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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 10 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 ? Black, purple, or dark
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    How BIG was the bird ? Crow-sized
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    What colour was the BREAST ? Red, or pink
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    What colour were the LEGS or FEET ? Unknown
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    In FLIGHT did the bird display a LIGHT WING STRIPE or PATCH ? Yes
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    What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Yellow
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    What colour PATTERN if any was shown on the BREAST ? Streaked lengthwise (from head to tail)
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    Was the RUMP or LOWER BACK light ? Unknown
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    WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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Identification results

2 species matches

  1. 1

    Hudsonian Godwit

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
    • How BIG was the bird ? Crow-sized
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Red, or pink
    • In FLIGHT did the bird display a LIGHT WING STRIPE or PATCH ? Yes
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    Bar-tailed Godwit

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
    • How BIG was the bird ? Crow-sized
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Red, or pink
    • WHERE was the bird seen ? Northwestern Canada or United States
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