Groups of Birds
A "murder" is a group of this bird...
What are crows?
This ancient Egyptian god of the sun is commonly depicted with a falcon head.
Who is Ra?
The movie happy feet features this type of penguin.
What is an emperor penguin?
This part of the esophagus is found in some birds, used for softening and storing food.
What is a crop?
This deadly avian disease is seeing a current outbreak in the state of New Jersey.
A "gaggle" is a group of this bird...
What are geese?
Myths involving people turning into this bird are common in many cultures across time, including a ballet written by Tchaikovsky.
What is a swan?
The scream of an eagle in media is actually, usually, the sampled cry of this bird.
What is a Red-Tailed Hawk?
Every kind of bird except for flightless ones have this key trait of their bones.
What are hollow bones?
Birds have been having their migrations disrupted as they mistake this kind of renewable energy farm for lakes.
What is solar?
A "parliament" is a group of this bird...
What are owls?
A pair of this type of bird accompanied the Norse god Odin. They would fly over the world every morning and then tell him everything they had seen.
What are ravens?
In Regular Show, main character (and blue jay) Mordecai is often shown to have a crush on a robin girl. What is her name?
Who is Margaret?
The oil or preening gland secretes an oil that is spread throughout the feathers when preening. Where is it located?
What is the base of the tail?
In April of this year, South Carolina designated a species of this type of songbird to be its state migratory bird.
What is a warbler?
A "flamboyance" is a group of this bird...
What are flamingos?
This large sea bird was said to hold the souls of drowned sailors, and it was considered good luck to see them at sea- and bad luck to kill them.
What is an albatross?
The stereotype of parrots as the companions to pirates came from this classic piece of pirate literature, which has been adapted countless times.
What is Treasure Island?
The "wishbone" found in birds is actually a fusion of two of this type of bone.
What is the clavicle/collarbone?
The High Seas Treaty, created by the UN's "Agreement on Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction", seeks to protect biodiversity (including many seabirds) in the open oceans by establishing these types of protective zones.
What are MPAs (Marine Protected Areas)?
A "lamentation" is a group of this bird...
What are swans?
Medieval scholars believed this bird pierced its chest in order to feed its young with its own blood.
What is a pelican?
This mascot for the Florida Citrus Commission quickly became a popular character in the Walt Disney World parks, often seen at the Sunshine Tree Terrace in Adventureland, which serves orange swirl soft serve.
Who is Orange Bird?
This avian analog to the larynx (voice box) in humans is what allows birds to make such beautiful, and sometimes uncannily accurate, sounds.
What is the syrinx?
Wrens in this European country are rapidly evolving to show island gigantism in real time, being twice the size of their mainland counterparts.
What is Scotland?