Trivia Quiz on Bird Behavior

1. What is a group of falcons called

A) Flock

B) Flight

C) Gaggle

D) Cast

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2. What is a group of this animal called: Magpie

A) Flock

B) Murder

C) Parliament

D) Tiding

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3. What is a group of this animal called: Swallow

A) Flight

B) Flock

C) Colony

D) Gaggle

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4. What is a group of grouse

A) Flock

B) Covey

C) Brace

D) Pack

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5. Where would you see a stoop or what creature is doing it

A) A falcons diving

B) A hawk diving

C) An eagle diving

D) A falcon hovering

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6. The buffalo weaver is the only bird to develop a false what

A) a false tail feather

B) Penis to flash for mates

C) a false gular pouch

D) a false crest

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7. What is a group of gulls called

A) Flock

B) Gaggle

C) Squadron

D) Colony

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8. What is the only bird in the world that can fly backwards

A) Peregrine Falcon

B) Penguin

C) Hummingbird

D) Sparrow

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9. If a bird nidifies what has it just done

A) Built a nest

B) Laid eggs

C) Migrated

D) Fledged

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10. __________ feel safest when they are crowded together, hundreds in a group.

A) Pigeons

B) Penguins

C) Flamingoes

D) Zebras

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11. Ducks will lay eggs only in the __________

A) Late morning

B) Afternoon

C) Night

D) Early morning

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12. The shoebill __________, native to Africa, is often compared to a statue. The bird will stand perfectly still for long periods waiting for fish to come to surface in the water.

A) Heron

B) Crane

C) Stork

D) Pelican

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13. What travels in gaggles?

A) Flamingos

B) Ducks

C) Penguins

D) Geese

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14. What Bird Uses A Stone To Smash Open Its Prey?

A) The Thrush

B) The Crow

C) The Kingfisher

D) The Woodpecker

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15. This bird lays its eggs in the nests of other birds.

A) Sparrow

B) Robin

C) Cuckoo

D) Eagle

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16. Why Does The Woodpecker Peck Wood?

A) To Get Insects Below The Bark

B) To Create Nesting Cavities For Breeding

C) To Drum For Mating Calls

D) To Crack Open Tree Nuts

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