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

Question 6 5 possible birds

How BIG was the bird ?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

Smaller than a sparrow Sparrow-sized Robin-sized Pigeon-sized Crow-sized Goose-sized Larger than a goose

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

Your observation 5 answers recorded · open to review or change

1
What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like marsh bird
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2
What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
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3
What colour was the THROAT ? Black, purple, or dark
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4
What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
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5
What LENGTH was the BILL ? Medium
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Leading possibilities

5 possibilities remain

1
American Purple Gallinule
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like marsh bird
- What colour was the THROAT ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
- What LENGTH was the BILL ? Medium
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2
Common Moorhen
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like marsh bird
- What colour was the THROAT ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
- What LENGTH was the BILL ? Medium
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3
Northern Jacana
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like marsh bird
- What colour was the THROAT ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
- What LENGTH was the BILL ? Medium
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4
Yellow-crowned Night-Heron
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like marsh bird
- What colour was the THROAT ? Black, purple, or dark
- What LENGTH was the BILL ? Medium
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5
Limpkin
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like marsh bird
- What LENGTH was the BILL ? Medium
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