Are you a Bird Nerd? Think you’re a bird nerd? Test your knowledge with Are you a Bird Nerd?, a fun bird quiz by The Green Ogre. 1. What kind of feathers give shape and form to a bird’s body? Flight feathers Contour feathers Down feathers None Hint 2. Which grassland bird inspired the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley? Bushlark Robin Skylark None Hint 3. Which word describes birds that are generally black and white? Mottled Pied Fulvous None Hint 4. Which birds were known as goatsuckers? Owls Ducks Nightjars None Hint 5. According to mitochondrial DNA studies, falcons are closely related to which group of birds? Parrots Vultures Owls None Hint 6. What is the term for a reversal of sexual roles in which a female bird courts and maintains a harem of males? Polygamy Polyamory Polyandry None Hint 7. The veterinary drug Diclofenac is blamed for the decimation of which group of birds? Penguins Sparrows Vultures None Hint 8. Which of these birds lays eggs that have oily and waterproof shells? Ostriches Penguins Ducks None Hint 9. Which of these words is NOT a collective noun for a group of finches? Charm Trembling Armada None Hint 10. A fruit and a brand of shoe polish are named after this bird. Which one? Hint Good luck! Name Email Time's up
The site have lot of information about nature and its creation. Really enjoyed the quiz on this site. The best part is the content from fellow birders that I know. Some day I wish to contribute some interesting content on this site. Reply
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Nice. Got 1 wrong!
That’s superb! Did you try any of the others, Daktre?
Loved it! More please 🙂
So glad you enjoyed it! Yes, more to come, lots more!
very interesting indeed! had fun…
So glad you enjoyed it, Suresh!
Very nice, fun and tricky questions…looking forward to more quizzes
Nice quiz, happy to try some more.
Superb quiz…
Thankyou for the quiz. Would like to have more of them .
Thank you 🙂
i have written book on birds in kannada.soon it will get published soon.
Thanks, Pramod. Do look forward to more of them. 🙂
Nice tricky quiz
The site have lot of information about nature and its creation. Really enjoyed the quiz on this site. The best part is the content from fellow birders that I know. Some day I wish to contribute some interesting content on this site.
Glad that you enjoyed reading, Vishal! Thank you!
Lovely quiz
Please keep them coming
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