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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Featured picture tools:

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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Current nominations

Olive-backed tailorbird

Voting period ends on 28 Jul 2025 at 17:05:34 (UTC)

Reason: HQ and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Olive-backed tailorbird
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: JJ Harrison

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 17:05, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bald eagle about to fly in Alaska

Voting period ends on 28 Jul 2025 at 02:09:41 (UTC)

Reason: Is among Wikipedia's best work.
Articles in which this image appears: Bald eagle
FP category for this image
Creator: Andy Morffew

Support as nominator – Multimedia Editor (talk) 02:09, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support The wings are a bit blurry. However, the striking composition and high EV makes it FP for me. --Tagooty (talk) 03:44, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Gangabal Lake, India, by George Strahan

Voting period ends on 27 Jul 2025 at 20:20:18 (UTC)

Reason: Painting of the Gangabal Lake from over a century ago, one of few (if any) of the lake from any era
Articles in which this image appears: Gangabal Lake
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: George Strahan

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 20:20, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wilhelm II

Voting period ends on 27 Jul 2025 at 02:25:34 (UTC)

Reason: EV and HQ for the time
Articles in which this image appears: Wilhelm II, German Emperor, King of Prussia, +…
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator: Thomas Heinrich Voigt's Atelier

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 02:25, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 20:36, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gideon

Voting period ends on 26 Jul 2025 at 22:47:09 (UTC)

Reason: A beautiful, Romantic-style painting in the public domain
Articles in which this image appears: Book of Joshua, Joshua Commanding the Sun to Stand Still upon Gibeon
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork
Creator: User:Aavindraa

Support as nominator – — ImaginesTigers (talk) 22:47, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support - stunning. —Femke 🐦 (talk) 22:15, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Villages of the Hullathy Gram Panchayat

Voting period ends on 26 Jul 2025 at 09:34:26 (UTC)

Reason: Recently featured on Commons. High EV (infobox image).
Articles in which this image appears: Hullathy
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator: Tagooty

Support as nominator – Tagooty (talk) 09:34, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:24, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 08:54, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Retrato de Doña Carlota Ferreira de Regunaga by Juan Manuel Blanes -

Voting period ends on 24 Jul 2025 at 22:41:00 (UTC)

Reason: Reccomendation in FPC in Commons, it has EV
Articles in which this image appears: Carlota Ferreira
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator: Juan Manuel Blanes

Support as nominator – Esteban (talk) 22:41, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – But please note that in "articles in which image appears" you must put links to articles where image has been used. Usage is an essential requirement for judging EV on WP:FPC. I have corrected it for you. And welcome. – UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:19, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not convinced - even in the original, the detail isn't looking the way I'd expect for a painting. Can't put a word to describe this, it seems a mix of noise and blur. The JPEGs appear to make it worse, adding posterisation. MER-C 18:26, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Rather murky for a museum photo of a painting, be it an old one. (Colorized?) – Sca (talk) 16:48, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

NASA Gangnam Style dance

Voting period ends on 24 Jul 2025 at 20:29:13 (UTC)

Reason: A high-quality dance video with professional videography that illustrates a dance fad that had large cultural impact in the 2010s
Articles in which this image appears: Gangnam Style, Dance crazes
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: NASA Johnson, an official YouTube channel of NASA

Support as nominator – ArtemisiaGentileschiFan (talk) 20:29, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose – lacks EV. Scant visual appeal. – Sca (talk) 16:49, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Funny, but oppose on quality. There are notable visual artifacts on the gif's right side. — ^EF⁵ 19:17, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Red-billed streamertail

Voting period ends on 24 Jul 2025 at 17:21:01 (UTC)

Reason: HQ and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Red-billed streamertail, streamertail, Jamaica, List of birds of Jamaica, List of hummingbirds and Trochilini
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 17:21, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:35, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Crop a bit from right? – Sca (talk) 16:52, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 20:34, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hannah Waddingham at Cannes 2025

Voting period ends on 23 Jul 2025 at 06:03:53 (UTC)

Reason: High resolution, great composition and in focus, perfectly depicts its subject
Articles in which this image appears: Hannah Waddingham
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: Harald Krichel

Support as nominator – Ordinaryisabel (talk) 06:03, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 16:33, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Latest, good quality and useful. –UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:23, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:36, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Global map of air pollution and other aerosols

Voting period ends on 23 Jul 2025 at 15:22:02 (UTC)

Reason: High-quality image of simulation of aerosols, illustrating how desert dust, fossil fuel pollution, sea salt, and wildfire smoke are transported by atmospheric waves
Articles in which this image appears: Air pollution, Aerosol, Goddard Earth Observing System
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator: William Putman, NASA/Goddard

Support as nominator – —Femke 🐦 (talk) 15:22, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Black-crowned night heron

Voting period ends on 23 Jul 2025 at 10:22:35 (UTC)

Reason: Featured on Commons without opposition. Headline image.
Articles in which this image appears: Black-crowned night heron
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:22, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee ^talk 12:34, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 05:11, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:24, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Eye-catching pose, good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 09:36, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Abudefduf troschelii

Voting period ends on 23 Jul 2025 at 10:09:11 (UTC)

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

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:09, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 06:20, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:24, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Good colours and quality, good EV. --Tagooty (talk) 09:37, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Because the colors sorta remind me of the Ukraine flag. – Sca (talk) 21:53, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Johor–Singapore Causeway

Voting period ends on 23 Jul 2025 at 03:19:45 (UTC)

Reason: HQ and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Johor–Singapore Causeway, Malaysia–Singapore border and causeway
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Urban
Creator: Lionel Lim

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 03:19, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:36, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jewish Children with their Teacher in Samarkand

Voting period ends on 22 Jul 2025 at 10:19:48 (UTC)

Reason: I think it is an exceptional photo from both, technical and historical/educational point of view.
Articles in which this image appears: Diaspora, Judaism, Jewish ethnic divisions, Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, etc.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator: Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky (edited by Yann)

Support as nominator – EUPBR (talk) 10:19, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment @Yann: possible to get rid of the CA? --UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:49, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It should be kept as it is unavoidable due to the photo technique. EUPBR (talk) 13:13, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It's not CA, it's subject moving between RGB exposures... --Janke | Talk 15:12, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support–Hounaam (talk) 09:08, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Support – Yann (talk) 16:39, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:51, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --Janke | Talk 11:00, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Billy Gibbons

Voting period ends on 20 Jul 2025 at 11:56:35 (UTC)

Reason: High technical quality, depicts the subject during a performance, featured on Commons
Articles in which this image appears: Billy Gibbons
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator: — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:56, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –UnpetitproleX (talk) 12:31, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose - It's a good and valuable shot - and I acknowledge the difficulties of photographing someone who almost always performs in a hat and sunglasses - but I'm not sure it meets the standard to be Wikipedia's best, for a reproducible subject; for comparison, File:Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top performing in San Antonio, Texas 2015.jpg seems to be a substantially sharper and clearer picture of the same subject taken in similar circumstances. TSP (talk) 21:29, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That image also has the major minus of being 1600px wide - despite being shot on an EOS 5D Mark III. Downsampling is an easy way to get sharpness. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 22:30, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

True, but it's also a tighter crop, so the main subject is pretty much exactly the same size - the extra pixels are amplifiers and drums, not Gibbons. TSP (talk) 15:08, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Northern potoo

Voting period ends on 19 Jul 2025 at 19:53:02 (UTC)

Reason: HQ and EV
Articles in which this image appears: Northern potoo and potoo
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Charlesjsharp

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 19:53, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Thank you for the nomination. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:49, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:00, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support –UnpetitproleX (talk) 07:18, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support —Bruce1ee ^talk 12:49, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 10:58, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 13:50, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Great photo of a potoo. Jay Cubby 18:29, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support–Hounaam (talk) 09:08, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Nice pose, high EV --Tagooty (talk) 09:39, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Great potoo

Voting period ends on 19 Jul 2025 at 19:44:43 (UTC)

Reason: EV and HQ
Articles in which this image appears: Great potoo
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: Hector Bottai

Support as nominator – ArionStar (talk) 19:44, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Sorry, this one is very blurry. Charlesjsharp (talk) 21:50, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp: I can't see the blur. ArionStar (talk) 04:00, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Just expand the thumbnail. No feather definition. Charlesjsharp (talk) 13:26, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Charlesjsharp: It was taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. What happened here? ArionStar (talk) 23:34, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Charles. I don't know if it is, but it looks upsampled. --Janke | Talk 13:55, 10 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Looks more like heavy NR than interpolation or upsampling to me. Jay Cubby 18:29, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Not such a great photo of a potoo. Jay Cubby 18:29, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nominations — to be closed

Nominations in this category are older than ten days and are to be closed. New votes will no longer be accepted.

Older nominations requiring additional input from users

These nominations have been moved here because consensus is impossible to determine without additional input from those who participated in the discussion. Usually this is because there was more than one edit of the image available, and no clear preference for one of them was determined. If you voted on these images previously, please update your vote to specify which edit(s) you are supporting.

Closing procedure

A script is available that automates the majority of these tasks: User:Armbrust/closeFPC.js

When NOT promoted, perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Not promoted| }} --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
If the nominator is new to FPC, consider placing {{subst:NotpromotedFPC|Image name}} on their talk page. To avoid overuse, do not use the template when in doubt.

When promoted, perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Promoted|File:FILENAME.JPG}} --~~~~
Replace FILENAME.JPG with the name of the file that was promoted. It should show up as:

Promoted File:FILENAME.JPG

Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
Add the image to:
- Template:Announcements/New featured content - newest on top, remove the oldest so that 15 are listed at all times.
- Wikipedia:Goings-on - newest on bottom.
- Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs - newest on top.
Add the image to the proper sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on top.
The caption for a Wikipedian created image should read "Description at Article, by Creator". For a non-Wikipedian, it should be similar, but if the creator does not have an article, use an external link if appropriate. For images with substantial editing by one or more Wikipedians, but created by someone else, use "Description at Article, by Creator (edited by Editor)" (all editors involved should be clear from the nomination). Additionally, the description is optional - if it's essentially the same as the article title, then just use "Article, by Creator". Numerous examples can be found on the various Featured Pictures subpages.
Add the image to the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures - newest on left and remove the oldest from the right so that there are always three in each section.
Add the Featured Picture tag and star to the image page using {{Featured picture|page_name}} (replace page_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the page_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/page_name). To add this template you most likely will have to click the "create" button on the upper right if the "edit" button is not present, generally if the image originates from Commons.
If an edited or alternative version of the originally nominated image is promoted, make sure that all articles contain the Featured Picture version, as opposed to the original.
Notify the nominator or co-nominators by placing {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:file_name.xxx}} on each nominator's talk page. For example: {{subst:PromotedFPC|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.
If the image was created by a Wikipedian, place {{subst:UploadedFP|File:file_name.xxx}} on the creator's talk page. For example: {{subst:UploadedFP|File:Blue morpho butterfly.jpg}}.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} to the top of the section.
Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the July archive. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Page name}} from this page to the bottom of the archive.
If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Delist closing procedure

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

If consensus is to KEEP featured picture status, and the image is used in at least one article, perform the following:

Check that the image has been in the article for at least one week. Otherwise, suspend the nomination to give it time to stabilize before continuing.
Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Kept|}} --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
Optionally leave a note on the picture's talk page.

If consensus is to DELIST, or the image is unused (and consensus is not for a replacement that is used), perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Delisted|}} --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.
Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
Remove the image from the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs.

If consensus is to REPLACE (and at least one of the images is used in articles), perform the following:

Place the following text at the bottom of the WP:FPC/delist/subpage:
{{FPCresult|Replaced|}} with File:NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG --~~~~
Do NOT put any other information inside the FPCresult template. It should be copied and pasted exactly.

Replace NEW_IMAGE_FILENAME.JPG with the name of the replacement file.
Replace the {{Featured picture}} tag from the delisted image with {{FormerFeaturedPicture|delist/''Image name''}}.
Update the replacement picture's tag, adding the tag {{Featured picture|delist/image_name}} (replace image_name with the nomination page name, i.e., the image_name from Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/delist/image_name). Remove any no longer applicable tags from the original, replacement and from any other alternatives. If the alternatives were on Commons and no longer have any tags, be sure to tag the description page with {{missing image}}.
Replace the delisted Featured Picture in all articles with the new replacement Featured Picture version. Do NOT replace the original in non-article space, such as Talk Pages, FPC nominations, archives, etc.
Ensure that the replacement image is included on the appropriate sub-page of Wikipedia:Featured pictures and the appropriate section of Wikipedia:Featured pictures thumbs. Do this by replacing the original image with the new replacement image; do not add the replacement as a new Featured Picture.

Then perform the following, regardless of the outcome:

Move the nomination entry to the top of the "Recently closed nominations" section. It will remain there for three days after closing so others can review the nomination. This is done by simply moving the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the top of the section.
Add the nomination entry to the bottom of the archived delist nominations. This is done by simply adding the line {{Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/delist/Image name}} to the bottom of the appropriate section of the archive.
If the nomination is listed at Template:FPC urgents, remove it.

Recently closed nominations

Nominations in this category have already been closed and are here for the purposes of closure review by FPC contributors. Please do not add any further comments or votes regarding the original nomination. If you wish to discuss any of these closures, please do so at Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates. Nominations will stay here for three full days following closure and subsequently be removed.

Delist: 1990 Nepalese revolution

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 18 Jul 2025 at 19:41:48 (UTC)

Reason: Poor quality image, no restoration was done, and nomination was impacted by WP:VOTESTACKING
Articles this image appears in: 1990 Nepalese revolution, Portal:Nepal, Wikipedia:WikiProject Nepal
Previous nomination/s: Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/1990 Nepalese revolution
Nominator: Yann (talk)

Delist — Yann (talk) 19:41, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist blatant vote-stacking UnpetitproleX (talk) 23:31, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist - per the Vote Stacking. GamerPro64 04:08, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist; per the vote stacking (as UnpetitproleX & GamerPro64 mentioned above). — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:13, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist --Janke | Talk 06:29, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist per above. Should never have been made a FP. MER-C 18:39, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist–Hounaam (talk) 09:10, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delist Surprised this picture passed with the heavy tilt and the very poor quality. Visible vertical white lines and low level of detail. -- Basile Morin (talk) 03:26, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 19:43, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Abe Lincoln (Healy painting)

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Reason: This painting is one of the most important visuals of Lincoln. George Peter Alexander Healy painted it and finished it after the assassination, and it's been reproduced everywhere: textbooks, museums, documentaries, the works. It's simple, but carries weight, and there's something about the expression that sticks with you. Like with The Situation Room photo, this is one of those images that makes up for what visuals may lack. Has its own article.
Articles in which this image appears: Abraham Lincoln (Healy), Abraham Lincoln, George Peter Alexander Healy.
FP category for this image: Paintings
Creator: DcoetzeeBot

Support as nominator – 𝚈𝚘𝚟𝚝 (𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚟𝚝) 18:52, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Creator is George Peter Alexander Healy, as you note above. Resolution is quite low for a painting - and we have an abundance of painting FPs to compare it with. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:01, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 18:54, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

St. Boniface Cathedral

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Reason

Ruins of the former minor basilica; one of Manitoba's most famous pieces of architecture

Articles in which this image appears

FP category for this image: Places/Architecture
Creator: Jessloso

Support as nominator – Graham11 (talk) 06:51, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose for now. Could use some perspective correction. Also looks overcooked. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:47, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Chris - the sky looks wrong. Nick-D (talk) 09:51, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment This is a great picture suffering from faulty post-processing. If you can re-edit it for PC and dial back on the saturation a bit, and allow just the slightest more brilliance, it can be FP. --UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:22, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Also a noticeable clockwise tilt, I think? TSP (talk) 15:10, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Not Promoted --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:08, 18 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sarvato Bhadra at Jaipur City Palace

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Reason: good quality, good composition, FP at commons
Articles in which this image appears: City Palace, Jaipur
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: Alexander Savin

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:45, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Comment – Is it my Western eyes, or are the bldg's colors perhaps a bit oversaturated? Just asking. – Sca (talk) 17:23, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
@Sca: judging from other images in Commons:Category:Diwan-i Khas (City Palace, Jaipur), and the depicted light conditions, I'd say they are not oversaturated. Before nominating on commons FPC, I did ask the author to make corrections in the WB, which they did and which I found satisfactory. UnpetitproleX (talk) 18:17, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
OK, TNX. -- Sca (talk) 21:39, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:57, 8 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:13, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support. MER-C 13:49, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support–Hounaam (talk) 09:08, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Striking image, colours typical of that area. --Tagooty (talk) 09:41, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Jaipur 03-2016 20 City Palace complex.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:57, 17 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Large niltava

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Male large niltava
Female

Reason: Unanimously featured on Commons. Headline images.
Articles in which this image appears: Large niltava
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator: JJ Harrison

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:12, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:51, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:54, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:16, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:38, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support–Hounaam (talk) 09:09, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Large Niltava 0A2A3331.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:52, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Large Niltava Female 0A2A5375.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:52, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

LVM3 M4 carrying Chaandrayan-3 during lift-off

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 16 Jul 2025 at 11:46:10 (UTC)

Reason: The most balanced image of the lift-off, resolution is OK and in-line with other featured spacecraft images, edited for better light, perspective correction and better crop, high EV as an image of an important milestone in India's space programme and lunar exploration
Articles in which this image appears: Chandrayaan-3
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Getting there
Creator: Indian Space Research Organisation; edited by UnpetitproleX

Support as nominator sharpness at full resolution is borderline (though still equivalent to other images in the same FP gallery), but the image is irreplaceable and has very high EV. – UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:46, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:52, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:14, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 13:20, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support–Hounaam (talk) 09:08, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:LVM3 M4, Chandrayaan-3 - Launch vehicle lifting off from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota (edit).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:06, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Camp:Notes on Fashion

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Reason: Illustrates articles well. Well executed, currently unopposed at Commons FPC.
Articles in which this image appears: Camp: Notes on Fashion, Kim Jones (designer)
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: Rhododendrites

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:21, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:50, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support as on Commons — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:52, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:15, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 13:21, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support–Hounaam (talk) 09:09, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Camp - Notes on Fashion at the Met - Gucci and Louis Vuitton (73828).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 12:01, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Euthynnus lineatus

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

Support as nominator – MER-C 10:16, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – UnpetitproleX (talk) 11:51, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:16, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Charlesjsharp (talk) 20:38, 11 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 16:48, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support–Hounaam (talk) 09:09, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Barrilete negro (Euthynnus lineatus), San José del Cabo, Baja California, México, 2024-12-21, DD 16.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 11:57, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Shikara

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Reason: good quality image (our best for a Shikara), the boat stands out against the reflective water surface, longitudinal view shows its form and function well, emerging FP at com
Articles in which this image appears: Shikara
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Water
Creator: Biswarup Ganguly; edited by UnpetitproleX

Support as nominator – UnpetitproleX (talk) 00:17, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:54, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:17, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 13:24, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – I moved it up as lead. Yann (talk) 16:55, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support Jay Cubby 18:30, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support–Hounaam (talk) 09:09, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Shikara - Sukhna Lake - Chandigarh 2016-08-07 (edit).jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 01:41, 16 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Nintendo DSi

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**ALT** – Original resolution, uploaded by author

Reason: High resolution, nice pose, encyclopedic value, and lighting.
Articles in which this image appears: Nintendo DSi, +4. There is also a PNG version (alternative on right) with its own global file usage if desired.
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator: Evan-Amos

Support as nominator – « Ryūkotsusei » 00:09, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support JPG only. MediaWiki has issues rendering PNGs, which results in images being less sharp than they should be. JPG is still the way to go for article display (PNGs are good for archival purposes, though). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:54, 7 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support JPG, per Chris. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:20, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support JPG/JPEG version ArionStar (talk) 13:23, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support either. MER-C 13:51, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support–Hounaam (talk) 09:09, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Nintendo-DSi-Bl-Open.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:31, 15 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Asaro Mud Man Kabiufa Papua New Guinea

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Reason: High quality image, showing the mud man mask directly next to the wearer's head, which seems less common than pictures when worn. Detailed location in description. The black and white contrast highlights detail on the mask. FP on commons.
Articles in which this image appears: Asaro Mudmen
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Culture and lifestyle
Creator: JialiangGao

Support as nominator – CMD (talk) 02:41, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:24, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support but I believe a colour version of the same image will have more EV. Pinging @JialiangGao: just in case they might be interested in uploading the colour version as well, which we could have as an alt. UnpetitproleX (talk) 20:15, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support ArionStar (talk) 01:52, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose I'm not seeing any reason for this image that was taken in 2008 to have been published in black and white; this considerably reduces the EV. Nick-D (talk) 23:13, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose per Nick. MER-C 12:47, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose, per Nick-D. — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:21, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support I moved it up as lead. – Yann (talk) 16:50, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support–Hounaam (talk) 09:09, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support --EUPBR (talk) 18:52, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Asaro Mud Man Kabiufa Papua New Guinea.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:44, 14 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Windsor International Transit Terminal

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 13 Jul 2025 at 13:58:33 (UTC)

Reason: High quality panorama depicting the entire terminal, including the additional loading areas
Articles in which this image appears: Windsor International Transit Terminal
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Places/Architecture
Creator: — Chris Woodrich (talk)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:58, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support though to me better suited in the 'Urban' or 'Others' gallery. UnpetitproleX (talk) 20:11, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support — Hamid Hassani (talk) 04:22, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support This is totally lacking in wow factor, but that's OK as it's a photo of a cheap and ugly-looking bus interchange! It clearly illustrates what the interchange looks like, so EV is good and the technical standards are solid. Nick-D (talk) 09:54, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Yeah, this is one I'd never bring to FPC on Commons. Still confused by their "Wow" factor, but I know this ain't it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:35, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  - The uninspiring architecture is also why I suggested changing gallery to 'Urban' :) UnpetitproleX (talk) 13:26, 9 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support – Yann (talk) 16:56, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Support–Hounaam (talk) 09:10, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Windsor International Transit Terminal, Windsor, Ontario, 2025-06-22.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 16:39, 13 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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