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Crazy Bird Names from Around the World

Created by Mutchisman

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Wild Birds Mix
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?
    Lesser-spotted lawnmower
    Yellow-bellied sapsucker
    Green-backed barkstripper
    Purple-breasted leafeater


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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
    Green-breasted mango
    Red-crested papaya
    Fruit-salad kiwi


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

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