import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; public class BirdsMigration { public static void main(String[] args) { List BirdType = new ArrayList<>(); BirdType.add(1); BirdType.add(3); BirdType.add(3); BirdType.add(2); BirdType.add(2); BirdType.add(2); System.out.println(smallestID(BirdType)); } private static int smallestID(List birds) { int[] birdsTypeId = new int[6]; int max = 0; for (int bird : birds) { birdsTypeId[bird]++; max = Math.max(max, birdsTypeId[bird]); } for (int i = 0; i < birdsTypeId.length; i++) { if (birdsTypeId[i] == max) { return i; } } return 0; } }