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Question 5 7 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

1
What TYPE of bird was seen ? Woodpecker or Tree-clinging bird
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2
What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Red, or pink
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3
What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
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4
What colour was the THROAT ? Unknown
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Leading possibilities

7 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

1
Northern Flicker

Matching variants: Female, Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Woodpecker or Tree-clinging bird
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Red, or pink
- What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
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2
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Matching variants: Female, Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Woodpecker or Tree-clinging bird
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Red, or pink
- What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
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3
Acorn Woodpecker

Matching variants: Female, Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Woodpecker or Tree-clinging bird
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Red, or pink
- What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
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4
Red-naped Sapsucker

Matching variants: Female, Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Woodpecker or Tree-clinging bird
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Red, or pink
- What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
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Pileated Woodpecker

Matching variants: Female, Male
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Woodpecker or Tree-clinging bird
- What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Red, or pink
- What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
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