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United States Songbirds Trivia Quiz

This is a ten-question quiz on songbirds of the United States.

A multiple-choice quiz by superblizzard. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
superblizzard

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
276,014

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which of these birds is not a finch? Hint

Evening grosbeak

Blue grosbeak

Pine grosbeak

House finch

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these wood-warbler names does not apply to a hybrid of two species? Hint

Lawrence's warbler

Brewster's warbler

Bachman's warbler

Sutton's warbler

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of these songbirds was introduced to the eastern United States? Hint

Pine siskin

Western meadowlark

House finch

Eastern towhee

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these birds is most distantly related to the other three? Hint

Clark's nutcracker

Florida-scrub jay

Fish crow

Northern mockingbird

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these warblers is known for the striking pattern of orange on its head? Hint

Painted redstart

Connecticut warbler

Ovenbird

Blackburnian warbler

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one of these oriole species was once lumped with the Baltimore oriole and called the northern oriole? Hint

Bullock's oriole

Spot-breasted oriole

Orchard oriole

Altamira oriole

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which songbird breeds only in a small area in Michigan? Hint

Hepatic tanager

Veery

Northern shrike

Kirtland's warbler

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these birds is the official bird of one of the fifty states? Hint

Boreal chickadee

Brown thrasher

Summer tanager

Rose-breasted grosbeak

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which of these species do males and females have noticeably different plumage from each other's? Hint

Fox sparrow

Canyon wren

Gray catbird

Yellow-headed blackbird

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of these songbirds was not introduced to the United States? Hint

Gray jay

House sparrow

European starling

Eurasian tree sparrow

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which of these birds is not a finch?

Answer: Blue grosbeak

The blue grosbeak is in the same family as the cardinals (Cardinalidae), which is the grosbeak family. Despite their names, the evening and pine grosbeaks are actually finches.

2. Which of these wood-warbler names does not apply to a hybrid of two species?

Answer: Bachman's warbler

Brewster's and Lawrence's warblers are hybrids that come from a blue-winged and golden-winged warbler pairing. Bachman's is a species of wood warbler that most scientists presume extinct.

3. Which of these songbirds was introduced to the eastern United States?

Answer: House finch

The house finch was introduced in New York around 1940. It was traditionally found in the southwestern United States and Mexico (as evidenced by its species name, Carpodacus mexicanus), but it is now one of the eastern states' most populous species.

4. Which of these birds is most distantly related to the other three?

Answer: Northern mockingbird

The mockngbird is a mimic thrush; the other three are all jays or crows, which are closely related.

5. Which of these warblers is known for the striking pattern of orange on its head?

Answer: Blackburnian warbler

The painted redstart has a notable face pattern, too, but is face feathers are red.

6. Which one of these oriole species was once lumped with the Baltimore oriole and called the northern oriole?

Answer: Bullock's oriole

Baltimore and Bullock's orioles occasionally hybridize, but the two have been shown to be genetically different enough from each other for each to merit distinction as its own species.

7. Which songbird breeds only in a small area in Michigan?

Answer: Kirtland's warbler

Kirtland's warblers only breed in jack-pines, and even then, the pines need to fit certain requirements for the birds to use them. With this limited breeding ground, Kirtland's warbler populations are low, although they hae been improving recently.

8. Which of these birds is the official bird of one of the fifty states?

Answer: Brown thrasher

The brown thrasher is Georgia's state bird, which gave rise to its hockey team's name.

9. In which of these species do males and females have noticeably different plumage from each other's?

Answer: Yellow-headed blackbird

The female yellow-headed blackbird is brown, but the male is black with a yellow head.

10. Which of these songbirds was not introduced to the United States?

Answer: Gray jay

The gray jay, called the Canada jay by some, was never introduced to the states.

Source: Author superblizzard

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