Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Mauritius kestrel

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Mauritius kestrel[edit]

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Original – Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus), an endangered endemic bird on Mauritius
Reason
High quality image. FP on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Mauritius kestrel
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support as nominatorCharlesjsharp (talk) 14:33, 10 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support. MER-C 03:55, 11 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support – Lovely photo. It amazes me that this bird still exists. You literally can't get any closer to extinction than a single breeding female. Choliamb (talk) 23:19, 15 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support TheFreeWorld (talk) 09:29, 16 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • Support - I have my qualms about the haloing, especially around the tail, but between the rarity of the species and overall composition, I'm happy to put the pixel peeping aside.  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:52, 17 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Mauritius kestrel (Falco punctatus).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 08:07, 21 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]