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Question 6 5 possible birds

Compared with other hummingbirds, how large did it look?

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Your observation 5 answers recorded · open to review or change
  1. 1
    What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
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  2. 2
    What colour was the THROAT ? Green
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  3. 3
    What colour was the BACK ? Green
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  4. 4
    What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
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  5. 5
    What colour were the CHEEKS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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Leading possibilities

5 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred
  1. 1

    Rufous Hummingbird

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Green
    • What colour was the BACK ? Green
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • What colour were the CHEEKS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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  2. 2

    Allen's Hummingbird

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Green
    • What colour was the BACK ? Green
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • What colour were the CHEEKS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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  3. 3

    Broad-tailed Hummingbird

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Green
    • What colour was the BACK ? Green
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • What colour were the CHEEKS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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  4. 4

    Calliope Hummingbird

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Green
    • What colour was the BACK ? Green
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • What colour were the CHEEKS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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  5. 5

    Cuban Emerald

    Why this matches 5 supporting observations
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
    • What colour was the THROAT ? Green
    • What colour was the BACK ? Green
    • What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
    • What colour were the CHEEKS ? Gray, or blue-gray
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