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WorksheetsOrnithology 101
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is Ornithology?
Study of birds
Study of ornaments
Study of orniths
Study of dinosaurs
Where can you go to college for an Ornithology Major in the U.S?
There is no-where in the U.S. that has an Ornithology major. You'd have to go to Canada.
Cornell university of Biochemistry and Biology
Smithsonian
Ohio State
What are the small bumps on the toes of Birds of Prey called?
Bumps
Mitochondrias
Vacuoles
Spicules
There was a parakeet that lived all across North America. It has since gone extinct. What was it called?
Carolina Parakeet
Yellow Macaw
Green Kiwi
North Vireo
What is one of the rarest birds in Ohio?
Cerulean Warbler
House finch
Robin
Red Oriole
Most Herons have long necks that can tamper with their flying abilities. what do they do to fix this?
They fold their neck up slightly so it rests on their back while they fly
The shove their neck into their body like a turtle
they magically shrink their neck
Herons don't fly!
How do pigeons feed their chicks?
Regurgitation like all birds
Regurgitate milk
feed them milk through a tube under their beaks.
feed them live food such as crickets and worms.
Peregrine Falcons are one of the fastest animals other than cheetahs. What is their top speed?
240 mph
120 mph
60 mph
30 mph
The most famous extinct bird, the Dodo, is still alive through it's descendents. What bird(s) are the most closely related to the Dodo?
Chicken
Emu
Auk
Shoebill
In Mexico, there is a bird called the Quetzal. The Quetzal has which of the following features?
Small beak
Green plumage
Large eyes
Long tail feathers
Most aquatic birds can emerge from the water seemingly dry. How is this possible?
They have oily plumage that makes the water typically slide off
They go too fast so the water doesn't have a chance to get into their feathers
They stand on their feet in the water and don't let their feathers touch the water
They eat certain proteins that enable them to become water-proof
Bald Eagles were originally endangered in the U.S, and close to extinction. At the time it was Illegal to hunt them. Why were their numbers dwindling?
A pesticide called DDT was put on farmer's crops that were eaten by prey of the eagle.
The eagles were hunted by foxes and other large predators
Eagles were still illegally hunted by farmers who were angry at them for eating their chickens
The eagle was just finding it hard to survive in the polluted enviroment.
One of the most common birds in the United States are robins. How many robins are estimated to be alive?
6,200,000
500,879
None. they are extinct.
Too many to count.
there is an extremely strange bird with large yellow eyes and a small beak. What is it called?
Potoo
Auk
Gnu
Heron.
What are the feathers pictured above from?
Zebra finch
Acorn Woodpecker
Ivory Woodpecker
Hollowtail thrush
There is a seagull that is native to the south coastline along Texas. What is its name?
Laughing Gull
Neotropic Cormorant
Northern Albatross
Seagull
Cardinals eat many things. What are some of the things they eat? select two answers.
Berries
Worms
Other bird's flesh
Eachother
What are two of the cardinal's closest relatives?
Cedar Waxwing
Grosbeak
Shoebill
Blue Heron
What is the biggest Eagle on earth?
Steller's Sea Eagle
Bald Eagle
Harpy Eagle
Golden Eagle
What are the small yellow fibers on the back of a Golden Eagle that help distinct it from a juvenile Bald Eagle called?
Pycnofibers
Feathers
Hair
Suaves
What is the number one reason why untrained people shouldn't pick up wild birds?
They don't know how to hold them
The birds may carry diseases that the untrained personnel doesn't know about.
IT HURTZ THE BIRDDDSS
It really depends on what birds, since some birds have features that only trained personell would know to avoid.
Sometimes scientists mess up and say an animal is extinct when it isn't. What is one bird that came "Back To Life"
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker (found in Arkansas)
California Condor (found in California)
Great Auk (found in North Carolina)
Dodo (Found in Maine)
What are two of the most critically endangered birds in the world?
Kakapo
Giant Ibis
California Condor
Turkey Vulture
