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Describe what you saw. We’ll narrow the field together.

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These birds fit your observations best, ranked by the strength of the matching evidence.

Your observation 6 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 ? Unknown
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  3. 3
    What colour was the BACK ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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    What colour was the BREAST ? Green
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    What SHAPE was the BILL ? Straight and thick
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  6. 6
    What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Red, or pink
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Identification results

2 species matches

  1. 1

    Sandhill Crane

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
    • What colour was the BACK ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
    • What SHAPE was the BILL ? Straight and thick
    • What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Red, or pink
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    Common Crane

    Why this matches 4 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
    • What colour was the BACK ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
    • What SHAPE was the BILL ? Straight and thick
    • What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Red, or pink
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