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Question 7 10 possible birds

What colour was the BELLY ?

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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 6 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
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  2. 2
    How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
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  3. 3
    What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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  4. 4
    What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Broad dark band across the tip
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  5. 5
    WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
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  6. 6
    What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Spotted or mottled
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Leading possibilities

10 possibilities remain

2 rules inferred
  1. 1

    Swainson's Hawk

    Matching variants: Dark Phase, Immature, Light Phase

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
    • What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Broad dark band across the tip
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Spotted or mottled
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  2. 2

    Northern Caracara

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
    • What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Broad dark band across the tip
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Spotted or mottled
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  3. 3

    Common Black-Hawk

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
    • What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Broad dark band across the tip
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Spotted or mottled
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  4. 4

    Harris' Hawk

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
    • What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Broad dark band across the tip
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
    • What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Spotted or mottled
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  5. 5

    Red-tailed Hawk

    Matching variants: Dark Phase, Immature, Red-tailed Hawk

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hawk-like
    • How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
    • What colour TAIL PATTERN was there if any ? Broad dark band across the tip
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
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