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Species mistake statistics

Aggregates over quiz answers. With a country selected, only games played in that country are counted, and only species on that country's checklist are shown (excluding introduced, uncertain, and unknown).

Only species with at least 3 picks (times shown). Error rate = wrongly answered / (wrongly + correctly answered) when this species was chosen. When a country is selected, the minimum pick count is lower than for all countries.

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Species Times shown Correctly answered Wrongly answered Error rate %
Herring Gull Larus argentatus 349 186 163 46.70%
Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris 344 252 92 26.74%
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 321 216 105 32.71%
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 296 241 55 18.58%
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 274 121 153 55.84%
Ruff Calidris pugnax 272 223 49 18.01%
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 270 176 94 34.81%
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 269 171 98 36.43%
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 260 202 58 22.31%
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 257 162 95 36.96%
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 256 144 112 43.75%
Greylag Goose Anser anser 254 219 35 13.78%
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 250 221 29 11.60%
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris 249 213 36 14.46%
Great Snipe Gallinago media 249 161 88 35.34%
Common Linnet Linaria cannabina 247 195 52 21.05%
Common Tern Sterna hirundo 245 166 79 32.24%
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 243 216 27 11.11%
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 241 182 59 24.48%
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus 240 208 32 13.33%
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 237 226 11 4.64%
Common Magpie Pica pica 233 229 4 1.72%
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 230 168 62 26.96%
Common Raven Corvus corax 229 193 36 15.72%
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 228 210 18 7.89%
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 225 166 59 26.22%
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria 224 192 32 14.29%
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 223 159 64 28.70%
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus 222 161 61 27.48%
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus 222 162 60 27.03%
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 222 109 113 50.90%
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 222 143 79 35.59%
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 221 203 18 8.14%
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus 221 166 55 24.89%
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 221 121 100 45.25%
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 218 195 23 10.55%
Common Gull Larus canus 218 154 64 29.36%
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 218 138 80 36.70%
Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 217 148 69 31.80%
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 216 172 44 20.37%
Common Redshank Tringa totanus 216 136 80 37.04%
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida 215 143 72 33.49%
Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis 215 157 58 26.98%
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 215 194 21 9.77%
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 214 191 23 10.75%
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 214 155 59 27.57%
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 212 204 8 3.77%
Common Woodpigeon Columba palumbus 210 202 8 3.81%
Black Tern Chlidonias niger 209 134 75 35.89%
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 207 110 97 46.86%
Great Tit Parus major 206 199 7 3.40%
Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus 205 188 17 8.29%
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 204 195 9 4.41%
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 203 197 6 2.96%
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 202 128 74 36.63%
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 200 189 11 5.50%
Common Crane Grus grus 200 193 7 3.50%
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 199 195 4 2.01%
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 199 157 42 21.11%
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina 197 159 38 19.29%
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis 196 163 33 16.84%
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 195 94 101 51.79%
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 195 177 18 9.23%
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 194 144 50 25.77%
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 194 134 60 30.93%
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 192 156 36 18.75%
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca 191 121 70 36.65%
White Stork Ciconia ciconia 187 183 4 2.14%
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 187 137 50 26.74%
Red Knot Calidris canutus 185 132 53 28.65%
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 185 179 6 3.24%
White-winged Black Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 184 132 52 28.26%
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 182 143 39 21.43%
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 181 121 60 33.15%
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 179 125 54 30.17%
Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 177 59 118 66.67%
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia 174 134 40 22.99%
Red Kite Milvus milvus 173 145 28 16.18%
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia 172 136 36 20.93%
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri 167 126 41 24.55%
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva 164 128 36 21.95%
Common Whitethroat Curruca communis 163 101 62 38.04%
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 163 125 38 23.31%
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 163 100 63 38.65%
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 162 135 27 16.67%
Greater Scaup Aythya marila 161 135 26 16.15%
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 161 98 63 39.13%
Gadwall Mareca strepera 155 133 22 14.19%
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca 154 100 54 35.06%
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 147 141 6 4.08%
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 147 125 22 14.97%
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis 146 104 42 28.77%
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 145 101 44 30.34%
Common Pochard Aythya ferina 144 100 44 30.56%
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 143 106 37 25.87%
Lapland Bunting Calcarius lapponicus 142 91 51 35.92%
Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea 142 98 44 30.99%
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 140 138 2 1.43%
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 140 122 18 12.86%
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 140 87 53 37.86%
Common Eider Somateria mollissima 140 92 48 34.29%
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 139 117 22 15.83%
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 138 74 64 46.38%
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 138 95 43 31.16%
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 138 106 32 23.19%
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 137 128 9 6.57%
Eurasian/Green-winged Teal Anas crecca 136 113 23 16.91%
Willow Tit Poecile montanus 135 91 44 32.59%
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 134 112 22 16.42%
Western House Martin Delichon urbicum 134 108 26 19.40%
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 133 84 49 36.84%
Sand Martin Riparia riparia 133 114 19 14.29%
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola 131 88 43 32.82%
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 131 103 28 21.37%
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 131 90 41 31.30%
European Robin Erithacus rubecula 130 109 21 16.15%
Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia 129 88 41 31.78%
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 127 118 9 7.09%
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 126 92 34 26.98%
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 126 103 23 18.25%
Garganey Spatula querquedula 124 114 10 8.06%
Brent Goose Branta bernicla 122 102 20 16.39%
Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 122 98 24 19.67%
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata 121 104 17 14.05%
Common Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 121 97 24 19.83%
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 120 79 41 34.17%
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 120 110 10 8.33%
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 119 96 23 19.33%
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 119 107 12 10.08%
Mute Swan Cygnus olor 118 108 10 8.47%
Long-eared Owl Asio otus 118 106 12 10.17%
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 117 92 25 21.37%
Tawny Owl Strix aluco 116 98 18 15.52%
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 116 80 36 31.03%
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 116 99 17 14.66%
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 114 110 4 3.51%
Woodlark Lullula arborea 113 70 43 38.05%
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris 113 107 6 5.31%
Goosander Mergus merganser 113 105 8 7.08%
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 112 73 39 34.82%
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor 112 96 16 14.29%
Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix 112 85 27 24.11%
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor 112 102 10 8.93%
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 112 87 25 22.32%
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 111 94 17 15.32%
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 111 93 18 16.22%
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 110 90 20 18.18%
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 110 81 29 26.36%
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 108 102 6 5.56%
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius 107 78 29 27.10%
Great White Egret Ardea alba 107 91 16 14.95%
Dunnock Prunella modularis 106 95 11 10.38%
Goldcrest Regulus regulus 105 100 5 4.76%
Shore Lark Eremophila alpestris 105 81 24 22.86%
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 105 83 22 20.95%
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 105 104 1 0.95%
Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus 105 94 11 10.48%
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 104 88 16 15.38%
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 104 83 21 20.19%
Carrion Crow Corvus corone 104 96 8 7.69%
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula 104 96 8 7.69%
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 104 83 21 20.19%
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 103 100 3 2.91%
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops 103 103 0 0.00%
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 103 98 5 4.85%
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 103 80 23 22.33%
Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 100 94 6 6.00%
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 100 99 1 1.00%
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer 99 56 43 43.43%
Ural Owl Strix uralensis 99 78 21 21.21%
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 99 69 30 30.30%
Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis 98 75 23 23.47%
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 98 81 17 17.35%
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 97 55 42 43.30%
Corncrake Crex crex 97 94 3 3.09%
Rock Dove Columba livia 97 90 7 7.22%
Black Stork Ciconia nigra 97 95 2 2.06%
Stock Dove Columba oenas 96 76 20 20.83%
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 96 75 21 21.88%
Common Swift Apus apus 96 93 3 3.13%
Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 96 93 3 3.13%
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 95 93 2 2.11%
Pied Wagtail/White Wagtail Motacilla alba 94 88 6 6.38%
Razorbill Alca torda 94 84 10 10.64%
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 94 94 0 0.00%
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 93 84 9 9.68%
Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius 91 81 10 10.99%
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 91 86 5 5.49%
Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 90 85 5 5.56%
Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 89 83 6 6.74%
Coal Tit Periparus ater 88 69 19 21.59%
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus 87 82 5 5.75%
Rook Corvus frugilegus 86 74 12 13.95%
Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica 85 57 28 32.94%
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 82 80 2 2.44%
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 81 80 1 1.23%
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 80 72 8 10.00%
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria 80 60 20 25.00%
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 79 74 5 6.33%
American Barn Owl Tyto furcata 75 73 2 2.67%
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 73 61 12 16.44%
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 73 31 42 57.53%
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 70 68 2 2.86%
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola 69 34 35 50.72%
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 64 40 24 37.50%
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus 60 42 18 30.00%
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 54 41 13 24.07%
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 52 42 10 19.23%
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus 51 37 14 27.45%
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus 50 34 16 32.00%
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 43 36 7 16.28%
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 42 39 3 7.14%
King Eider Somateria spectabilis 41 30 11 26.83%
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 40 25 15 37.50%
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis 39 34 5 12.82%
Sanderling Calidris alba 39 20 19 48.72%
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 38 29 9 23.68%
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 37 32 5 13.51%
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 36 26 10 27.78%
Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis 36 29 7 19.44%
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 36 24 12 33.33%
Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 35 22 13 37.14%
Booted Warbler Iduna caligata 34 17 17 50.00%
Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 34 33 1 2.94%
Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni 33 22 11 33.33%
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 33 21 12 36.36%
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus 33 24 9 27.27%
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 33 20 13 39.39%
Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 32 21 11 34.38%
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus 31 16 15 48.39%
Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 31 10 21 67.74%
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 31 27 4 12.90%
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus 30 21 9 30.00%
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 30 22 8 26.67%
Little Crake Zapornia parva 30 21 9 30.00%
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 30 27 3 10.00%
Eurasian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium passerinum 30 27 3 10.00%
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 29 19 10 34.48%
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus 28 22 6 21.43%
American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica 28 18 10 35.71%
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 28 24 4 14.29%
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 28 16 12 42.86%
Black Kite Milvus migrans 27 21 6 22.22%
Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis 27 25 2 7.41%
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 27 24 3 11.11%
Merlin Falco columbarius 27 25 2 7.41%
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 27 20 7 25.93%
Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa 27 25 2 7.41%
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 27 24 3 11.11%
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca 27 20 7 25.93%
Little Bittern Botaurus minutus 26 24 2 7.69%
Twite Linaria flavirostris 26 20 6 23.08%
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 25 21 4 16.00%
Osprey Pandion haliaetus 25 24 1 4.00%
Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret 25 10 15 60.00%
Smew Mergellus albellus 24 21 3 12.50%
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 24 11 13 54.17%
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 24 24 0 0.00%
Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 24 21 3 12.50%
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 24 13 11 45.83%
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus 23 20 3 13.04%
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 23 22 1 4.35%
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 23 21 2 8.70%
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 23 21 2 8.70%
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 23 16 7 30.43%
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei 22 19 3 13.64%
Dunlin Calidris alpina 22 18 4 18.18%
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 22 17 5 22.73%
Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 22 9 13 59.09%
Canada Goose Branta canadensis 22 20 2 9.09%
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 21 16 5 23.81%
Redwing Turdus iliacus 21 17 4 19.05%
Little Owl Athene noctua 21 18 3 14.29%
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 20 18 2 10.00%
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 20 14 6 30.00%
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 20 20 0 0.00%
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 20 15 5 25.00%
Crested Lark Galerida cristata 20 14 6 30.00%
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus 20 8 12 60.00%
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 19 18 1 5.26%
Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 19 17 2 10.53%
European Serin Serinus serinus 19 14 5 26.32%
Bearded Tit Panurus biarmicus 19 19 0 0.00%
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 18 16 2 11.11%
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus 18 14 4 22.22%
European Shag Gulosus aristotelis 17 14 3 17.65%
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius 17 15 2 11.76%
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos 17 11 6 35.29%
Tengmalm's Owl Aegolius funereus 17 14 3 17.65%
White-billed Diver Gavia adamsii 17 15 2 11.76%
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 17 17 0 0.00%
Northern Pintail Anas acuta 16 14 2 12.50%
Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus 16 5 11 68.75%
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus 16 16 0 0.00%
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 16 12 4 25.00%
Eurasian Eagle Owl Bubo bubo 15 15 0 0.00%
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina 15 15 0 0.00%
Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus 15 10 5 33.33%
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 14 13 1 7.14%
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 14 9 5 35.71%
Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla 14 14 0 0.00%
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis 14 13 1 7.14%
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus 14 14 0 0.00%
Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula 14 9 5 35.71%
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 13 6 7 53.85%
Little Stint Calidris minuta 12 9 3 25.00%
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 12 7 5 41.67%
Little Tern Sternula albifrons 12 8 4 33.33%
European Roller Coracias garrulus 12 12 0 0.00%
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 11 10 1 9.09%
Common Guillemot Uria aalge 11 5 6 54.55%
Rose-coloured Starling Pastor roseus 11 10 1 9.09%
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 11 9 2 18.18%
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 11 10 1 9.09%
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus 11 9 2 18.18%
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 10 10 0 0.00%
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 10 3 7 70.00%
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 6 6 0 0.00%
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 5 0 5 100.00%