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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 7 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
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    What colour was the BILL ? Yellow
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  3. 3
    What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
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  4. 4
    How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
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    What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Green
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    What type of environment was the bird seen in? Deciduous forest
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  7. 7
    What colour were the EYES ? Red, orange or rusty
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Identification results

2 species matches

1 rule inferred
  1. 1

    Mew Gull

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • What colour was the BILL ? Yellow
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Green
    • What colour were the EYES ? Red, orange or rusty
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    Ring-billed Gull

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • What colour was the BILL ? Yellow
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Green
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