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Quiz about North American Birds
Quiz about North American Birds

10 Questions: North American Birds Multiple Choice Quiz | Animals


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A multiple-choice quiz by wingo. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
wingo
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
291,516
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
638
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Question 1 of 10
1. This cackling species is not a witch, but an miniature version of a larger relative. Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Black terns are white for large portions of the year. The wings of red-winged blackbirds are actually black. And ringed-necked ducks have a ring on their bill. So if you saw an adult male indigo bunting perched on the top of a bush in the full sun, what color would it be? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This bird of prey can be said to be synonymous with the Everglades and dines on escargot. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. This crazy diver is portrayed on the Canadian dollar. What is it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. You see a large bird soaring overhead. It is mostly brown, but shows some white in the tail and white in the "armpits". What is it? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What do goatsuckers eat? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the only state in the US where all 3 kingfisher species regularly occurring in North American can be found? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Since the fall migration of birds south across the Gulf of Mexico coincides with hurricane season, birds sometimes fly into hurricanes and are killed. When their bodies are washed up on shore, why is it frequently so hard to determine their species? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. What do the snail kite and the limpkin have in common? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The gray flycatcher is a member of the Empidonax genus. Empids as a group are dreaded because they all look and act so much alike. The gray flycatcher, however, has one behavior that is unique. What is it? Hint



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1. This cackling species is not a witch, but an miniature version of a larger relative.

Answer: cackling goose

The cackling goose was split from the Canada goose in 2004. The most noticeable difference is the small size of the cackling compared to the Canada goose. There can be some overlap in size, so other features such as head and bill shape, grin patch, and breast color should also be used in identifying the species.
2. Black terns are white for large portions of the year. The wings of red-winged blackbirds are actually black. And ringed-necked ducks have a ring on their bill. So if you saw an adult male indigo bunting perched on the top of a bush in the full sun, what color would it be?

Answer: blue

An adult male indigo bunting in full sun would appear blue or indigo. Since the color does not come from pigment, but from the way light reflects off the feathers, it might appear black if there is not enough light to reflect the blue color.

Black terns are black in breeding plumage, but are white the rest of the year. red-winged blackbirds have red epaulets, but the wing itself is black. ring-necked ducks do actually have a dark cinnamon ring on their neck, but it is generally not visible on their dark neck, unlike the bright white ring on their bill.
3. This bird of prey can be said to be synonymous with the Everglades and dines on escargot.

Answer: snail kite

Common in Central and South America, the snail kite is limited in North America to freshwater marshes in central and south Florida, mostly in the Everglades. Its diet consists almost exclusively of snails, primarily apple snails. The Florida specimen was formerly called the Everglades kite.
4. This crazy diver is portrayed on the Canadian dollar. What is it?

Answer: common loon

The Canadian dollar coin, which bears the image of Queen Elizabeth on one side and the common loon on the other, was introduced in 1987 and was quickly dubbed the "loonie". Loons are called divers in Europe.
5. You see a large bird soaring overhead. It is mostly brown, but shows some white in the tail and white in the "armpits". What is it?

Answer: an immature bald eagle

Immature golden eagles will show some white in the tail and white in the wing. But the white in the wing is in the area of the "wrist" rather than the "armpit", while immature bald eagles show white in the "armpits". Immature turkey vultures also show white in the "wrist" and osprey are almost entirely white underneath.
6. What do goatsuckers eat?

Answer: flying insects

Goatsuckers, also called nightjars, are represented in North America by such species as the common nighthawk, the whip-poor-will, and the common poorwill. They are nocturnal, insect eating birds. They are part of the family called Caprimulgidae, which comes from the Latin Caprimulgus, meaning goatsucker. It was at one time thought that they sucked milk from goats.
7. What is the only state in the US where all 3 kingfisher species regularly occurring in North American can be found?

Answer: Texas

The belted kingfisher can be found in most of the lower 48 states, including Texas. The green kingfisher is found in Texas and southeast Arizona. The ringed kingfisher is found only in Texas.
8. Since the fall migration of birds south across the Gulf of Mexico coincides with hurricane season, birds sometimes fly into hurricanes and are killed. When their bodies are washed up on shore, why is it frequently so hard to determine their species?

Answer: the waterlogged feathers often appear black

The colors in the feathers of a bird are formed in two ways, from pigments and from the way light reflects off them due to the structure of the feather. Reds and yellows come from pigments. Blues are from light refraction and greens are from a combination of yellow pigment overlaying a blue reflecting feather structure.

The feathers of a bird that is completely waterlogged, as one washed ashore after a storm would be, are too wet to reflect any light and so would appear black. Thus any bird that was largely green or blue (such as blue jays, Steller's jays, blue grosbeaks, or green herons) would appear black instead of blue and thus be difficult to identify.
9. What do the snail kite and the limpkin have in common?

Answer: apple snails are a large part of their diet

The snail kite is a bird of prey in the same family as hawks, falcons and eagles. The limpkin is a long-legged wader which looks like a large rail, though it is actually related to cranes. But these very different species have several things in common. Both can be found in fresh water marshes in Central America and the Caribbean.

The range of both species in North America is limited to south and central Florida. And snails, primarily apple snails, make up a large portion of their diet.
10. The gray flycatcher is a member of the Empidonax genus. Empids as a group are dreaded because they all look and act so much alike. The gray flycatcher, however, has one behavior that is unique. What is it?

Answer: it slowly dips its tail downward

While most empids often flick their tail and wings, the gray flycatcher is unique in its downward, phoebe-like tail wag, making it the easiest of the empids to identify.
Source: Author wingo

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