Crazy Bird Names from Around the World Quiz

Answer: Yellow-bellied sapsucker

Sapsuckers are part of the woodpecker family. Yellow-bellied sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus varius) live mainly in deciduous forests in Canada, Alaska and north-eastern United States. They are migrants to their breeding range and fly south for winter.
The lesser-spotted lawnmower (Notcuttin todae) has a restricted habitat but one can be found in my garden shed!

Answer: Ovenbird

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) is a songbird belonging to the New World warbler family. It is a migrant species and breeds across Canada and eastern states of America. It is not a bird for eating however: the 'oven' refers to its dome-shaped nest.

Answer: Blue-footed booby

Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxi) nests on Pacific islands including Galapagos. They are related to gannets. The name stems from their clumsiness on land and derives from the Spanish 'bubi' which means 'stupid person'.

Answer: Marbled frogmouth

Frogmouths are a family of birds related to nightjars. Marbled frogmouth (Podagus acellatus) lives in rainforests in south-east Queensland and north-east New South Wales. They are largely nocturnal and feed on insects.

Answer: Little bustard

Bustards are large birds of open spaces. The smallest is little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) which is the size of a pheasant. They have an omnivorous diet and will eat seeds, insects and other small creatures including lizards.

Answer: Magnificent frigatebird

Magnificent frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens) are found in the Caribbean Sea and along both Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the Americas. There is also a population on the Galapagos Islands which is thought to be an endemic sub-species. They are large birds which rarely if ever land on the sea.

They feed on fish, squid, turtles and other aquatic creatures which they snatch out of the water with their hook-shaped beaks. They also piratise other species and rob them of their catch. A nickname for them is 'man-o'-war bird' but there is no such thing as a Portuguese man-o'-war petrel.

Answer: White-capped noddy

White-capped noddy is an alternative name for the black noddy (Anous minitus) which is a member of the tern family. It is widely distributed and there are colonies on coastlines in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. They tend to stay in off-shore waters and return to land to roost every night.

Answer: White-bearded hermit

White-bearded hermit (Phaethorus hispidus) is a hummingbird widely distributed in South America. Close relatives include tawny-bellied and gray-chinned hermits.

Answer: Green-breasted mango

Another bird in the hummingbird family, green-breasted mango (Arthocothorax prevastii) is found in Central America. It is fairly common in parts of Mexico and occasionally found in Texas.
Hope I didn't trick anyone with kiwi! The birds (but not the fruit) are only found in New Zealand.

Answer: Spotted thick-knee

Thick-knees are part of the stone-curlew family. Spotted thick-knees (Burhinus capensis) are found in open flat habitats across southern Africa.

With grateful thanks to "Wikipedia" for much of the information.
Check those bird lists if you have time, there are plenty of other 'crazy' names to conjure with.