Birds of the World

What this quiz asks

• Which flightless bird, native to New Zealand, gave New Zealanders their famous nickname?
• What is a baby swan called?
• Owls can turn their heads a full 360 degrees.
• A group of crows is traditionally called a what?
• Which bird lays its eggs in other birds' nests and leaves the hosts to raise its chicks?
• This bird's spectacular fan of 'eyed' feathers is made of what?
• Which muscular part of a bird's stomach grinds up food, often with the help of swallowed grit?
• Select ALL of these birds that cannot fly.
• Do male emperor penguins keep the egg warm through the Antarctic winter while the females go to sea?
• What is the word for a bird shedding its old feathers and growing new ones?
• The American robin is famous for laying eggs of which colour?
• Many birds have hollow bones filled with air spaces linked to their breathing system.
• Order these birds from lightest to heaviest typical adult weight.
• In 2002 a crow named Betty amazed Oxford scientists by bending a wire into a hook. What species was she?
• Select ALL of these birds that are parrots.
• In what year did Charles Darwin's voyage on HMS Beagle reach the Galápagos Islands, home of 'Darwin's finches'?
• In many woodpeckers, which long structure curls around the back of the skull when it is pulled in?
• Oilbirds nest in pitch-dark caves in South America. How do they find their way inside?
• Young hoatzin chicks of the Amazon can climb back to the nest after falling into water. What do they use?
• Which bird of New Guinea carries a powerful nerve toxin in its skin and feathers?