I am a feather that gives shape to a bird's body and am necessary for effective flight.
What is a contour feather?
100
I am a bird pulling my wings close to my body. I am changing body shape so that I do not use any lift while I am in the air. I begin falling headfirst into the ocean. What am I doing?
What is diving?
100
I am a hawk. I have a hooked beak. What do I eat?
What is meat-eating because a hawk is a carnivore
100
What are three general adaptations that help birds survive in their environment?
What is legs, claws, and bills
100
A spoonbill falls into which category of bird that we have studied?
What are long-legged waders?
200
I trap heat and keep the bird warm. What am I?
What are down feathers?
200
I am a bird that uses falling currents of cool air to move downward using little wing movement. What type of flight am I using?
What is gliding?
200
Which category of birds that we have studied are flightless birds?
What are Ratites
200
Perching birds feed on many different types of insects. How does this play an important role in the environment?
What is they help prevent overpopulation of insect pests?
200
A kiwi falls into which category of birds that we have studied?
What is a Ratite?
300
I am an internal storage tank for storing food inside the body after a bird swallows it. What am I?
What is a crop?
300
I am a bird that uses rising currents of warm air to move upward with little wing movement. What type of flight am I using?
What is Soaring?
300
Which category of birds have long, agile necks that can change shape easily?
What are long-legged waders
300
Hawks and owls play an important role in the environment. What is the role that they play?
What is eating pests such as rats and mice, preventing their overpopulation?
300
A Crow falls under which category of birds that we have studied.
What is a perching bird?
400
I am a thick-walled, muscular part of the stomach used to squeeze and grind partially digested food. I am especially useful for birds because they don't have teeth. What am I?
What is a gizzard?
400
I am a bird in the air. When I repeatedly and sharply pull down my wings to stay up in the air, I use a lot of energy. What kind of flight am I using?
What is flapping?
400
Which category of birds that we have studied have rotund bodies, rounded wings to fly short distances, and are excellent runners?
What are Game Birds?
400
A seed-eating bird like a sparrow plays an important role in the environment in a very specific way.
What is carrying the seeds of a plant to new places through digestive wastes?
400
An Ibis fits into which of the following categories that we have studied.
What is a long-legged wader?
500
Birds require a lot of energy to stay alive because they are a) Ectotherms or b) Endotherms.
What are Endotherms?
500
I am the upward force that causes a bird to rise or stay in the air because of the difference of pressure above and below the wings.
What is Lift?
500
Name ONE unique fact about perching birds.
What is either of these?
1) They have an anisodactyl toe arrangement where three toes face forward and one faces backward to help grab branches
OR
2) They have a voice box (syrinx) and are known for their ability to sing complex songs.
500
I am a nectar-eating bird, specifically a hummingbird. How do I play an important role in the environment?
What is a pollinator (or fertilizer) of plants?
500
A Grouse fits into which of the following bird categories that we studied?