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Quiz about North American Birds
Quiz about North American Birds

North American Birds Quiz for Experts | Wild Birds


All the birds in the quiz live in North America.

A multiple-choice quiz by morrigan716. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
morrigan716
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
53,594
Updated
Apr 27 23
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
14 / 20
Plays
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Awards
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1. This large, beautiful bird is often found standing in freshwater areas or salt marshes. Its diet consists of fish, frogs, snakes, mice, and other birds. Hint

Great Blue Heron
Sandhill Crane
American Bittern
Canada Goose

2. This white bird is often found riding the back of a cow. Hint

Green Heron
Cattle Egret
Bewick's Wren
Orchard Oriole

3. This magnificent bird is endangered although the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas has provided a safe refuge. Hint

Whooping Crane
Glossy Ibis
Sandhill Crane
Mute Swan

4. This is the most common duck in the world. Males have a bright green head. Hint

Pintail
Ruddy Duck
Canada Goose
Mallard

5. Which of these birds is is easily recognized by its large, colorful bill? Hint

Marsh Hawk
Forster's Tern
Atlantic Puffin
Black Skimmer

6. When these birds are frightened, they are more likely to run than fly. Collectively, they are called a covey. Hint

Ruffed Grouse
Mallard
California Quail
Turkey

7. This member of the cuckoo family is long-tailed and fast on its feet. It feeds on snakes and lizards. Hint

Bobwhite
Belted Kingfisher
Roadrunner
Mourning Dove

8. This owl is no bigger than a good-sized sparrow and has two black blotches resembling 'eyes' on the back of its neck. Hint

Burrowing Owl
Barn Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Great Horned Owl

9. By human standards, this black bird is one of the most intelligent of all birds. Hint

Brewer's Blackbird
Grackle
Common Crow
Starling

10. In this species, the male is red with black wings and the female is yellowish green with darker wings and tail. Hint

Painted Bunting
Northern Oriole
Scarlet Tanager
Western Tanager

11. What is the house sparrow also known as? Hint

Field Sparrow
Chipping Sparrow
English Sparrow
Brewer's Sparrow

12. This flycatcher has long, streaming plumes. Hint

Western Kingbird
Great Crested Flycatcher
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Say's Phoebe

13. This hummingbird lays her eggs when her nest is only half finished. She completes it while incubating. Hint

Anna's Hummingbird
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Allen's Hummingbird

14. Which dove got its name from the sad sound of its call? Hint

Rock Dove
Mourning Dove
White-winged Dove
Ground Dove

15. The male of this species has a brightly colored head with a white collar. The female is smaller and brownish in color. Hint

Vermillion Flycatcher
White-tailed Ptarmigan
Ring-necked Pheasant
Say's Phoebe

16. This scavenger is a magnificent flier and is often seen soaring overhead, rocking slightly from side to side. Hint

Red-tailed Hawk
Screech Owl
Swainson's Hawk
Turkey Vulture

17. Which of these ducks have blue bills? Hint

Common Merganser
Ruddy Duck
Wood Duck
Black Duck

18. Which of these is a shorebird with a sickle-shaped bill? Hint

Long-billed Curlew
Greater Yellowlegs
Willet
American Oystercatcher

19. Which plover builds its nest on open ground and has a name reflecting its loud, ringing call? Hint

Snowy Plover
Semipalmated Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Killdeer

20. Which bird is known for its laughing and yodeling sounds? Hint

Greater Shearwater
Western Grebe
Leach's Storm-petrel
Common Loon


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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This large, beautiful bird is often found standing in freshwater areas or salt marshes. Its diet consists of fish, frogs, snakes, mice, and other birds.

Answer: Great Blue Heron

Herons fly with their head and neck folded back.
2. This white bird is often found riding the back of a cow.

Answer: Cattle Egret

They feed on insects stirred up by the cow's hooves.
3. This magnificent bird is endangered although the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in Texas has provided a safe refuge.

Answer: Whooping Crane

Sandhill cranes are being used as foster parents of whooping cranes taken as eggs from nests in Canada.
4. This is the most common duck in the world. Males have a bright green head.

Answer: Mallard

The females are brown with a blue patch on their wings.
5. Which of these birds is is easily recognized by its large, colorful bill?

Answer: Atlantic Puffin

Also known as the common puffin, they are usually found on rocky coasts during the summer and in the open seas during winter.
6. When these birds are frightened, they are more likely to run than fly. Collectively, they are called a covey.

Answer: California Quail

They also have a forward curving plume.
7. This member of the cuckoo family is long-tailed and fast on its feet. It feeds on snakes and lizards.

Answer: Roadrunner

One was once clocked at 15 mph.
8. This owl is no bigger than a good-sized sparrow and has two black blotches resembling 'eyes' on the back of its neck.

Answer: Northern Pygmy Owl

Unlike most owls, it is not usually heard at night.
9. By human standards, this black bird is one of the most intelligent of all birds.

Answer: Common Crow

They can count to at least 3 or 4 and learn new information quickly.
10. In this species, the male is red with black wings and the female is yellowish green with darker wings and tail.

Answer: Scarlet Tanager

It also has a distinctive, hoarse call.
11. What is the house sparrow also known as?

Answer: English Sparrow

They were transplanted from Europe in the 19th century.
12. This flycatcher has long, streaming plumes.

Answer: Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

As the name suggests, their tails are scissor-shaped.
13. This hummingbird lays her eggs when her nest is only half finished. She completes it while incubating.

Answer: Anna's Hummingbird

The nest is made of tiny stems and plant down. The mother bird feels her young with nectar, tree sap, insects, and spiders.
14. Which dove got its name from the sad sound of its call?

Answer: Mourning Dove

Mourning Doves typically lady two eggs at a time, and the parents take turns incubating, which usually lasts about fourteen days.
15. The male of this species has a brightly colored head with a white collar. The female is smaller and brownish in color.

Answer: Ring-necked Pheasant

The ring-necked pheasant is a game bird imported from the area around the Black Sea.
16. This scavenger is a magnificent flier and is often seen soaring overhead, rocking slightly from side to side.

Answer: Turkey Vulture

They are also called turkey buzzards.
17. Which of these ducks have blue bills?

Answer: Ruddy Duck

It is called 'ruddy' because the male's feathers are mostly red.
18. Which of these is a shorebird with a sickle-shaped bill?

Answer: Long-billed Curlew

It is the largest shorebird in North America.
19. Which plover builds its nest on open ground and has a name reflecting its loud, ringing call?

Answer: Killdeer

It valiantly defends its nest by scolding.
20. Which bird is known for its laughing and yodeling sounds?

Answer: Common Loon

Loons are usually found on lakes on the edges of forests, rivers, and coasts.
Source: Author morrigan716

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