# Pin Color Consistency **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [May 7, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/pin-color-consistency/12172 "2020-05-07T23:20:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![robotpie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/robotpie/32/630_2.png) [@robotpie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/robotpie)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2020, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/pin-color-consistency/12172/1 "2020-05-07T23:20:42Z")
I just spotted this today on the website that the colour of observation pins on the map is not consistent. eg. [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8294022](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8294022) If i go to an observation, the pins on the map on the right would typically be a certain color, eg. for arthropods it is red, for plants it would be green, bird would be blue etc. Somehow only my observation shows the right color while the rest is red. I have given an example above. ---
**Author:** ![kaipatiki\_naturewatc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/kaipatiki_naturewatc/32/6707_2.png) [@kaipatiki\_naturewatc](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/kaipatiki_naturewatc)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/pin-color-consistency/12172/2 "2020-05-08T00:58:31Z")
I have noticed a change in the application of pin colours in a couple of situations. Not a problem, but a guide to interpreting it would be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![robotpie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/robotpie/32/630_2.png) [@robotpie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/robotpie)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/pin-color-consistency/12172/3 "2020-05-08T03:47:38Z")
I think it was a color coding scheme I noticed that iNat has been using to group certain taxa. You may find it in certain blog posts regarding their statistics. ---
**Author:** ![marina\_gorbunova](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/marina_gorbunova/32/31454_2.png) [@marina\_gorbunova](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/marina_gorbunova)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/pin-color-consistency/12172/4 "2020-05-08T04:45:12Z")
There’s definitely a hange of pins when adding observations, they become transparent, then become red again, then only 1 cirle-pin is shown, that’s weird. ---
**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/pin-color-consistency/12172/5 "2020-05-08T11:28:12Z")
Discussed in a previous thread: > [@All pins red in your "observations" page](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/all-pins-red-in-your-observations-page/11171/6): > > It was a bug introduced with the new captive/cultivated layer on taxon page maps. Should be fixed now on Explore. I’ll write up an issue for observation pages and other maps. ---
**Author:** ![robotpie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/robotpie/32/630_2.png) [@robotpie](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/robotpie)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/pin-color-consistency/12172/6 "2020-05-08T18:23:46Z")
ah my bad. we can now lock this thread now as it is completely connected to that one. ---
**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/pin-color-consistency/12172/7 "2020-05-08T18:40:38Z")
Is the problem described by @marina_gorbunova the same? I’m not sure I really understand what she’s reporting. I guess I’ll close this thread and if the problem is different, maybe she can open a new bug report. ---
**Author:** ![jwidness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9d8465/32.png) [@jwidness](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jwidness)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/pin-color-consistency/12172/8 "2020-05-08T18:40:44Z")