Today's Mystery Bird For You To Identify

This African mystery bird is a member of a group of birds where a flock is known, appropriately enough, as a "deceit"

Mystery Bird photographed at Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, Africa. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]

Image: Dan Logen, 8 January 2010 [with binoculars].
Nikon D300s, 600 mm lens x 1.4 extender, ISO 800, f/5.6, 1/200 sec.

This bird is a member of a group that contains (probably) 24 species. However, this group of birds baffles ornithologists; some group these birds into 19 distinct genera, while others place them all into the same genus. A flock of these birds is known, appropriately enough, as a "deceit."

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