___ wrote a fascinating book called The Island Waterfowl. |
Milton Weller |
In various species of grouse, the males come to a common site called a ___ and there they attempt to attract mates by inflating air sacs and chasing other males. |
Lek |
The ___ were African ratites introduced to Australia. |
Ostriches |
The ___ is an example of a Perching duck that is native to South America. |
Muscovy |
Dabbling Ducks characteristically feed in ___. |
Shallow water |
The ___ is considered a sea duck although it lives mostly inland. |
Common Goldeneye |
Loons have suffered declines on their breeding grounds due to ___. |
Acid rain |
In England ___ is another name for Loons. |
Divers |
There are about ___ species of birds in the world. |
9700 |
Grebes are loon-like birds with ___ feet. |
Lobed |
The Hoatzin is a species native to ___. |
South America |
About half the species of birds in the world belong to the order ___. |
Passeriformes |
The Whistling Ducks were once called ___ ducks. |
Tree |
Petrels are related to ___. |
Shearwaters |
___ are an example of a dabbling duck. |
Mallards |
Of the ratites only the ___ has just two toes. |
Ostrich |
There are actually ___ species of Kiwi. |
3 |
The ___ are long-tailed, and short-winged acrobatic fliers that mostly feed on birds. |
Accipiters |
Several captivity bred California Condors have been released in ___. |
Arizona |
Emus have ___ toes per foot |
3 |
There are ___ species of Mergansers in North America. |
3 |
Species in the Pelican-Cormorant (Pelecaniformes) group have ___ feet. |
Totipalmate |
Rheas have ___ toes per foot. |
3 |
White Pelicans differ from other members of the order in that they do not ___. |
Dive from the air for food |
Diving ducks mostly feed on ___. |
Invertebrates |
Albatrosses are grouped with the ___. |
Shearwaters |
The ___ is one species of bird with a keen sense of smell. |
Turkey Vulture |
Ratite birds are characterized by having a ___. |
Flat sternum |
The ___ are an example of a diving duck. |
Scaup |
the Anhinga or snake bird is actually in the same order as the ___. |
Pelicans |
The ___ was once called the Pigeon Hawk. |
Merlin |
The ___ are broad-winged soaring species. |
Buteos |
Pelagic birds like the Tubenoses live ___. |
Far out at sea |
The ___ has claws on its wings to help it climb through vegetation. |
Hoatzin |
True or false: The Elephant Bird was native to New Guinea. |
False |
Diving Ducks, and Dabbling Ducks tend to be plumage ___. |
Dichromatic |
Swans and geese tend to be plumage ___. |
Monochromatic |
Birds descend from the subclass ___ of fossil reptiles. |
Archosauria |
True or false: Collecting bird nests and eggs was once a popular past time among the wealthy. |
True |