Migratory Birds

Migratory birds tend to have longer, more pointed wings than those of nonmigratory birds.

• True

• False

What do migrating birds use for navigation?

• Natural landforms

• Sun

• Stars

• All of the above

Before migrating, many birds enter a state of hyperphagia. What does this mean?

• They increase their body weight

• They grow extra wings

Which is the smallest migratory bird?

• Sparrow

• Humming bird

• Parrot

• Peacock

Which of the following is NOT a reason for migration of birds ?

• to sleep through the winter

• to raise offspring(baby bird) in a safe place

• to find enough food to survive

• to move to an area with warmer weather

Which is the highest flying migratory birds?

• humming bird

• sparrow

• Bar-heading geese

When we talk about bird migration, what is the word migration referring to?

• Seasonal movement of animals from one region to another

• Any movement phenomena of any taxa

• The action or process of distributing a species over a wide area

• The movement around a landscape in irregular patterns

True or false: food availability, predation risk, social context and weather can all influence migration.

• True

• False

Birds that don’t fly can not migrate.

• True

• False

Birds can migrate at night.

• True

• False