Birds of a feather
What is the fastest bird?
Peregrine Falcon
How many shell membranes does a bird egg have?
Two
What type of bird feet have 4 toes. 3 pointing forward and are connected by webbing and the 4th points straight back?
Swimming feet
The food storage stacking of birds esophagus is the...
Crop
Which type of flight allows birds to coast downhill?
Gliding
This groups includes pelicans and grebes...
Water birds
What type of bird is known for climbing down a tree trunk headfirst?
Nuthatch
What is the nutrient rich fluid that feeds and unhatched chick?
Yolk
What type of bill has hinge jaws that allow the bill to be opened widely?
Gaping
What special section of a bird stomach grinds food to make it more easily absorbed?
Gizzard
Hummingbirds are able to remain stationary in the air. What type of flight is this?
Hovering
This group includes many edible birds that are or have been hunted...
Example: Chickens & Quail
Game Birds
What bird is known for building a huge nest and decorating it with shiny objects as part of its mating rituals?
Bowerbird
What is the act of keeping eggs warm for proper chick development called?
Incubation
What is the substance that makes up a birds bill?
Keratin
What retractable group of feathers is supported by birds "thumb" bone?
Alula
What are migration routes that birds follow year after year?
Flyways
This group includes eagles and hawks...
Birds of prey
What is the largest living bird?
Ostrich
What is the outer most shell of an egg made of?
Calcium Carbonate
What type of feet to hunting birds like hawks need to capture their prey?
Grasping Feet
What structure on a bird sternum provides an attachment for the flight muscles?
Keel
What are the strong feathers found on a birds body, wings and tail called?
Contour Feathers
Includes macaws and parakeets...
Tropical birds
True or False?
Birds such a sandpipers and Whimbrels' have a long slender PROBING bills for retreating crustaceans borrowed in the sand?
True
What is the region of an egg with the embryo develops?
Germinal Spot
A flock of smaller birds is harassing a larger bird. What is this behavior called?
Mobbing
What organ produces oil that birds spread over their feathers?
Preen Gland
You are researching birds and find an article titled "True Colors: Decoding Bird Plumage." Plumage is referring to the birds what?
Feathers
Most members of this group do not have a keel...
Flightless birds
True or False
The largest flying bird is the BALD EAGLE?
False
Andean Condor
True or False
The yolk body is held in place by two dense, twisted chords called CHALAZAE?
True
What type of foot has three forward toes and one hind toe?
Perching
A birds most important flight muscles are?
Pectorals
A sailplane is a type of plane that does not have an engine. Sailplanes can be flown cross-country by circling inside a thermal to gain altitude and then gliding to another thermal. Which type of bird flight does this technique resemble?
Soaring
All bird types have feathers. What are the four main parts to the feather?
Shaft, barbule, Barb, and vane
What is the smallest of all birds?
The Bee Hummingbird
What type of food does a bird with binocular vision prefer?
Crawling insects
How are the toes of a climbing foot arranged?
True or False...
The organ that allows birds to produce sound without vocal cords is the LARYNX?
False- Syrinx
Some birds migrate moving short distances up or down a mountain. This is what kind of migration?
Altitudinal
Which group of birds does not provide any parental care for their young after hatching?
Megapods
The chicks of the American Robin hatch without feathers and have their eyes close for the first several days. What type of chicks does the American Robin have?
Altricial
Why do birds lose the feathers on their brood patch?
The parent must transfer body heat to the eggs.
Most birds are able to detect danger from all sides because they're designed with what kind of vision?
Monocular
How many chambers does a bird's heart have?
4
What are the soft, fluffy feathers found nearest a birds body called?
Down Feathers
What type of bird is born with down feathers and is able to run shortly after birth?
Precocial