Some sample questions from this category:
* Which bird's Latin name literally means 'no feet'?
* Eurasian, rose-coloured & spotless are types of which bird?
* What colour is the cap of the female blackcap?
* Which of the following is the only British duck species to leave for the winter?
* Which bird gains its official English name from its old Zetlandic (Shetland)name meaning "Foul Gull?"
* Which farmland bird's song is said to sound like "A-little-bit-of-bread-but-no-cheese!".
* Which breeding bird has a common colloquial name of "goatsucker"?
* How many toes does a short-toed treecreeper have on each foot?
* Which of these is the only one to have arrived naturally in the UK? That is to say, it was not introduced by man.
* Which of the following is NOT a member of the thrush family?
* Why are cockatoos such popular pets?
* Cockatoos might be found in the wild in what country?
* Cockatoos, like other parrots, have a zygodactyl foot. What does this mean?
* Which of these cockatoos is the smallest?
* Cockatoos have feathers they can raise to display when they are alarmed or excited. What are these feathers called?
* What overall color is the Moluccan cockatoo?
* What genus does the umbrella cockatoo fall in? Hint: The genus is the first term in the scientific name of this species, ______________ alba.
* Five types of cockatoos are listed on the CITES I list. What does CITES stand for?
* Some people with allergies seem especially sensitive to cockatoos. Why?
* Major Mitchell's cockatoo is also known as:
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