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

Best matches

Here’s your shortlist.

These birds fit your observations best, ranked by the strength of the matching evidence.

Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
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    How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
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  3. 3
    What colour was the BELLY ? Red, or pink
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    What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
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  5. 5
    WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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    What colour was the THROAT ? Unknown
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  7. 7
    What type of environment was the bird seen in? Coniferous forest
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Identification results

3 species matches

1 rule inferred
  1. 1

    Dusky Grouse

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
    • What type of environment was the bird seen in? Coniferous forest
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    Sooty Grouse

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
    • What type of environment was the bird seen in? Coniferous forest
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    Spruce Grouse

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • What type of environment was the bird seen in? Coniferous forest
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