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Question 8 9 possible birds

What color was the UNDERSURFACE of the wing as seen in flight ?

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Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
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What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
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What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
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How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
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What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Olive (yellowish-green)
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What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Unknown
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Leading possibilities

9 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

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Double-crested Cormorant
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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Brandt's Cormorant

Matching variants: Brandt's Cormorant, Immature
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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3
Pink-footed Shearwater
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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4
Neotropic Cormorant
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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Great Cormorant

Matching variants: Great Cormorant, Immature
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the THROAT ? White, or pale (grayish-white)
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