Name that Bird
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#1
Name the Missouri Bird
#2
#2
Yes or No ?
#3
#3
100
Starling or Robin
Robin
100
American Goldfinch or Canary
American Goldfinch
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They are found in Missouri.
100
All female birds lay eggs?
Yes
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200
Wren or Sparrow
Wren
200
Pelican or Snowy Egret
Snowy Egret
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The Snowy Egret is on the Missouri Endangered Species list.
200
All birds have feathers?
Yes
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"All birds have feathers and birds are the only animals that do. Feathers do many jobs for birds. Soft down keeps them warm, wing feathers allow flight and tail feathers are used for steering. The color of the feathers can be used to hide the bird or to help the bird find a boyfriend or a girlfriend."
300
Red Winged Blackbird
or Red Tailed Hawk
Red Winged Blackbird
300
Zebra Goose or Snow Goose
Snow Goose
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The Snow Goose is one of the largest geese in Missouri.
300
Birds have hollow (empty) bones?
YES
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"But how do hollow bones really help birds fly? Contrary to popular belief, it's not because it makes them lighter. It's because they need so much oxygen to fly that their lungs actually extend into their bones."
400
Bluejay or Bluebird
Bluebird
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Eastern Bluebird
State bird of M I S S O U R I
400
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Snowy Owl or Wizard Owl
Snowy Owl
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This owl is one of the largest birds in Missouri.
400
Hummingbirds can fly backwards?
Yes
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500
Baltimore Oriole or Cardinal
Cardinal
500
Missouri's most popular bird (that doesn't fly)?
500
All birds fly?
NO
There are approx. 8 birds that do not fly.
3 of them - Penguin, Kiwi, Ostrich
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"A number of birds can no longer fly. The ostrich could outrun an attacking animal, so did not need flight to escape. The kiwi, in New Zealand, had no natural predators, so could adapt to life on the ground. The penguin lives at sea and swims rather than flies."
