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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 7 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
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    What colour was the THROAT ? Red, or pink
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    What colour was the BACK ? Yellow
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  4. 4
    In FLIGHT did the bird display a LIGHT WING STRIPE or PATCH ? No
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  5. 5
    Was the RUMP or LOWER BACK light ? No
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    WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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  7. 7
    What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
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Identification results

2 species matches

  1. 1

    Marbled Godwit

    Why this matches 3 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
    • In FLIGHT did the bird display a LIGHT WING STRIPE or PATCH ? No
    • Was the RUMP or LOWER BACK light ? No
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    Bar-tailed Godwit

    Matching variants: Breeding Plumage, Non-breeding Plumage

    Why this matches 2 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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