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1. The spurwing lapwing is a common shorebird found throughout east Africa. It is a short bird and black and white in color. What is another common name for the spurwing lapwing?
2. This brown east African bird builds huge nests. In fact, the nests have chambers inside. Unfortunately though, the bird is considered bad luck and sometimes killed, though truthfully the bird is very generous as it lets Egyptian geese, use its massive nests to lay their eggs. Which bird is this?
3. This bird is very majestic standing at average about three feet, and dancing gracefully during courtship. They are the national bird of Uganda, and are on the flag. In addition, this bird eats grass seeds, insects, as well as invertebrates.
4. This bird makes its 'nest' in large rocks. Really they are not nests though, they are more hollowed out holes in the rock that the birds make and sleep in. Monitor lizards will often try to get into the nests and eat the birds. This bird lives by water because its main diet is small fish. Which bird is this?
5. This bird is related to the American bald eagle and the Madagascar fish eagle. It is the national bird of Zimbabwe and Zambia and it appears on the Namibia coat of arms. It lives by the see, perching from a high tree branch until it can swoop down to catch its next meal-- a fish. Its high pitched squeal is easily recognizable, and once you hear it you know you are by water.
6. This bird is one of my personal favorites-- its is black and white with a very long tail but the tail is only for males. So is the color for that matter. Females of this species are simply dull brown. Males have a bright read beak too. These birds are brood parasites (meaning they lay their eggs in other bird's nests and provide no parental care), but they do not kill or evict their host's offspring. What bird is this?
7. The weaver birds of east Africa are a beautiful, yet common sight. They live all over and live in very large groups, often mixing species. Which of these is not a species of weaver bird?
8. The marabou stork is a very large bird with huge sacks of pink flesh hanging from its throat and neck. Many consider it a very ugly bird, though many tourists think they are amazing, as they are incredibly common. They eat carrion, and trash making city dwellers consider them dirty and pests. In national parks on the other hand they are more than welcome. Why?
9. Which of these is not true of the goliath heron?
10. In all of Africa there is a wide range and diversity of wildlife and to a foreigner at first names can be misleading. Which of these is the name of one of the east African birds?
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