Feathers & Flight
Substance that makes up a bird's bill.
What is Keratin?
The outermost shell of an egg is made of this.
What is calcium carbonate?
This type of bird is known for climbing down a tree trunk head first.
What is a nuthatch?
This group of birds includes macaws & parakeets.
What are tropical birds?
What are pectorals?
This type of bill has hinged jaws that allow the bill to be opened widely.
What is a gaping bill?
The nutrient-rich fluid that feeds an unhatched chick.
What is the yolk?
This group of birds does not provide any parental care for their young after hatching.
What are Megapodes?
This group of birds includes chickens and quail.
What are game birds?
Birds are able to know what kind of nest to build because of a built-in knowledge called.....
What is instinct?
What is gliding?
The region of an egg where the embryo develops.
What is the germinal spot?
This bird is known for building a huge "nest" and decorating it with shiny objects as part of its mating rituals.
What is a bowerbird?
This group of birds includes eagles and hawks.
What are birds of prey?
Hummingbirds are able to remain stationary in the air. This is what type of flight?
What is hovering?
A type of foot that has three forward toes and one hind toe.
What is perching?
The act of keeping eggs warm for proper chick development.
What is incubation?
The food-storage sac in a bird's esophagus.
What is the crop?
Includes many edible birds that are or have been hunted.
What are game birds?
Migration routes that birds follow year after year.
What are flyways?
The fastest flying bird.
What is a peregrine falcon?
The largest living bird.
The strongest feathers found on a bird's body, wings, and tail.
What are contour feathers?
Includes pelicans and grebes.
What are water birds?
A bird "bathing" himself in the dirt.
What is dusting?