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[Mystery bird] Plain Chachalaca, Ortalis vetula, photographed in Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge, Texas. [I will identify this bird for you tomorrow]
Image: Joseph Kennedy, 4 April 2008 [larger view].
Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/250s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
I think it's a Plain Chachalaca, based on the gray head and neck, and the bare throat patch.
Agreed on the Plain Chachalaca, a bird I've never seen.
Also agreed on Chachalaca, also a bird I've never seen...
I think it might be a Chachachalaca, which is a South American variant.