Wild Birds Trivia

Here we have a tangle of twelve birds that need to find their families. Help match the correct ICZN (International Code of Zoological Nomenclature) family to each of these twelve creatures. (Click the images for a closer look!)

There are thousands of species of birds that spend their lives at sea or around the world's coastlines. Let's see if you can spot the 12 mentioned in this quiz.

One of nature's wonders is a bird in flight but some of these poor devils are unlikely to experience that phenomenon... they're stuck on the ground. Can you spot the stuck (flightless) birds in this lot?

Flightlessness in birds is a fascinating example of evolutionary adaptation. Can you identify which birds can't fly from a list of 18?

You may not have heard of the ratites, but from ostriches to kiwis, elephant birds to the moa, several members of the ratite family are among the most recognizable birds in popular culture. Let's examine them more closely.

Can you pick out the birds from the fish in this collection?

Also known as perching birds or songbirds, the birds in the order Passeriformes account for more than half of all extant bird species. Can you figure out which of the birds in this list belong to this order?

Barely a seabird in sight (but a few water birds have been included), C-Birds is a quiz about birds with names starting with C. All you need do is match the bird name with its corresponding photo. Happy hunting... Oh, poor choice of phrase. Sorry.

This quiz will focus on several bird species that are small enough to fit on the palm of an adult human hand. Enjoy!

Step right up and see if you can identify these common birds with just three small bits of information. Each hint may be scientific, historical or cultural and should lead you down the path to our fine-feathered friend.