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Question 5 8 possible birds

What type of environment was the bird seen in?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

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Your observation 4 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
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  2. 2
    What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
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  3. 3
    What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ? Crest of feathers on top of the head
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  4. 4
    How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrow
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Leading possibilities

8 possibilities remain

  1. 1

    Horned Lark

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ? Crest of feathers on top of the head
    • How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrow
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  2. 2

    Eurasian Skylark

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ? Crest of feathers on top of the head
    • How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrow
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  3. 3

    Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • What FACIAL or HEAD features were noted if any ? Crest of feathers on top of the head
    • How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrow
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  4. 4

    Chestnut-collared Longspur

    Matching variants: Female, Nonbreeding Male

    Why this matches 3 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrow
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  5. 5

    Lapland Longspur

    Matching variants: Female, Nonbreeding Male

    Why this matches 3 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • How BIG was the bird ? Smaller than a sparrow
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Showing the strongest matches so far. Keep answering—the order may change.