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1. What bird has the distinction of being the largest waterfowl in the Americas?
2. There exist two species of condor in the Western Hemisphere. They are the largest and heaviest birds in the Americas that fly. One is the California condor. The other is named for a South American mountain range that runs nearly the length of the continent. Can you identify it?
3. The largest owl in the world is native to parts of Russia, China, North Korea and Japan. Can you pick it out from those listed?
4. What is the second-largest bird still in existence after its relative, the ostrich?
5. What royal-sounding name, a title shared by Napoleon and Hirohito, belongs to the biggest species of penguin?
6. What is the efflorescent name of the biggest species of parrot?
7. Thought for years to be extinct, one of the world's largest woodpeckers was caught on video in a swamp in Arkansas in 2005. What is this woodpecker whose kind apparently still has a tenuous hold on life?
8. Although it may seem oxymoronic, hummingbirds also have a biggest member. It shares the name of a famous 50s film starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean. Can you identify it?
9. The Marabou stork is the world's largest variety of stork. It has an interesting nickname. What is it?
10. What type of pelican is credited by some experts as being the largest species of pelican? It resides in eastern Europe and Asia.
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