The eBirdr field guide

Bird Advisor

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

Question 10 3 possible birds

What type of environment was the bird seen in?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

Urban or residential area or at a feeder Open area: field, prairie, meadow, farmland, tundra Desert, arid grassland, shrubs, cactus, mesquite Thickets or shrubs Deciduous forest Coniferous forest Mixed forest Mountainous Terrain Wooded freshwater habitat Freshwater marsh or wetland Freshwater shoreline Open body of freshwater Saltwater marsh or wetland Flat saltwater shore; beach Rocky saltwater shore; cliff Open ocean; beyond sight of land Only or mostly in flight over freshwater Only or mostly in flight over land Only or mostly in flight over saltwater

Not completely sure? Choose Unknown when it is available—a careful “I don’t know” is more useful than a guess.

Your observation 9 answers recorded · open to review or change

1
What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
Change
2
What colour was the THROAT ? Unknown
Change
3
What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Has a central spot
Change
4
What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
Change
5
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Black, purple, or dark
Change
6
What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
Change
7
What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
Change
8
What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ? Light area between the bill and the eye
Change
9
What colour was the BELLY ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
Change

Leading possibilities

3 possibilities remain

3 rules inferred

1
Five-striped 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 ? Has a central spot
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
- What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
View profile
2
Song Sparrow
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
- What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Has a central spot
- What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
- What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
View profile
3
Lark Sparrow
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sparrow-like
- What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Has a central spot
- What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? None
- What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Rounded at the end
View profile

Showing the strongest matches so far. Keep answering—the order may change.