Question 5
6
possible birds
What colour was the BACK ?
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
Leading possibilities
6 possibilities remain
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1
View profileBlack Phoebe
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
- How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
- What colour was the THROAT ? Black, purple, or dark
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2
View profileLark Bunting
Matching variants: Female, Immature, or Nonbreeding Plumage, Male
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
- How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
- What colour was the THROAT ? Black, purple, or dark
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3
View profileDickcissel
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
- How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
- What colour was the THROAT ? Black, purple, or dark
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4
View profileLapland Longspur
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
- How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
- What colour was the THROAT ? Black, purple, or dark
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5
View profileBlack-faced Grassquit
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
- What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
- How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
- What colour was the THROAT ? Black, purple, or dark
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