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Which of these birds cannot fly?

• Raven
• Dove
• Ostrich
• Swan

When most people think of birds, what common attributes typically come to mind? Many will cite a bird’s ability to fly, sing and use its feathered wings to take flight. So it may seem a bit strange that included in the more than 10,000 species of birds in the world today is a group that literally cannot fly or sing, and whose wings are more fluff than feather. These are the ratites: the ostrich, emu, rhea, kiwi, and cassowary. How and why these birds abandoned flight has puzzled scientists since Darwin’s time.

Source: PBS

What pink bird shares its name with a famous hotel in Las Vegas?

• Galah
• Bourke's parrot
• Flamingo
• Pink Robin

Flamingo Las Vegas (formerly the Flamingo Hilton) is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The Flamingo includes a 72,299 sq ft casino and a 28-story hotel with 3,460 rooms. The Flamingo's casino opened on December 26, 1946, followed by a three-story hotel on March 1, 1947. It is the oldest continuously operating resort on the Strip, and was the third to open there.

Source: Wikipedia

According to folklore, what do storks famously deliver?

• Gold coins
• Babies
• Books
• Food

The image of a stork carrying a baby in a cloth bundle dangling from its beak is so ubiquitous that we rarely question why it's found on everything from cards and newborns' gifts to baby care and nappies. By the Medieval era, the folklore surrounding storks delivering babies was widespread across northern Europe, particularly in Germany. The souls of unborn children were said to live in caves, marshes, and ponds in the form of "stork stones." The storks would bring them back to households with their expectant parents and either hand them over to the mother or drop them down the chimney.

Source: Bird Spot

What bird is linked to a Florida wildlife refuge and landmark?

• Egret
• Pelican
• Heron
• Spoonbill

Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), and part of the Everglades Headwaters NWR complex, located just off the western coast of North Hutchinson Island in the Indian River Lagoon east of Sebastian, Florida. The refuge consists of a 3-acre (12,000 m2) island that includes an additional 2.5 acres (10,000 m2) of surrounding water and is located off the east coast of Florida of the Indian River Lagoon. Established by an executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt on March 14, 1903, Pelican Island was the first National wildlife refuge in the United States. It was created to protect egrets and other birds from extinction through plume hunting.

Source: Wikipedia

What is a baby chicken called?

• Lamb
• Chick
• Fawn
• Kitten

A baby chicken is called a chick. A young female chicken is called a pulley, while a young male chicken is called a cockerel. Typically the young chickens are considered pulleys and cockerels until about one year old. An adult female chicken is called a hen while a male is called a rooster. Just like most other birds, groups of chickens are called flocks.

Source: AZ Animals

The Tower of London is famous for being home to which type of bird?

• Rook
• Robin
• Crow
• Raven

It is said that the kingdom and the Tower of London will fall if the six resident ravens ever leave the fortress. There are nine ravens at the Tower today. Charles II is thought to have been the first to insist that the ravens of the Tower be protected after he was warned that the crown and the Tower itself would fall if they left. The King's order was given against the wishes of his astronomer, John Flamsteed, who complained the ravens impeded the business of his observatory in the White Tower.

Source: Historic Royal Palaces

Which birds should you "get in a row" to be organized?

• Ospreys
• Ducks
• Pigeons
• Flamingos

To get one's ducks in a row essentially means ensuring all of the small details or elements are accounted for and in their proper positions before embarking on a new project. When a person is fully prepared for any eventuality and has every element in place, he or she can indeed be said to have his or her ducks in a row. Some sources suggest the phrase was not even used in print until the late 1970s, although a magazine article from 1932 did suggest "getting our economic ducks in a row."

Source: Language Humanities

What bird lent its name to a famous song by the Beatles?

• Raven
• Bluebird
• Blackbird
• Crow

"Blackbird" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as "The White Album"). It was written by Paul McCartney with minor lyrical contributions from John Lennon, and credited to Lennon–McCartney, and performed as a solo piece by McCartney. When discussing the song, McCartney has said that the lyrics were inspired by hearing the call of a blackbird in Rishikesh, India, and by racial tension in the Southern United States.

Source: Wikipedia

Which birds are known for their ability to mimic human speech?

• Parrots
• Vultures
• Hawks
• Doves

Songbirds and parrots are the two groups of birds able to learn and mimic human speech. However, it has been found that the mynah bird, part of the starling family, can also be conditioned to learn and create human speech. Pet birds can be taught to speak by their owners by mimicking their voices. If then introduced to wild birds, the wild birds may also mimic the new sounds. This phenomenon has been observed in public parks in Sydney, Australia, where wild parrots utter phrases such as "Hello darling!" and "What's happening?"

Source: Wikipedia

Which of these birds usually stands on one leg?

• Flamingo
• Pelican
• Toucan
• Penguin

Flamingos pull one leg up close to their body to conserve heat that might otherwise be lost while standing in cold water—not just in the Andes, but in the tropics, too, where even a slight drop in water temperature could mean big losses, due to the length of a flamingo leg. It appears that flamingos share a primitive feature also seen in whales and dolphins: the ability to shut down half the brain while sleeping.

Source: Smithsonian Mag

Which of these birds is considered to be a symbol of wisdom?

• Cardinal
• Kakapo
• Owl
• Parakeet

In Greek mythology, a little owl (Athene noctua) traditionally represents or accompanies Athena, the virgin goddess of wisdom, or Minerva, her syncretic incarnation in Roman mythology. Because of such association, the bird has been used as a symbol of knowledge, wisdom, perspicacity, and erudition throughout the Western world.

Source: Wikipedia

Which bird's young is called a cygnet?

• Goose
• Flamingo
• Swan
• Duck

A cygnet is a young swan. The word cygnet is a general term for a young swan that’s used in the same way that the word duckling is used to refer to a young duck or the word gosling is used to refer to a young goose. There are several different kinds of swans, including the mute swan, trumpeter swan, tundra swan, and whooper swan. The young of any swan species can be called cygnets. The first records of the word cygnet come from the 1400s. It comes from the Latin cygnus, from the Greek kýknos, meaning “swan.” This Latin root serves as the genus name for swans, as well as the name of the swan-shaped constellation Cygnus. The ending -et is used in nouns to indicate smallness. It’s used in the names of other young birds, as well, such as in eaglet (a young eagle) and owlet (a young owl). Baby swans can be called swanlings, but that term is very rare compared to cygnet.

Source: Dictionary.com

Which of these birds is known for its colorful beak?

• Shoebill
• Ostrich
• Emu
• Toucan

Toucans are best known for their large, colorful bills, which can be four times the size of their head. They use their beak to reach food far out on branches or deep into tree cavities. Finding and catching food is aided by a toucan’s long tongue, which can measure up to 5.9 inches. Aside from gathering food, their infamous beak may all be used to attract potential mates and scare away predators. Despite the beak’s large appearance, their beaks are light and hollow, aside from a network of bony fibers that run crisscross through the top for strength and support. It is made of keratine, like human hair and fingernails.

Source: PBS

Which birds among these can fly?

• Pelican
• Penguin
• Ostrich
• Kiwi

Pelican birds often hunt cooperatively by splashing the water’s surface with their wings to move fish into shallow water where they can scoop them up with their beaks. Although they are heavy birds, pelicans fly easily thanks to air sacs in their bones, which allow them to reach heights of 10,000 feet when gliding on warm air currents.

Source: A-Z Animals

What are baby pigeons commonly known as?

• Drakes
• Chicks
• Squabs
• Owlet

Baby pigeons may be tiny, but they sure do grow up fast. There are many things to learn about these super-intelligent squabs. Many animals in the animal kingdom are raised only by their mothers, but this cannot be said about the baby pigeon. Unlike many other animals, both male and female pigeons will take turns incubating their babies while they’re waiting to hatch.

Source: A-Z Animals

Which of these birds lays blue eggs?

• Masked Booby
• American Robin
• Golden Eagle
• Barn Swallow

American robins are found throughout the United States. Some migrate to South America to breed, while others prefer to breed where they are. Robins have dark gray wings and orange chests. American robins lay three to five light blue eggs per clutch. These eggs measure 0.8 inches wide. Male robins tend to be more fatherly and take on more parental responsibility if the eggs are bright enough. The American robin incubates her eggs for 12 to 14 days.

Source: A-Z Animals

What is the name given to an adult female chicken?

• Ewe
• Mare
• Doe
• Hen

The chicken is perhaps the most widely domesticated fowl, raised worldwide for its meat and eggs. Males (called cocks or roosters) and females (hens) are known for their fleshy combs, lobed wattles hanging below the bill, and high-arched tails. Females (mature hens and younger chickens, called pullets) are raised for meat and for their edible eggs. Egg laying is stimulated by the long stretches of daylight that occur during the warmer months; however, artificial lights placed in chicken coops can trigger a hen’s egg-laying response throughout the year. The time between ovulation and egg-laying is approximately 23–26 hours. Subsequent ovulations may occur within an hour after the previous egg was laid, allowing some hens to produce as many as 300 eggs per year.

Source: Britannica

What is the state bird of Mississippi?

• Quail
• Bluebird
• Robin
• Mockingbird

The northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) was designated the official state bird of Mississippi in 1944. Northern mockingbirds have extraordinary vocal abilities - they can sing up to 200 songs, including the songs of other birds, insects, and amphibian sounds, and even an occasional mechanical noise. The northern mockingbird is also the state bird symbol of Florida, Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas.

Source: States Symbols USA

Which of these birds lays its eggs in other birds' nests?

• Hummingbird
• Cowbird
• Catbird
• Mockingbird

The brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) is a small brood parasitic bird native to North America. It’s a member of the Icterid family of New World blackbirds and belongs to the genus Molothrus. While the genus includes five other species, the brown-headed cowbird is the type species for the genus. In ancient Greek, the genus name translated to “battle to impregnate,” which is certainly fitting. Brown-headed cowbirds lay their eggs in the nests of other small birds such as American robins, hummingbirds, and some raptors. While most brood parasites target one or a few species, brown-headed cowbirds take a more general approach. According to field research, they target the nests of up to 220 host species. This makes them one of the most prolific parasitic species known worldwide.

Source: AZ Animals