tags: African Wattled Lapwing, Senegal Wattled Plover, Vanellus senegallus, birds, mystery bird, bird ID quiz
[Mystery bird] African Wattled Lapwing, also known as the Senegal Wattled Plover, Vanellus senegallus, photographed at the Kilombero River, Tanzania, Africa. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]
Image: Dan Logen, 9 January 2010 [larger view].
Nikon D300, 600 mm lens. ISO 320, 1/1000 sec, f/7.1 Exposure compensation at 0.
Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification.
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Clearly Vanellus sp., but that's about as far as I can take it for now.
It's a Vanellus alright.
The species epithet reminds me of the country that beat the defending champion France in the opening match of the 2002 World Cup.
It has a wattle on the face, which is yellow; yellow long legs; gray and a little red on the head; the primaries are black while the chest is not white. There's only one lapwing in Africa that meets that description.
Hai-Ren, exactly.