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10 Questions about Birds of A Feather | Animals

This is a quiz about many different types of birds. Some you might know about, others you might not.

A photo quiz by dcpddc478. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
dcpddc478

Time
3 mins

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Photo Quiz

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394,682

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. This bird is often mistaken for a blue jay but its long tail should tell you it is what? Hint

Black-throated magpie-jay

Roseate spoonbill

Jay ray

Golden eagle

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these birds is often declared to be the smallest bird in the world? Hint

Sapphire hummingbird

Bee hummingbird

Blue bell

Sugar bee

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Question 3 of 10

3. What species is this brilliant red bird of eastern North America?
Hint

Scarlet Tanager

Painted Bunting

Pine Grosbeak

Northern Cardinal

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the world's only flightless parrot? Hint

Kakariki

Kokako

Kiwi

Kakapo

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Question 5 of 10

5. Coturnism is a illness caused by eating which of these birds? Hint

Quail

Turkey

Pheasant

Guinea fowl

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Question 6 of 10

6. The picture shows an alala, which is also known by which other name? Hint

Hawaiian Crow

Skye Sparrow

Phillipine Parakeet

Cuban Kite

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does the weebill eat with its little bill? Hint

Nuts

Eucalyptus leaves

Insects

Other birds eggs

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Question 8 of 10

8. This cute little bird is a Japanese sparrow.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is the hoatzin known for? Hint

Its really bad smell

It changes color four times a year

It eats nothing but dead birds

It often has two or three nests at one time

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Question 10 of 10

10. Where would you find the oilbird and its nest? Hint

On the ground

In a cave

Floating sea grass

The top of trees

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This bird is often mistaken for a blue jay but its long tail should tell you it is what?

Answer: Black-throated magpie-jay

Some people call this a blue jay but it is actually a Calocitta colliei or a black-throated magpie-jay. It has an extremely long tail and a parrot-like call. Its home is northwest Mexico.

2. Which of these birds is often declared to be the smallest bird in the world?

Answer: Bee hummingbird

The bee hummingbird is slightly larger than a honey bee, with its weight being less than a US penny. Its eggs are about the size of a pea. This threatened bird species is found on the island nation of Cuba.

3. What species is this brilliant red bird of eastern North America?

Answer: Scarlet Tanager

The scarlet tanager is omnivorous and sexually dimorphic. The male has black wings and a red body while the female is a dull green and yellow. Females lay their eggs in forested regions in cup-shaped nests.

4. What is the world's only flightless parrot?

Answer: Kakapo

The kakapo is one of the world's rarest birds as there are fewer then 300 or so of this New Zealand bird in the early twenty-first century. It has been affected by the rats and cats brought by Europeans. It is the heaviest flightless parrot in the world.

5. Coturnism is a illness caused by eating which of these birds?

Answer: Quail

Coturnism is gotten by eating a quail that has eaten poisonous plants, with hemlock and hellebore among the possibilities. The birds are believed to eat these plants during migration, without being poisoned. Consuming the birds can then induce acute renal failure in people.

6. The picture shows an alala, which is also known by which other name?

Answer: Hawaiian Crow

The alala was a crow that occurs only in Hawaii where its name was Hawaiian for 'to caw'. It was also known as the Hawaiian crow and became extinct in the wild by 2018. Efforts are being made to reintroduce the species. They were omnivorous and have been observed using tools.

7. What does the weebill eat with its little bill?

Answer: Insects

The weebill is Australia's smallest bird species. It travels in small flocks and lives in wooded areas around the country. It is a carnivorous bird that feeds on insects and their larvae.

8. This cute little bird is a Japanese sparrow.

Answer: False

This is a European bee-eater. It lives in Africa in the winter and in Europe and Western Asia in the summer. Its diet consists of bees and wasps. The birds feed, roost and live communally. They are, understandably, not the most popular bird species with bee keepers.

9. What is the hoatzin known for?

Answer: Its really bad smell

The hoatzin is known for the fact that it stinks. It has an unusual digestive system where it ferments the plants it feeds on. This causes a foul odor that is detectable from quite a distance.

10. Where would you find the oilbird and its nest?

Answer: In a cave

The oilbird, is a curious nocturnal cave-dwelling frugivore. In the past, it was used by people for its oil, hence its name. It is a large fruit eating bird that make its home in the caves of South America.

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