Bird Quiz

Front 1

What type of feathers are soft, fluffy, cover body of nesting birds for insulation?

Back 1

Down

Front 2

What enables birds to migrate to the same places year after year?

Back 2

stars and sun position, topographical landmarks, magnetic cues, air pressure and low frequency sounds

Front 3

What is the place where gastric fluids begin breaking down food called?

Back 3

Proventriculus

Front 4

What type of young have eggs incubated for long periods of time and are active when hatched?

Back 4

Precocial

Front 5

What type of feathers are specialized on the wings or tail?

Back 5

Flight

Front 6

What is the muscular organ that kneads and crushes food?

Back 6

Gizzard

Front 7

What type of young have eggs that hatch quickly-blind, naked, and helpless?

Back 7

Altricial

Front 8

What type of feathers give adult birds streamlined shape and provide color and insulation?

Back 8

Contour

Front 9

What is the enlargement of the esophagus that stores and moistens food?

Back 9

Crop

Front 10

What type of feathers are dust-filtering bristles near nostrils?

Back 10

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