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

Best matches

Here’s your shortlist.

These birds fit your observations best, ranked by the strength of the matching evidence.

Your observation 6 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
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  2. 2
    What colour was the BILL ? Unknown
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  3. 3
    How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
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  4. 4
    What colour was the THROAT ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
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  5. 5
    What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Green
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  6. 6
    What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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Identification results

3 species matches

1 rule inferred
  1. 1

    Parasitic Jaeger

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
    • What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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    Long-tailed Jaeger

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
    • What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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    Pomarine Jaeger

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
    • What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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