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Question 8 7 possible birds

What colour was the BELLY ?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

White, or pale (grayish-white) Yellow Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan Red, or pink Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored) Olive (yellowish-green) Green Blue Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown) Gray, or blue-gray Black, purple, or dark Unknown

Not completely sure? Choose Unknown when it is available—a careful “I don’t know” is more useful than a guess.

Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
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2
What colour was the THROAT ? Unknown
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3
What colour was the BACK ? Unknown
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4
How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
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5
What SHAPE was the BILL ? Downcurved
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What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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What colour were the WINGS ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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Leading possibilities

7 possibilities remain

1
Glossy Ibis
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What SHAPE was the BILL ? Downcurved
- What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
- What colour were the WINGS ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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White-faced Ibis
Why this matches 5 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What SHAPE was the BILL ? Downcurved
- What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
- What colour were the WINGS ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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3
American White Ibis
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What SHAPE was the BILL ? Downcurved
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4
Long-billed Curlew
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What SHAPE was the BILL ? Downcurved
- What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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5
Eurasian Curlew
Why this matches 4 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Long-legged wader
- How BIG was the bird ? Goose-sized
- What SHAPE was the BILL ? Downcurved
- What colour was the BREAST ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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