Best matches
Here’s your shortlist.
These birds fit your observations best, ranked by the strength of the matching evidence.
Your observation 11 answers recorded · open to review or change
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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged waderChange
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What colour was the THROAT ? YellowChange
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What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Black, purple, or darkChange
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What colour was the BACK ? UnknownChange
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What colour was the BREAST ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tanChange
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In FLIGHT did the bird display a LIGHT WING STRIPE or PATCH ? YesChange
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What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pinkChange
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What colour was the BELLY ? BlueChange
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What were the EYE markings if any ? Dark STRIPE THROUGH the eyeChange
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WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United StatesChange
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What color was the UNDERSURFACE of the wing as seen in flight ? LightChange
Identification results
2 species matches
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View profileBlack-tailed Godwit
Why this matches 7 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour was the BREAST ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
- In FLIGHT did the bird display a LIGHT WING STRIPE or PATCH ? Yes
- What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
- What color was the UNDERSURFACE of the wing as seen in flight ? Light
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View profileBar-tailed Godwit
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour was the BREAST ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
- What colour was the BILL ? Red, or pink
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States