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Question 5 6 possible birds

What colour was the BELLY ?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

White, or pale (grayish-white) Yellow Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan Red, or pink Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) Olive (yellowish-green) Green Blue Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) Gray, or blue-gray Black, purple, or dark Unknown

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

Your observation 4 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
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What colour was the BREAST ? Yellow
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What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ? Crest of feathers on top of the head
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What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Unknown
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Leading possibilities

6 possibilities remain

1
Ash-throated Flycatcher
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Yellow
- What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ? Crest of feathers on top of the head
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Great Crested Flycatcher
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Yellow
- What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ? Crest of feathers on top of the head
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3
Brown-crested Flycatcher
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Yellow
- What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ? Crest of feathers on top of the head
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Smith's Longspur

Matching variants: Female, Male, Nonbreeding Male
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Yellow
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Dickcissel

Matching variants: Female, Male
Why this matches 2 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Yellow
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