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Crazy Bird Names from Around the World

Created by Mutchisman

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Crazy Bird Names from Around the World game quiz
"Buff-thighed puffley and racket-tailed coquette are just two of the hundreds of unusual bird names from around the globe. I've picked some of my favourites, see if you can spot the 'real deals' from the fakes. Give it a go, just for a laugh."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. One of these is a North American species, can you spot which is the real bird?
    Purple-breasted leafeater
    Lesser-spotted lawnmower
    Yellow-bellied sapsucker
    Green-backed barkstripper


2. Another American species of wild bird for you to find from this tasty sounding foursome. Which is a real name?
    Hob warbler
    Stovebunting
    Ovenbird
    Barbecue chicken


3. This bird nests on Pacific islands and is a great ocean traveller. Which one is an actual species?
    Great bristole
    Blue-footed booby
    White-fronted jug
    Red-legged hooter


4. This is a species found in Australia; which is the real bird?
    Freckled salamandergob
    Mottled toadmouth
    Marbled frogmouth
    Spotted newtmouth


5. Europe and Asia now; which one of these can be found on grassy plains and steppes?
    Little bustard
    Lesser seedpest
    Small biggar
    Tiny twerpbill


6. This bird is an ocean wanderer; which one is the correct name?
    Tawny tugbird
    Great galleon gull
    Portuguese man-o'-war petrel
    Magnificent frigatebird


7. Here is another sea-faring bird for you to identify. Which of these is a real species?
    White-capped noddy
    Yellow-browed elfbird
    Orange-crowned bigears
    Flat-footed plodplover


8. South America for this one; find the real bird's name out of these.
    White-bearded hermit
    Bald pilgrim
    Ginger-crowned recluse
    Black-moustached monk


9. Another list of daft sounding names; but a South American species of bird is stuck with one of them. Which one?
    Blue-cheeked cherry
    Fruit-salad kiwi
    Red-crested papaya
    Green-breasted mango


10. An African species now; which one of these names is an actual name of a bird?
    Stupid thick-head
    Spotted thick-knee
    Striped skinny-elbow
    Speckled fat-calf


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