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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 9 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 ? Unknown
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    What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Uniform color
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  4. 4
    What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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    What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Red, or pink
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    What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
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    What type of environment was the bird seen in? Urban or residential area or at a feeder
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  8. 8
    What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
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  9. 9
    What colour was the BILL ? Yellow
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Identification results

2 species matches

3 rules inferred
  1. 1

    White-crowned Sparrow

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Uniform color
    • What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
    • What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
    • What colour was the BILL ? Yellow
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  2. 2

    Clay-colored Sparrow

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Uniform color
    • What colour was the BREAST ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
    • What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
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