Birds in Pop Culture
This snowy owl delivered mail to Harry Potter.
What is Hedwig?
The process of traveling long distances each year, often to breed or find food.
What is migration?
Chick-a-dee-dee-dee.
What is a Black-capped Chickadee?
Iowa's state bird.
What is the American Goldfinch?
The largest bird in the world.
What is the ostrich?
This cartoon bird runs fast and shouts "Beep beep!"
What is the Road Runner?
These light, air-filled structures inside a bird's body connect to the lungs and help supply oxygen during flight.
What are air sacs?
A "coo-OO-oo" that elicits morning walking-to-school nostalgia.
What is a Mourning Dove?
Minnesota's official bird known for its eerie call.
This bird lays an egg about 20% of its body weight.
What is the kiwi?
This cereal mascot says, "Follow your nose!"
Who is Toucan Sam?
This part of a bird's anatomy helps grind up food since they lack teeth.
What is the gizzard?
Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?
What is a Barred Owl?
This small brown bird, known for its cheerful song, represents South Carolina.
What is the Carolina Wren?
This species can leap up to 9 feet out of the water onto ice.
What is the Emperor Penguin?
This species lends its name to the title of a famous novel set in the American South.
What is a Mockingbird? ("To Kill a Mockingbird")
These are the hollow bones that help birds stay light for flight.
What are pneumatic bones?
Cheer-cheer-cheer.
What is a Northern Cardinal?
California's state bird, famous for running instead of flying.
What is the California Quail?
This bird is known to mimic car alarms, chainsaws, and even human speech. It is considered invasive in Tasmania, Australia.
What is a lyrebird?
This species appears in countless myths and is the messenger of the Norse god Odin.
What is a raven?
The oil produced by this gland keeps feathers waterproof.
What is the uropygial gland?
Oh, sweet Canada, Canada, Canada!
What is a White-Throated Sparrow?
This bird represents both Hawaii and is found nowhere else on Earth.
What is the Nēnē (Hawaiian Goose)?
This South American bird has chicks with claws on their wings.
What is the Hoatzin?