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Question 6 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

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Your observation 5 answers recorded · open to review or change

1
What TYPE of bird was seen ? Songbird (ground or perching bird)
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2
What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
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3
How BIG was the bird ? Sparrow-sized
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4
What colour was the THROAT ? Black, purple, or dark
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5
What colour was the BACK ? Unknown
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Leading possibilities

6 possibilities remain

1
Black 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
Lark 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
Dickcissel
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
Black-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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5
Reed Bunting

Matching variants: Male, Nonbreeding 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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Showing the strongest matches so far. Keep answering—the order may change.

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

What colour was the BELLY ?

6 possibilities remain

Black Phoebe

Lark Bunting

Dickcissel

Black-faced Grassquit

Reed Bunting