Mystery bird: Gillett's lark, Mirafra gilletti | @GrrlScientist

This Ethiopian mystery bird is very interesting because it gives scientists a snapshot of the speciation process as it occurs Gillett's lark, Mirafra gilletti, Sharpe, 1895, also known as Gillett's bushlark, photographed at Awash National Park, which has a southern boundary along the Awash River, located at the southern tip of the Afar Region in Ethiopia (Africa). Image: Dan Logen, 28 January 2011 (with permission, for GrrlScientist/Guardian use only) [velociraptorise]. Nikon D300s, 600 mm lens, f/8, 1/800 sec, ISO 500 Question: This Ethiopian mystery bird is challenging to identify, at least partially because it resembles yesterday's mystery bird as well as several others. However, this taxon is very interesting because it gives scientists a snapshot of the speciation process as it occurs, which also makes this bird challenging to identify. What am I talking about? Can you identify this bird's taxonomic family and species?Response: This is...

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