The eBirdr field guide

Bird Advisor

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 6 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
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How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
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3
What colour was the BELLY ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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What colour was the THROAT ? Gray, or blue-gray
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What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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What colour was the TAIL ? Unknown
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Identification results

3 species matches

1 rule inferred

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Rock Ptarmigan
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the BELLY ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
- What colour was the THROAT ? Gray, or blue-gray
- What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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White-tailed Ptarmigan
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the BELLY ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
- What colour was the THROAT ? Gray, or blue-gray
- What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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Willow Ptarmigan
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Chicken-like ground bird
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What colour was the BELLY ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
- What colour was the THROAT ? Gray, or blue-gray
- What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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