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Describe what you saw. We’ll narrow the field together.

Best matches

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These birds fit your observations best, ranked by the strength of the matching evidence.

Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
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What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Has a central spot
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What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
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What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
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What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Broad dark band across the tip
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WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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Identification results

2 species matches

3 rules inferred

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Chestnut-collared Longspur

Matching variants: Male, Nonbreeding Male
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
- What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
- What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Broad dark band across the tip
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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McCown's Longspur

Matching variants: Female, Male, Nonbreeding Male
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
- What type of environment was the bird seen in? Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra
- What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Broad dark band across the tip
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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