting isn't great for the time of day and, for some reason, everywhere seems unsharp. Were you using tripod/monopod? Worth another go at processing? Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:22, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- The plant is naturally grey, so the lighting is accurate (compare this). I'm not seeing the unsharpness at native resolution. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:46, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  - I think the image is partially backlit and the colour is more vibrant in the photo you link to. Taking a picture from below a plant like this is unusual... Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:56, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Von der Leyen Commission II

Voting period ends on 24 Aug 2025 at 02:04:56 (UTC)

**Original** – The 8th Commission of the European Union's college photo in 2024

Reason: EV and HQ
Articles in which this image appears: Von der Leyen Commission II
FP category for this image: wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Political
Creator: Dati Bendo

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 02:04, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Group promo pic w/out IDs. – Sca (talk) 18:45, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Von der Leyen Commission I

Voting period ends on 24 Aug 2025 at 01:58:57 (UTC)

**Original** – The 7th Commission of the European Union's college photo in 2021

Reason: EV and HQ
Articles in which this image appears: Von der Leyen Commission I and Brussels So White
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/People/Political
Creator: European Commission

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 01:58, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Very little EV as the people are not identified. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:17, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – Group promo pic w/out IDs. – Sca (talk) 18:46, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

51st G7 summit

Voting period ends on 24 Aug 2025 at 01:31:41 (UTC)

**Original** – G7's group photo at its 51st summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada

Reason: EV and HQ
Articles in which this image appears: 51st G7 summit, List of international presidential trips made by Emmanuel Macron, List of international prime ministerial trips made by Keir Starmer, List of international prime ministerial trips made by Shigeru Ishiba, List of international presidential trips made by Donald Trump, List of presidential trips made by Donald Trump (2025) and Timeline of Donald Trump's second presidency (2025 Q2)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Simon Dawson

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 01:31, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Group promo pic of scant EV. Tiny faces. – Sca (talk) 18:49, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Baird's tapir mother and baby

Voting period ends on 22 Aug 2025 at 22:40:25 (UTC)

Reason: High-quality lead image of endangered species in the wild
Articles in which this image appears: Baird's tapir, Alajuela Province, List of mammals of Costa Rica
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – I'll copy the same story from the Commons FPC nom, since it still feels special: This is an endangered species, with only about 5,000 left in the world. They are furthermore famously secretive and primarily nocturnal. As a result, we have very few photos of this species at all outside of zoos. In fact, a google image search of a mother and baby returned almost exclusively zoo images. This was a stroke of luck: We went on a hike and found most of the park closed due to flooding. We explored where we could, seeing almost nothing outside of wet plants. Just when we were hiking back out and writing off the day as an "authentic rainforest weather experience" we saw these tapirs foraging in the distance. Apparently sometimes on especially rainy days they're seen during daytime hours. After a short while of standing still and watching these two, they decided to cross the path right in front of us. For the rest of the trip, we'd mention this experience to guides/locals, and none had ever seen a baby in the wild before (and adults only a handful of times). Extraordinarily lucky, memorable experience. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 22:40, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Meets all the criteria: good quality, high EV, etc. – Yann (talk) 15:56, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Kinda backlit? – Sca (talk) 18:01, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- A small gap in the rainforest for some light, which I appreciated. When a 500lb endangered species that's rarely seen during the daytime at all (and even more rarely with a baby) comes into view, it's hard to make them wait while I squeeze by to get the light behind me. :) — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 19:51, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  Point taken. Interesting capture. -- Sca (talk) 18:51, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support, great photo! Artem.G (talk) 20:40, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Rarity compensates for technical issues. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:22, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:01, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:24, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:13, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:30, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Arenal Volcano

Voting period ends on 22 Aug 2025 at 22:35:45 (UTC)

Reason: High-quality lead image. Uncropped version is FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Arenal Volcano, San Carlos (canton)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 22:35, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support The best place to take a photo of the (sadly) dormant volcano. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:23, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:02, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 12:04, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:25, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:14, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:31, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Crimson-rumped toucanet

Voting period ends on 22 Aug 2025 at 20:41:03 (UTC)

Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Crimson-rumped toucanet
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:41, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:58, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 22:37, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:56, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:02, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:26, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:14, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:33, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

West Indian whistling duck head

Voting period ends on 22 Aug 2025 at 21:23:53 (UTC)

**Original** – West Indian whistling duck (*Dendrocygna arborea*) on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands

Reason: High quality image. Adds value to article. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears: West Indian whistling duck, List of endemic birds of the West Indies
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:23, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - I see a bit of silence here, but maybe some food for thought: this image shows several of the species's identifying features as described in the article. The article also mentions that there is relatively little sexual dimorphism among these ducks, so not much need for a male/female contrast in the infobox. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:00, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:26, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:14, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:35, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Marmalade hoverfly

Voting period ends on 22 Aug 2025 at 21:05:10 (UTC)

Marmalade hoverfly from two angles - (Episyrphus balteatus) male in Wengen, Switzerland
Marmalade hoverfly on valerian

Reason: High quality large images. Add EV to article. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Episyrphus balteatus
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:05, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ~~second image only~~ – the second image has more EV of the two, and the set doesn't make sense to me, there's no special behaviour being illustrated, no difference in gender etc., just a different angle, so ~~oppose set~~ UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:47, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Happy to change to one image if there's a consensus. Charlesjsharp (talk) 08:24, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support the 2nd picture — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:28, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have deleted the first image. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:23, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:14, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:36, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gayle (singer)

Voting period ends on 22 Aug 2025 at 17:11:53 (UTC)

**Original** – Gayle performing at El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, in 2023

Reason: FP on Commons; well-pictured Grammy-nominated singer
Articles in which this image appears: Gayle (singer)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists
Creator: Justin Higuchi

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 17:56, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:02, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:20, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support per nom - this has good EV as it depicts her performing and is well executed technically Nick-D (talk) 02:04, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:14, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:36, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:14, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Movement Study by Rudolf Koppitz

Voting period ends on 22 Aug 2025 at 15:44:10 (UTC)

**Original** – *Bewegungsstudie* (Movement Study) 1925, black and white photograph by Rudolf Koppitz

Reason: notable photograph
Articles in which this image appears: Rudolf Koppitz, List of photographs considered the most important
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator: Rudolf Koppitz, edited by User:Basile Morin

Info from the description: Gelatin silver print on carte-postale, printed c. 1930. In 1925 Koppitz created his masterpiece, Bewegungsstudie, in which he photographed the nude dancer, credited to be the Russian Claudia Issatschenko, but who is more likely the daughter of this woman, ballet dancer and choreographer, Tatyana Issatschenko Gsovsky, with her head thrown dramatically back and flanked by three dark-robed women, lends Bewegungsstudie to the highly decorative and symbolist tradition of the Viennese Jugendstil.
Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 15:44, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I am unsure about the category. This is notable not from the people represented, but from the photographic style.

Support I agree that artwork/others works best, until we have an artwork/photography section. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:03, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:29, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:14, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 08:39, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:39, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Map of colonial India

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Aug 2025 at 03:25:09 (UTC)

Reason: EV, unanimous FP on commons
Articles in which this image appears: Colonial India, British Information Services, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: British Information Services, restored by Wilfredor

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 03:25, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Question Is this a historically significant image? It seems a fairly pedestrian example of graphic design from the 1940s given it's very cluttered, and depicts India solely as a source of export goods for the British should there not have been a world war at the time (which of course has EV). Nick-D (talk) 11:20, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Info Third nomination. ArionStar (talk) 17:07, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"depicts India solely as a source of export goods for the British" aka colonization of India (which redirects to colonial India). UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:36, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
And the image was produced by British Information Services, a propaganda arm of the British, who were India's main (but not only) colonizers. It has high EV as a map that documents India's exploitation and colonization. UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:53, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Please stop nominating the same image again and again. It is not thoughtful behaviour. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:32, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't realize the image has been nominated before–I hadn't nominated it. Now that I have taken a look, it was first nominated in an unrestored form, and then quickly renominated. Which explains why it failed, it was nominated prematurely. UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:41, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry; it wasn't you before. But it is easy to scroll down the image page and check if it has been nominated before. Charlesjsharp (talk) 10:25, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Hi-res poster that flaunts the metallurgy and industrial strength of British India, just prior to Independence. In the context of Colonialization and industrialization, post Independence, this poster has historic value. - Kalyan (talk) 14:48, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:58, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support as on Commons. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 15:04, 14 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose This is a poor example of graphic design from this period and it's unclear why the image has sufficient historic significance to overcome this - the British produced a vast amount of propaganda and marketing material on their empire, of which this is a poor quality example. I'd be open to revisiting this vote if there's evidence that this image has been used by historians, etc, and so has good EV. Nick-D (talk) 23:05, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Nick-D: I could find one example, this article written by Manu Pillai, a pop historian, that uses the map. I have not been able to look at books; there may be more instances of use. UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:32, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 06:05, 22 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

American coot

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 21 Aug 2025 at 00:07:02 (UTC)

Reason: FP on Commons, high-quality lead image
Articles in which this image appears: American coot, coot, list of birds of Alberta
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 00:07, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:58, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 04:17, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:34, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:42, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 15:59, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:32, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:15, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:40, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:American coot in Prospect Park (06152).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 00:09, 21 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: Blue marble

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Aug 2025 at 10:37:16 (UTC)

Reason: Higher resolution scan with more detail. (Uploader has retired.)
Articles this image appears in: The Blue Marble, Apollo 17, etc.
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg
Nominator: MER-C

Delist and replace — MER-C 10:37, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I noticed a significant difference in color, so perhaps it would be helpful to focus not only on which option is the most visually appealing or has the highest resolution, but rather on which one most accurately reflects the true colors Wilfredor (talk) 14:59, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Going to be tricky since none of us have ever seen earth from space.©Geni (talk) 23:41, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace I think the new one has more accurate colors, but is also much sharper at the same resolution: see this vs. this. Yann (talk) 18:43, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:39, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:59, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D. & R. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:32, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:15, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:The Blue Marble, AS17-148-22727.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:24, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

PS: AFAICT I have replaced the original file in articles (in which the image directly appears), but (due to the it's number) I'm not 100% sure. Regards, Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:19, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sauro lizardfish

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Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Sauro lizardfish
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:25, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:46, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 23:51, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:05, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - DreamSparrow ^Chat 04:17, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:34, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:33, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:15, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Chile lagarto (Synodus lacertinus), La Paz, Baja California, México, 2024-12-20, DD 64.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:23, 20 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History of Ireland

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**Original** – This map of Ireland was published by Nicolaes Visscher II (1649-1702) about 1689. These facts are known because the map is dedicated to stadholder William III and his wife Mary II who were crowned as king and queen of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1689.

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: History of Ireland, +… (in the navbox template)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Dirk Jansz van Santen

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 19:04, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support; a very high-res photo which captures the numerous tiny details of the map. 𝔅𝔦𝔰-𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔧𝔢𝔱𝔞? 11:28, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:53, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:53, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History of Russia

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**Original** – 1730 map of the Russian Empire by Philip Johan von Strahlenberg

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: History of Russia, +… (in the navbox template)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Theodore Spendelowe

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 18:28, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:42, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History of Latvia

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**Original** – This map depicts the Baltic states Latvia and Estonia. Ever since the Treaty of Altmar in 1629 this area was a Swedish province which was mainly inhabited by Germans. The map was published in 1662 in the second volume of Joan Blaeus *Atlas Maior*. As a basis for this map, Blaeu used a large-size wall map from the Swedish scientist Anders Bureus (1571-1661), who was head of the topographical survey.

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: History of Latvia, +… (in the navbox template)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Dirk Jansz van Santen

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 18:09, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:17, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tracy's Rock

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Reason: high quality and resolution of a notable picture
Articles in which this image appears: Tracy's Rock, Apollo 17, Moon, Taurus–Littrow, List of individual rocks
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator: Eugene A. Cernan, edited by User:Grunpfnul and me

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 10:12, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 23:24, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:30, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:18, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:40, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Whats the projection here? My concern is that the bottom centre cross hatch is rotated slightly anti clockwise while the rest from that bit of film are rotated slightly clockwise.©Geni (talk) 23:50, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, there are parallax errors. I tried to stitch the images myself, and I couldn't, but Grunpfnul seems to have found a way around it. Yann (talk) 15:20, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:15, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Apollo 17 Harrison H. Schmitt and Tracy's Rock - AS17-140-21493+AS17-140-21497 2025.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Added image to Space/Looking out instead. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:32, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Julian Assange

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 19 Aug 2025 at 10:38:21 (UTC)

Reason: high quality portrait used as lead
Articles in which this image appears: Julian Assange
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Science and engineering
Creator: Kacy Bao

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 10:38, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I would crop a bit less at the top if others agree. What do you think? Yann (talk) 10:39, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I don't think it is for us to crop another's photo. But you can use the CSS template to make it display better on enwiki. And I agree crop is too tight at the top. Charlesjsharp (talk) 23:21, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Good portrait, crop OK for me. UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:36, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Useful but not very interesting portrait photo that provides no indication of why the subject is notable. Assange also typically wears a scruffy suit at public appearances (for instance, this very recent public protest), so the photo also doesn't depict him as he commonly appears; it looks like a holiday snap. Nick-D (talk) 03:10, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - for the same reason as above, it has no context to what he is known for, it looks like a candid shot and doesn't really provide encyclopedic value. Mattximus (talk) 23:15, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:28, 19 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delist and replace: Buzz Aldrin and Apollo 11 Lunar Lander

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**Delist:** Buzz Aldrin and Apollo 11 Lunar Lander

**Replacement:** Buzz Aldrin and Apollo 11 Lunar Lander

Reason: higher resolution, better quality, successful delist and replace on Commons
Articles this image appears in: Apollo program, Moon, Apollo Lunar Module, List of artificial objects on the Moon, Moon in science fiction, Lunar habitation, Lunar Module Eagle, Space habitat (facility)
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/5927 NASA.jpg
Nominator: Yann (talk)

Delist and replace — Yann (talk) 16:27, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R UnpetitproleX (talk) 22:39, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R — Hounaam (talk) 09:29, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D&R — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:18, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
D. & R. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:48, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and replace Better framing. ArionStar (talk) 19:28, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Replace. MER-C 10:11, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist and Replace —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:16, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Replaced with File:Buzz Aldrin and Apollo 11 Lunar Lander, AS11-40-5927.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:05, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Erin Kellyman

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Reason: nice portrait of a notable actress
Articles in which this image appears: Erin Kellyman
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Harald Krichel, edited by me

Support as nominator – Yann (talk) 17:02, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:18, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Prof'l fotog's shot of an actress in her mid-20s at this year's Cannes. This image isn't among the 10 pics in said topical article. EV? – Sca (talk) 19:57, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Only people who have had a special role are pictured there: jury members, award winners, etc. Yann (talk) 09:58, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:45, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice facial expression and good use of rule of thirds. ArionStar (talk) 17:39, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 00:00, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support 𝔅𝔦𝔰-𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔧𝔢𝔱𝔞? 11:30, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Vulcan❯❯❯Sphere! 02:16, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Erin Kellyman-8441, edit.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 20:03, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Anomalocaris

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Reason: High quality digitization of a rare fossil (complete specimens are few and far between, such that the original from which this cast was made is mentioned in the article explicitly)
Articles in which this image appears: Anomalocaris
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Others
Creator: Chris Woodrich

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:11, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 22:39, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:28, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:49, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — DreamSparrow ^Chat 17:03, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:10, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:36, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Anomalocaris canadensis (TMP 2023.003.0003), Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, 2025-07-13.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:35, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History of Cuba

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Aug 2025 at 00:44:06 (UTC)

**Original** – 1639 map of Cuba, drawn by Johannes Vingboons

Reason: High resolution and EV
Articles in which this image appears: History of Cuba, +… (template navbox)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Johannes Vingboons

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 00:44, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:28, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support; a good map for the first half of the 17th century, by the skilled, close-minded Vingboons. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:55, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Historic value. - Kalyan (talk) 14:50, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:46, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:46, 16 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ornithomimus

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Reason: High quality digitization of a notable fossil
Articles in which this image appears: Ornithomimus
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Reptiles
Creator: Chris Woodrich

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 20:55, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 22:20, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Suggest caption include location of museum in Canada, but as it's a small town the province, Alberta, would be enough. – Sca (talk) 17:09, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support UnpetitproleX (talk) 22:40, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:28, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:56, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:10, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Ornithomimus edmontonicus (TMP 1995.110.1), Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, 2025-07-13.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 23:49, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Príncipe sunbird female

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**Original** – Príncipe sunbird (*Anabathmis hartlaubii*) female, Príncipe island, São Tomé and Príncipe

Reason: High quality image of species endemic to an island of 142 sq km. Adds value to article. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Príncipe sunbird
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:54, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --EUPBR (talk) 19:36, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:32, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 04:49, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 18:45, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:28, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:57, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — DreamSparrow ^Chat 17:05, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:09, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Príncipe sunbird (Anabathmis hartlaubii) female.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:50, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

European starling composite

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**Original** – Common starling (*Sturnus vulgaris*) in flight in Lerma, Almoloya del Rio, Mexico. Composite of five images showing a bird dropping an insect then diving to try to recapture it.

Reason: High quality image. Adds significant value to article by showing behaviour
Articles in which this image appears: Common starling
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:03, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support for EV – UnpetitproleX (talk) 04:51, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
But @Charlesjsharp: please link Composite image in the caption at the article, for readers who may be unaware of what that means. UnpetitproleX (talk) 04:52, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- done. Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:33, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Some, perhaps many, readers may interpret visual info as a flock of five birds. - Sca (talk) 16:14, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
That's why I suggested linking composite image to article (and linked it at the caption in article). UnpetitproleX (talk) 22:44, 7 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:28, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:58, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:06, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in flight Lerma composite of 5 images.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:49, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Spotted longhorn female

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**Original** – Spotted longhorn (*Rutpela maculata*) female on common valerian (*Valeriana officinalis*) Ruggeller Riet, Liechtenstein.

Reason: High quality large image. Adds EV to article. FP on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Rutpela maculata, Valerian (herb)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – Charlesjsharp (talk) 18:09, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:36, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:28, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:58, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:02, 10 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Spotted longhorn (Rutpela maculata) female on common valerian (Valeriana officinalis) Ruggeller Riet.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:46, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Cowie communion set

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**Original** – A travelling communion set used by the Cowie family, displayed in the West Ambulatory of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland. The most prominent user of this set was William Cowie, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland.

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears: William Cowie (bishop)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator: Bjankuloski06

Support as nominator – MER-C 14:15, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:43, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Not really seeing the EV here. Cowie's communion set isn't discussed in the article. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:38, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I would support this if better integrated into the article. @MER-C: Perhaps add something about the communion set, and place the image next to that. – UnpetitproleX (talk) 04:49, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
On second look, it is in the section that discusses Cowie's time in Auckland, so the EV is there—a source/reference on the set would be enough for me to support. UnpetitproleX (talk) 00:08, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. As a creator, I am for the image, as I put effort in it, althought I would admit that it doesn't have bearing on the text, unless we, the community here in NZ can enrich it to encompass that. I don't know how much weight this contextual consideration carries, as I've never participated in featuring something on the English Wikipedia. --B. Jankuloski (talk) 23:34, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Hi B. Jankuloski. A big difference between the English Wikipedia and Commons is the emphasis on encyclopedic value. While simply being in scope is enough for Commons, the English Wikipedia requires images to "add significant encyclopedic value to an article and helps readers to understand an article". The "wow" factor is not given as much emphasis; we still want images to be of high quality, but we allow more pedestrian subject matter so long as it provides high encyclopedic value. Consequently, images like File:Chimney with helical strake at Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital, Windsor, Ontario, 2025-06-23.jpg can be featured on the English Wikipedia, but would likely have trouble at Commons. Conversely, File:Interior of Willistead Manor (two chairs by window), Windsor, Ontario, 2025-06-07.jpg was featured on Commons, but would have trouble on the English Wikipedia so long as the article on Willistead Manor deals more with the external architectural elements than the interior. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:37, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:28, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:59, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Cowie family travelling communion set, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:39, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Vitthala Temple

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Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Illustrates article well.
Articles in which this image appears: Hampi
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Basavaraj M

Support as nominator – MER-C 14:03, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Nice photo, but lost in the article. Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:44, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The photo is placed in the section that discusses the temple. MER-C 19:03, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:37, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Hampi is large site with many monuments spread over a large area. It is impossible to get every monument in a single frame. UnpetitproleX (talk) 04:44, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:27, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:00, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Hampi Vitthala Temple 3465.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 14:36, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

2025 Trump–Zelenskyy Oval Office meeting

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Original – February 2025 White House summit between President Trump, Vice President Vance and President Zelenskyy. The meeting becomes heated at 39:10.

Reason: Full video of a significant event in contemporary US history.
Articles in which this image appears: 2025 Trump–Zelenskyy Oval Office meeting, Foreign policy of the second Donald Trump administration, Volodymyr Zelenskyy
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/American
Creator: White House

Support as nominator – JJARichardson (talk) 11:48, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - Very high EV, given that it depicts the entirety of a notable subject. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:42, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:45, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 18:15, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –UnpetitproleX (talk) 04:45, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Old news. – Sca (talk) 16:17, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Like all the other featured pictures of historical events. JJARichardson (talk) 18:11, 5 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

'Old' but relatively recent web/TV news that millions doubtless saw. (In the news biz, 3 days old is 'old.') -- Sca (talk) 17:15, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nothing-to-add comments. ArionStar (talk) 04:13, 6 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:27, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support; even though I'm not a political person (esp. as a user here), I do support this nomination. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:26, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Oval Office, Feb. 28, 2025.webm --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:13, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Red-mouthed goby

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Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Red-mouthed goby
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Fish
Creator: Diego Delso

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:34, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 12:33, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:45, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Target's a stub at 83 words. – Sca (talk) 18:05, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:27, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 03:20, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Gobio (Gobius cruentatus), Parque natural de la Arrábida, Portugal, 2021-09-10, DD 62.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:10, 13 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History of ancient Israel and Judah

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**Original** – *The Kingdoms of Judah and Israel*, produced by Edward Weller c. 1890

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: History of ancient Israel and Judah and Kingdom of Judah
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Edward Weller

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 02:28, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Could use some cloning out for blemishes, and a bit of a top crop, but otherwise good to me. Though, I imagine, not any less a 'NPOV hot potato' than the Palestine map. This one is used directly in articles, rather than in a navbox, so that's a plus. I also hope this is not a WP:POINTy nom. UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:39, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
What is 'NPOV hot potato'? ArionStar (talk) 22:13, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know, and I personally don't think either map presents a WP:NPOV issue. UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:05, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --EUPBR (talk) 10:28, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:26, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:31, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:31, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

History of Slovenia

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**Original** – 1714 map of the Duchy of Carniola by Johann Homann

Reason: EV
Articles in which this image appears: History of Slovenia and its respective template-added articles; Duchy of Carniola, Lower Carniola, Windic March and History of Istria (as a separate image)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator: Johann Homann, following the work of Johann Weikhard von Valvasor

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 02:09, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:26, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 02:39, 9 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:29, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination didn’t reach the necessary quorum for promotion. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:29, 12 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tetragonias

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Reason: An older image, but excellent quality; featured on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Tetragonias, Manda Formation, Shansiodontidae
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Others
Creator: H. Zell

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:01, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 08:03, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — UnpetitproleX (talk) 21:25, 2 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 10:05, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --EUPBR (talk) 10:33, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 17:46, 3 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hounaam (talk) 09:26, 8 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 00:03, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Tetragonias njalilus 01.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:57, 11 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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