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Sensible photograph/media usage

There are about 16 subspecies which are visually very difficult to differentiate - the males, females and young have different plumage and as show in the text, there are aspects of their perching, habitat, feeding and nesting to cover. Most of the photographs come from India and we have quite a large selection in commons:Category:Saxicola_caprata - yet, there are editors intent on inserting a specific image into the article when it really does not add value to the encylopaedia entry. Perhaps a discussion based on what the encyclopaedia should convey is needed. In my opinion, as one of the editors who researched the content, we need

a picture of a male that shows general shape, pattern of white distribution and possibly open habitat
a picture of a female
a picture of an immature
subspecies - illustrations of variation in plumage - preferably in life - we really have a number of scientifically valuable images commons:Category:Saxicola_caprata_(museum_specimens) but these are aesthetically not pleasing.
nest?
behaviour video
calls

Close ups that do not have anything specific to say - are generally not useful - unless there is some taxonomic feature being depicted. Pictures from unknown localities are also difficult to use. The main taxobox entry is usually better when the bird is facing left. Based on these guidelines which have been in use via WP:BIRD discussions, I have picked a few from the available Commons category/gallery. Inviting comments here from new editors like User:Atulgargate who has insisted on adding specific images. Shyamal (talk) 04:59, 24 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

File:Pied bushchat (Saxicola caprata bicolor) female.jpg scheduled for POTD

Hello! This is to let editors know that the featured picture File:Pied bushchat (Saxicola caprata bicolor) female.jpg, which is used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for May 22, 2021. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2021-05-22. For the greater benefit of readers, any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be done before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:48, 16 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The pied bush chat (Saxicola caprata) is a small passerine bird widely distributed in Asia. The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches, while the females are predominantly brownish. This species is insectivorous, and like other chats hunts from a prominent low perch. This female pied bush chat was photographed in Pench National Park, India.

Photograph credit: Charles James Sharp

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