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Question 6 6 possible birds

How BIG was the bird ?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

Smaller than a sparrow Sparrow-sized Robin-sized Pigeon-sized Crow-sized Goose-sized Larger than a goose

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Your observation 5 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Woodpecker or Tree-clinging bird
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  2. 2
    What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Red, or pink
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  3. 3
    What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
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  4. 4
    What colour was the THROAT ? Unknown
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  5. 5
    What colour was the BACK ? Black, purple, or dark
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Leading possibilities

6 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred
  1. 1

    Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

    Matching variants: Female, Male

    Why this matches 4 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
    • What colour was the BACK ? Black, purple, or dark
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  2. 2

    Acorn Woodpecker

    Matching variants: Female, Male

    Why this matches 4 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
    • What colour was the BACK ? Black, purple, or dark
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  3. 3

    Red-naped Sapsucker

    Matching variants: Female, Male

    Why this matches 4 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
    • What colour was the BACK ? Black, purple, or dark
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  4. 4

    Pileated Woodpecker

    Matching variants: Female, Male

    Why this matches 4 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
    • What colour was the BACK ? Black, purple, or dark
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  5. 5

    Ivory-billed Woodpecker

    Why this matches 3 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Woodpecker or Tree-clinging bird
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Black, purple, or dark
    • What colour was the BACK ? Black, purple, or dark
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