Birds Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 48
What large bird, once found in the deserts of Arabia and Syria, is now confined to parts of Africa?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
ostrich
What part of the kiwi bird has nostrils at its tip?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
beak
Which bird, the largest in the world, has only 2 toes on each foot?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
ostrich
Which bird is the only one that breeds during the dark polar winter?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
penguin
What structure does the Baltimore Oriole build that is also known as a hangbird?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
nest
Which 'red-headed' bird known for damaging telephone poles is found in the East and Midwest U.S.?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
woodpecker
Which bird hovers at approximately 54 wingbeats per second to feed?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
hummingbird
What large flightless bird has an extinct Arabian type but still has surviving African types?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
ostrich
What wading birds are known for having a pink color due to their diet of algae, shrimp, and crustaceans?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
flamingos
What bird's male is sometimes called a gobbler?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
turkey
Which bird has only 2 out of its 18 species living in Antarctica, contrary to popular belief?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
penguins
What is the tallest wading bird that includes varieties such as the sandhill and whooping?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
crane
Which bird was named after the Roman Catholic officials whose bright red robes are similar to its plumage?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
cardinals
Which other type of parrot is closely related to the cockatiel and has a similar name?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
cockatoo
What small bird is the only one capable of flying backwards?
Very Easy
Click to reveal answer
hummingbird
What type of bird is a Canvasback?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
duck
What bird, specifically a screech type, is known to nest in a Saguaro cactus?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
owl
What type of birds range in size from the 1-foot blue to the 4-foot emperor?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
penguin
Which familiar bird, with males having a distinctive black mark around their eyes and bill, is commonly known as a 'redbird'?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
cardinal
What large bird can weigh up to 33 pounds, have a wingspan of up to 10 feet, and possess a big pouch under its lower mandible?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
pelican
What is the name of the extinct bird that sounds like a musical note repeated twice?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
dodo
What type of bird is a pintail?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
duck
Which species are among the largest flying birds found in California and the Andes?
Easy
Click to reveal answer
condor
What is believed to be the corrupted name of the alcatraz, a large seabird, that English sailors turned into this word?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
albatross
Lovebirds originated in Africa and on which large African island?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
madagascar
Which all-white bird species, Cygnus olor, swims with its neck curved?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
swan
Which wading bird, named after an eating utensil, enjoys tiny crustaceans as a favorite food?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
spoonbill
What flightless bird might Eve eye that is related to an ostrich and has a name with three letters?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
emu
Which extinct bird from Mauritius has a more agile relative called the solitaire?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
dodo
What is a type of food for a vulture that sounds like the luggage you take on a plane?
Medium
Click to reveal answer
carrion
Which other North American eagle, apart from the Bald Eagle, has been referred to as the king of birds?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
golden eagle
Which bird, also known as the redbird, is the state bird of North Carolina?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
cardinal
What type of bird has the Adelie species that primarily preys on krill?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
penguin
What unique characteristic does the rare Kakapo parrot of New Zealand have related to its inability to perform a common avian activity?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
fly
Which seabird, specifically the red-footed species, lays one egg at a time so that their chicks are more robust when they hatch?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
booby
What bird, scientifically named Nymphicus hollandicus, is closely related to the cockatoo and has a similar name?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
cockatiel
Which 'pouched' bird is related to the cormorant?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
pelican
Which bird known for its Harpy type inhabits South American rain forests and preys on monkeys and other mammals?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
eagle
What color is predominant in the Amazon group of parrots?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
green
Which bird, known for having the largest wingspan, was often referenced by Samuel Taylor Coleridge?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
albatross
What 6-letter bird is often called a partridge in New England and a pheasant in the southern United States?
Hard
Click to reveal answer
grouse
What bird, specifically the marabou type, can have a wingspan greater than 9 feet?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
stork
What is the name of the extinct species of seabird that was similar to a penguin and couldn't fly, but has living relatives that can?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
auk
What bird, also known as the fish hawk, hovers over water and dives to seize its prey?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
osprey
What is the name of the colorful species of eagle found in the U.S., alongside the bald eagle?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
golden eagle
What long-legged wading bird has about 60 species, including egrets?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
heron
What bird, scientifically named Struthio camelus, somewhat resembles a camel?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
ostrich
What type of bird is the Adelie species, named for the wife of French explorer Dumont d'Urville?
Very Hard
Click to reveal answer
penguin
Page 1 of 1