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Question 7 2 possible birds

Compared with other hummingbirds, how large did it look?

Choose the answer that comes closest to what you observed.

Noticeably large and heavy-bodied About average for a hummingbird Noticeably tiny and compact Unknown

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Your observation 6 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 ? Unknown
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  3. 3
    What colour was the BACK ? Rufous (dull-red or rust-colored)
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  4. 4
    What colour was the BREAST ? Unknown
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  5. 5
    What colour were the CHEEKS ? Unknown
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  6. 6
    What colour was the SIDE ? Blue
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Leading possibilities

2 possibilities remain

1 rule inferred
  1. 1

    Blue-throated Hummingbird

    Matching variants: Female, Male

    Why this matches 1 supporting observation
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
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  2. 2

    Buff-bellied Hummingbird

    Why this matches 1 supporting observation
    • What TYPE of bird was seen ? Hummingbird
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