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

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

Your observation 10 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
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    What colour was the THROAT ? Red, or pink
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    What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
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    What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Unknown
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    What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Unknown
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    What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Dark and light bands across it
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    What were the EYE markings if any ? Dark STRIPE THROUGH the eye
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    WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
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    What colour was the BELLY ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
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    Were the SIDES STREAKED, SPOTTED or BARRED ? Yes
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Identification results

2 species matches

2 rules inferred
  1. 1

    Cassin's Finch

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Red, or pink
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • Were the SIDES STREAKED, SPOTTED or BARRED ? Yes
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    Purple Finch

    Why this matches 2 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Red, or pink
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