9 for 10 - Birds Trivia Quiz

Answer: anhinga

The anhinga is a long-necked bird related to the cormorants. It often swims with only its head and neck above water; this gives it a snake-like appearance. The anhinga uses its neck and beak as a harpoon for catching fish.

Answer: lyre

Two of the lyrebird's tail feathers are very long. When the bird is making a courtship display they are raised in the shape of a lyre.

Answer: bobolink

The bobolink is a fairly nondescript bird of the blackbird family. In the mating season the male is black and white with yellowish shoulder patches. In summer bobolinks are found in the grassland areas of the US and ssouthern Canada. They are best known for the incredible migatory journey they make, often covering 4,000 - 5,000 miles.

Answer: Audubon

John James Audubon (1785 - 1851) is noted for his classic work "The Birds of America" which consisted of 435 hand colored plates. Peter Scott was a twentieth centry British ornithologist and painter. Roger Peterson, an American ornithologist is noted for his field guises to birds. European Joseph Wolf, was a noted nineteenth century wildlife illustrator.

Answer: True

Penguins are not limited to Antarctica. They can also be found in cooler parts of the southern hemisphere, on the coasts of South America, South Africa, South Australia and the Galapogos Islands.

Answer: remora

The remora is a small fish that attaches itself to sharks, whales, turtles and hulls of boats by means of a sucking disk on its head.
The lory is a small Australian parrot. The best known hoopoe is found in southern Europe and has a fanlike crest on its head and long beak that curves downwards. The rail is found is many areas. The North American rail usually frequents marshy areas.

Answer: ostrich

The ostrich, a flightless bird, can run at 35 miles an hour, and has been noted running at even higher speeds. It is also the largest bird alive today. It is native to Africa.

Answer: snow

There is a snow goose, but not a snow swan. The white swans usually seen in parks are mute swans which originally came from Europe. They have orange bills. The whistling swan, a North American swan, is also white but has a black bill. The trumpeter swan is the largest swan.

Answer: Stokes

Donald and Lillian Stokes have written several field guides to birds, as well as other nature books.

Answer: albatross

The albatross spends its life in the air above the oceans. It only comes on land to nest, choosing remote islands or isolated coasts. There are several different species of albatross, the wandering albatross has the largest wingspan of any bird, measuring up to eleven and a half feet from wing tip to wing tip.