Support Responding to the point made by Charles above: I think both images are encyclopedic, in that they both show important aspects of the bird's structure and plumage. But this one is much superior aesthetically. The current lead image in the article's infobox is, at least for me, compromised as a photograph by the same intentional blurring of the foreground that appears in the photo of the Cinnamon quail-thrush discussed earlier this month, but to a much greater degree. The result looks so artificial and contrived that I could never support it for FP. This one, on the other hand, shows what superb work the same photographer can do when he doesn't have any foreground to fuss with. Choliamb (talk) 22:20, 30 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose Per Charlesjsharp. The lead image shows more of important features -- back and tail. Only the feet are shown better in the nom image. --Tagooty (talk) 10:51, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]