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Quiz about United States Songbirds
Quiz about United States Songbirds

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.
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Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
276,014
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
981
Last 3 plays: Guest 72 (3/10), Jaydel (3/10), Guest 173 (5/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of these birds is not a finch? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which of these wood-warbler names does not apply to a hybrid of two species? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these songbirds was introduced to the eastern United States? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which of these birds is most distantly related to the other three? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these warblers is known for the striking pattern of orange on its head? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which one of these oriole species was once lumped with the Baltimore oriole and called the northern oriole? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which songbird breeds only in a small area in Michigan? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which of these birds is the official bird of one of the fifty states? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In which of these species do males and females have noticeably different plumage from each other's? Hint


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



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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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