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Barn Swallow

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Barn swallows are considered a nuisance.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

How do barn swallows negatively effect humans?

a)

Unsightly Nests

b)

Detrimental Cleanliness

c)

Health Issues

d)

Salmonella Transmission

3.

How much of a barn swallow's diet is caught in the air?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

99%

4.

How do barn swallows drink?

a)

Skim Water While Flying

b)

Absorb Water From Prey

c)

Receive Regurgitated Water

d)

Drink From Still Water Source

5.

What sounds do barn swallows make?

a)

Predator Alarm Calls

b)

Courtship Calls

c)

Nestling Chirps

d)

Jaw Clicking

6.

Barn swallows sing individually and as a group.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Barn swallow chicks are born with feathers.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

What is the barn swallow's circadian rhythm?

a)

Diurnal

b)

Nocturnal

c)

Crepuscular

d)

Cathemeral

9.

What preys on barn swallows?

a)

Hawks

b)

Cats

c)

Snakes

d)

Ants

10.

How do barn swallows defend against predators?

a)

Alarm Calls

b)

Swift, Agile Flight

c)

Secluded Nests

d)

Sharp Talons

11.

Barn swallows live in close association with humans.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What type of carnivore is the barn swallow?

a)

Insectivore

b)

Piscivore

c)

Obligate

d)

Sanguinivore

13.

What is the barn swallow's diet?

a)

Carnivorous

b)

Herbivorous

c)

Omnivorous

14.

What type of predator is the barn swallow?

a)

Ambush

b)

Aerial Forager

c)

Terrestrial Forager

d)

Pursuit

15.

What are alternate names for the barn swallow?

a)

Swallow

b)

Common Swallow

c)

European Swallow

d)

Martin

16.

How many broods will a barn swallow have each breeding season?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

7

17.

How many subspecies of barn swallow are recognized?

a)

0

b)

3

c)

6

d)

9

18.

What percentage of barn swallow subspecies are migratory?

a)

0%

b)

33%

c)

66%

d)

99%

19.

The barn swallow is hunted for sport.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Like all swallows, barn swallows are socially monogamous.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

How far will barn swallows forage from their nests?

a)

5-12 m. / 16-39 ft.

b)

50-120 m. / 164-394 ft.

c)

0.5-1.2 km. / 0.31-0.75 m.

d)

5-12 km. / 3-8 m.

22.

Barn swallows are opportunistic foragers.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

What is the barn swallow's movement pattern?

a)

Full Migrant

b)

Not a Migrant

c)

Altitudinal Migrant

d)

Nomadic

24.

To where do European barn swallows migrate?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

North America

25.

What is the barn swallow's mating system?

a)

Polygynous

b)

Monogamous

c)

Polyandrous

d)

Polygynandrous

26.

When is the barn swallow's breeding season?

a)

May-August

b)

August-November

c)

November-February

d)

February-May

27.

Which bird competes with barn swallows for nesting sites?

a)

Osprey

b)

House Sparrow

c)

Brown-Headed Cowbird

d)

House Finch

28.

How many eggs are in an average barn swallow clutch?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

7

d)

10

29.

Which bird parasitizes barn swallow nests?

a)

Brown-Headed Cowbird

b)

House Sparrow

c)

Osprey

d)

Common Grackle

30.

How long is barn swallow incubation?

a)

2 Days

b)

2 Weeks

c)

1 Month

d)

2 Months

31.

How many times per day do barn swallows feed their nestlings?

a)

4

b)

40

c)

400

d)

4,000

32.

Like all swallows, barn swallows share parental care of the young.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

What is the parental investment of the barn swallow?

a)

Maternal

b)

Maternal & Paternal

c)

Paternal

d)

None

34.

When do barn swallows sexually mature?

a)

1 Week

b)

1 Month

c)

3 Months

d)

1 Year

35.

What is the barn swallow's social system?

a)

Social

b)

Solitary

c)

Social Males, Solitary Females

d)

Solitary Males, Social Females

36.

How large is a barn swallow colony's territory?

a)

4-8 m.2 | 13-26 ft.2

b)

14-18 m.2 | 46-59 ft.2

c)

40-80 m.2 | 131-262 ft.2

d)

400-800 m.2 | 1,312-2,625 ft.2

37.

There are currently conservation measures for the barn swallow in Europe.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What encourages barn swallow nesting?

a)

Wooden Ledges

b)

Cement & Sawdust Nest Cups

c)

Papier Mache Nest Cups

d)

Dense Shrubbery

39.

What can help conserve barn swallows?

a)

Traditional Farming

b)

Livestock Rearing

c)

Pesticides

d)

Wetland Preservation

40.

What habitats do barn swallows inhabit?

a)

Savanna

b)

Grassland

c)

Forest

d)

Artificial Terrestrial

41.

Barn swallows will nest anywhere with what features?

a)

Foraging Areas

b)

Water Source

c)

Sheltered Ledge

d)

Proximity to Humans

42.

Where are barn swallows more rural?

a)

Europe

b)

North America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

43.

The barn swallow is the most widespread species of swallow.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The barn swallow is native to all biogeographic regions.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Un-mated barn swallows will help mated barn swallows with which tasks?

a)

Nest Defense

b)

Nest Building

c)

Incubation

d)

Feeding the Young

46.

Un-mated barn swallows are always male.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Barn swallows have a symbiotic relationship with what bird?

a)

Osprey

b)

House Sparrow

c)

Brown-Headed Cowbird

d)

American Kestrel

48.

How do barn swallows benefit other species?

a)

Predator Alarm Calls

b)

Territory Defense

c)

Cooperative Breeding

d)

Foraging Skills

49.

Barn swallows use what materials to build nests?

a)

Mud

b)

Grass

c)

Feathers

d)

Horsehair

50.

Which barn swallows build the nest?

a)

Mother

b)

Father

c)

Un-Mated Helper

d)

Nestling

51.

What continents does the barn swallow inhabit?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

Africa

d)

Antarctica

52.

The barn swallow is the national bird of which countries?

a)

Austria

b)

Estonia

c)

Slovenia

d)

Latvia

53.

What is the average lifespan of a barn swallow?

a)

4 Years

b)

8 Years

c)

12 Years

d)

16 Years

54.

What is linked to longer longevity in barn swallows?

a)

Tail Length

b)

Wing & Tail Symmetry

c)

Beak Length

d)

Vibrant Red Markings

55.

What is the global population of barn swallows?

a)

29,000-50,000

b)

290,000-500,000

c)

2,900,000-5,000000

d)

290,000,000-500,000,00

56.

Europe forms what percentage of the barn swallow's global range?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

57.

What is the barn swallow evaluated on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?

a)

Least Concern

b)

Near Threatened

c)

Vulnerable

d)

Endangered

58.

What prevents the barn swallow from being endangered?

a)

Large Range

b)

Slowly Decreasing Population

c)

Large Population Size

d)

Increasing Population

59.

How do male barn swallows attract a mate?

a)

Nest Building

b)

Singing

c)

Tail Display

d)

Food Sharing

60.

What do female barn swallows prefer in a mate?

a)

Symmetrical Tails & Wings

b)

Asymmetrical Tails & Wings

c)

Longer Tails

d)

Shorter Tails

61.

What causes asymmetry in barn swallows?

a)

Dehydration

b)

Genetics

c)

Food Deficiency

d)

Parasites

62.

How do barn swallows contribute to the ecosystem?

a)

Control Insect Populations

b)

Predator Food Source

c)

Environmental Indicator

d)

Reduce Disease

63.

What is the barn swallow's scientific name?

a)

Hirundo rustica

b)

Passer domesticus

c)

Tyto alba

d)

Delichon urbicum

64.

What is the barn swallow's population trend?

a)

Increasing

b)

Decreasing

c)

Stable

d)

Unknown

65.

What threatens barn swallows?

a)

Agriculture

b)

Hunting

c)

Habitat Reduction

d)

Pesticides

66.

What system does the barn swallow inhabit?

a)

Aerial/Arboreal

b)

Terrestrial

c)

Fossorial

d)

Aquatic

67.

There is sexual dimorphism in the coloration of the barn swallow.

a)

True, males are more vibrant.

b)

True, females are more vibrant.

c)

False.

68.

There is sexual dimorphism in the outer tail-streamers of barn swallows.

a)

True, the male's is shorter.

b)

True, the female's is shorter.

c)

False.

69.

What is the barn swallow's form of locomotion?

a)

Digitigrade

b)

Plantigrade

c)

Other

d)

Unguligrade

70.

Which of these is a barn swallow?

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.

Which of these are barn swallow tracks?

a)
b)
c)
d)
72.

Which of these is a barn swallow?

a)
b)
c)
d)

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