Today's mystery bird for you to identify | @GrrlScientist

This African mystery bird species is probably not identifiable from this image, but I am interested to see how far you get anywayMystery Bird photographed somewhere near Lake Zway, a freshwater Rift Valley lake in Ethiopia. [I will identify this bird in 49 hours] Image: Dan Logen, 6 February 2011 (with permission, for GrrlScientist/Guardian use only) [velociraptorise]. Nikon D300s, 600 mm lens, f/7.1, 1/3200 sec, ISO 640 Question: This African mystery bird species is probably not identifiable from this image, but I am interested to see how far you get anyway. Which field mark(s) would separate this bird from those other species it is often confused with? Can you identify this mystery bird's taxonomic family and species?The Game:1. This is meant to be a learning experience where together we learn a few things about birds and about the process of identifying them (and maybe about ourselves,...

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