Birds of a Feather

April 24, 2013 robot Uncategorized

Birds of a Feather

1. Which is not a group term for birds?

A. Flock

B. Flight

C. Volery

D. Swarm

D. Swarm

TBD: A variety of insects can collectively be referred to as a swarm but not birds!

2. Which of these is a fear of birds?

A. Alektorophobia

B. Astraphobia

C. Ornithophobia

D. Ouranophobia

C. Ornithophobia

TBD: Although alektorophobia was close, that is a worry of chickens! Astraphobia is the worry of lightning and Ouranophobia is the fear of heaven!

3. Which bird is NOT a bird of prey?

A. Falcon

B. Francolin

C. Hobby

D. Kestrel

B. Francolin

TBD: Any of different Eurasian or African birds of the genus Francolinus, connected to and resembling the quails and partridges, which are actually the intended victims of birds of prey!

four. What is the collective name for crows?

A. A murder

B. A clutch

C. A clutter

D. A Sleuth

A. A murder

TBD: You can have a clutch of chicks, a clutter of cats, and a sleuth of bears, if anybody was wondering.

five. What is the largest living species of bird?

A. Condor

B. Eagle

C. Ostrich

D. Emu

C. Ostrich

TBD: Did you know they are omnivorous, consuming grass, foliage, and any little animals they can chase down?

6. The Trochildae family of birds shares what trait?

A. They are the smallest birds

B. They are flightless birds

C. They are birds of prey

D. They are featherless birds

A. They are the smallest birds

TBD: This household contains the hummingbird.

7. Which is NOT a correct name for a group of ducks?

A. Brace

B. Flock

C. Skein

D. Group

C. Skein

TBD: Actually that was fairly tricky as you can have a skein of geese

8. How several eyelids do birds have?

A. None

B. A single

C. Two

D. 3

D. 3

TBD: They have an upper lid resembling that of humans, a decrease lid that closes when a bird sleeps, and a third lid, called a nictitating membrane, that sweeps across the eye sideways, starting from the side near the beak. This lid is a thin, translucent fold of skin that moistens and cleans the eye and protects it from wind and vibrant light.

9. Seabirds have the longest migration patterns. How lengthy can these trips get?

A. 20,000 miles

B. ten,000 miles

C. five,000 miles

D. 1,000 miles

A. 20,000 miles

TBD: That is further than a lot of humans travel in their lifetime!

10. Can you guess how several recognized species of birds there are?

A. 100

B. 1,000

C. 10,000

D. one hundred,000

C. 10,000

TBD: This consists of all modern day or recently extinct species.

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