Posted On : 16-Apr-2018

Q1: Birds replace their feathers periodically in a process called...?

• A. Preening
• B. Shedding
• C. Molting
• D. Migration

Q2: Birds maintain a body temperature in the range of...?

• A. 0?C to 4?C
• B. 20?C to 22?C
• C. 104?C to 111?C
• D. 40? to 44?C

Q3: Contour, or body, feathers provide birds with..?

• A. All of the above
• B. Insulation
• C. Streamlining
• D. Weatherproofing

Q4: Wild Turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), are part of the Phasianidae family. This family also includes what other types of birds?

• A. Ostriches
• B. Cranes
• C. Storks
• D. Partridges

Q5: What hawk will most commonly visit feeders to prey on birds?

• A. Red-tailed Hawk
• B. Cooper's Hawk
• C. Common Black Hawk
• D. Northern Harrier

Q6: Pigeons occupy which order of birds?

• A. Coraciiformes
• B. Columbiformes
• C. Charadriiformes
• D. Cuculiformes

Q7: About how many species of birds are there?

• A. Over 100,000
• B. Over 10,000
• C. Over 20,000
• D. Over 50,000

Q8: Falconiformes include which birds?

• A. Hawks, eagles, vultures
• B. Storks, herons
• C. Albatross, petrels
• D. Swifts, hummingbirds

Q9: Which of these species of birds eats both meat and plants as an adult?

• A. Blue jay
• B. Vulture
• C. Flycatcher
• D. Sunbird

Q10: Which of the following birds has only two toes?

• A. Robin
• B. Ostrich
• C. Finch
• D. Cardinal