Question 6
9
possible birds
What SHAPE was the BILL ?
Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.
Straight and slender
Straight and thick
Conical and slender
Conical and thick
Hooked
Downcurved
Upcurved
Flattened
Crossed at the tips
Unknown
Not completely sure? Choose Unknown when it is available—a careful “I don’t know” is more useful than a guess.
Your observation 5 answers recorded · open to review or change
Leading possibilities
9 possibilities remain
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1
View profileAmerican Avocet
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sandpiper-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Blue
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2
View profileMarbled Godwit
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sandpiper-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Blue
- What colour was the BILL ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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3
View profileHudsonian Godwit
Matching variants: Breeding Plumage, Non-breeding Plumage
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sandpiper-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Blue
- What colour was the BILL ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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4
View profileBar-tailed Godwit
Matching variants: Breeding Plumage, Non-breeding Plumage
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sandpiper-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Blue
- What colour was the BILL ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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5
View profileBlack-tailed Godwit
Matching variants: Breeding Plumage, Non-breeding Plumage
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Sandpiper-like
- How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Blue
- What colour was the BILL ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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