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

Best matches

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

Your observation 7 answers recorded · open to review or change
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    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
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    What colour was the BILL ? Blue
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    What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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    What colour was the BELLY ? Unknown
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    What colour was the THROAT ? Yellow
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    How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
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    What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Forked
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Identification results

3 species matches

1 rule inferred
  1. 1

    Parasitic Jaeger

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • What colour was the BILL ? Blue
    • What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Yellow
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Forked
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  2. 2

    Long-tailed Jaeger

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • What colour was the BILL ? Blue
    • What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Yellow
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Forked
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    Pomarine Jaeger

    Why this matches 6 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Gull-like, or a Seabird
    • What colour was the BILL ? Blue
    • What colour was the TOP of HEAD ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Yellow
    • How BIG was the bird ? Pigeon-sized
    • What SHAPE was the TAIL ? Forked
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