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Question 7 4 possible birds

What colour were the CHEEKS ?

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

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Your observation 6 answers recorded · open to review or change

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What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
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What colour was the THROAT ? Green
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What colour was the BACK ? Black, purple, or dark
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What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
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WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
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What colour was the SIDE ? Gray, or blue-gray
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Leading possibilities

4 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred

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Rufous Hummingbird
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
- What colour was the THROAT ? Green
- What colour was the BACK ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
- What colour was the SIDE ? Gray, or blue-gray
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Allen's Hummingbird
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
- What colour was the THROAT ? Green
- What colour was the BACK ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
- What colour was the SIDE ? Gray, or blue-gray
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Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Why this matches 6 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
- What colour was the THROAT ? Green
- What colour was the BACK ? Black, purple, or dark
- What colour was the BREAST ? Gray, or blue-gray
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
- What colour was the SIDE ? Gray, or blue-gray
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Buff-bellied Hummingbird
Why this matches 3 supporting observations
- What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
- What colour was the THROAT ? Green
- WHERE was the bird seen ? Southwestern United States
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