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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 ? Duck or Goose-like
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  2. 2
    What colour was the BREAST ? Green
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  3. 3
    What colour was the BILL ? Unknown
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  4. 4
    What colour was the BELLY ? Brown, or chestnut (reddish-brown)
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  5. 5
    What colour was the THROAT ? Green
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  6. 6
    What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Green
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Identification results

2 species matches

2 rules inferred
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    Common Loon

    Why this matches 3 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Green
    • What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Green
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    Yellow-billed Loon

    Why this matches 3 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Green
    • What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ? Green
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