Talk:Hoopoe starling

Which infobox image?
I will soon expand this article, but am currently wondering which image would be appropriate for the taxobox. First, there is a drawing which is thought to be the only life drawing of the animal in existence, but it is not coloured. Then we have a photo of a mounted specimen, but where the most conspicuous feature, the crest, is obscured. And lastly we have various paintings of mounted specimens. In theory, I think the first two would be most appropriate and "accurate", but not as presentable. Any thoughts? FunkMonk (talk) 14:40, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
 * I would go with the life drawing in the taxobox, and sprinkle photos of the mounted specimens throughout the article.--Mr Fink (talk) 22:06, 26 September 2014 (UTC)


 * This is the life drawing, by the way. And we only have one photo of a mounted specimen, but plenty of paintings... Hume 2014 suggests that this drawing is simply based on the one here, but I'm not so sure. But my opinion is irrelevant, of course... The two are some of the few images that show a "correct" up and forward directed crest, whereas those of the mounts have been posed in many different, often erroneous, ways. FunkMonk (talk) 22:14, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
 * We should still go with the life drawing. The Hume-recommended picture looks too idealized.--Mr Fink (talk) 23:29, 26 September 2014 (UTC)
 * A much better photo of specimens was uploaded to Commons in 2017, which I have now added to the taxobox. There are some problems with the source info, which I hope will be sorted out... FunkMonk (talk) 10:08, 6 January 2019 (UTC)