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Question 7 5 possible birds

What was the predominant colour of the HEAD ?

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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

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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 ? Unknown
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  3. 3
    What colour was the BILL ? Unknown
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  4. 4
    What colour was the THROAT ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
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  5. 5
    What colour was the SIDE ? Blue
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  6. 6
    What colour was the BELLY ? Black, purple, or dark
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Leading possibilities

5 possibilities remain

2 rules inferred
  1. 1

    Double-crested Cormorant

    Matching variants: Double-crested Cormorant, Immature

    Why this matches 3 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
    • What colour was the BELLY ? Black, purple, or dark
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  2. 2

    Brown Pelican

    Why this matches 2 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
    • What colour was the BELLY ? Black, purple, or dark
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  3. 3

    Brandt's Cormorant

    Matching variants: Brandt's Cormorant, Immature

    Why this matches 3 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
    • What colour was the BELLY ? Black, purple, or dark
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  4. 4

    Marbled Murrelet

    Why this matches 2 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
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  5. 5

    Neotropic Cormorant

    Why this matches 3 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Duck or Goose-like
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Orange, buff (orange-yellow), or tan
    • What colour was the BELLY ? Black, purple, or dark
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