Cuculus canorus is known for laying its eggs in other bird's nests. Where might you hear its distinctive two-note call?
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Question 2 of 10
The spine-tailed swift is the fastest bird, but if you cheat and count the gravity boost you get from diving downward, what bird becomes the fastest?
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Which of these is the name of both a Arctic sea duck and a commedia dell'arte clown?
Question 4 of 10
Irene Pepperberg named her subject Alex, short for Avian Learning Experiment. What was Alex?
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Question 5 of 10
Ouch! The egg of what New Zealand bird is about a quarter of its body mass?
Question 6 of 10
Ornithologists talk about a bird's furculum, which absorbs the shock of wing motion and helps birds breathe while they fly. What do the rest of us call it?
Question 7 of 10
What bird from the Galapagos is also one of few birds that drinks blood, in particular the blood of seabirds?
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Question 8 of 10
What birds not only impale their prey on thorny bushes, but leave the wriggling bodies en masse to impress potential mates?
Question 9 of 10
In 2009 a new bird, the Cambodian tailorbird (Orthotomus chaktomuk) was discovered hiding in plain sight in what city, during a routine check for avian flu?
Question 10 of 10
At one time, Ectopistes migratorius was estimated to account for half of all North American birds. Now it's extinct. What was it?
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