WIS 2552 examination With Approved Answers
Woodpeckers have ___ feet, where two toes point forward and one or two point backward - ANSW Zygodactyl
Terns feed by ___ - ANSW Diving from the air for fish
The main food of Limpkins is ___ - ANSW Mollusks
Woodpeckers have ___ feet, where two toes point forward and one or two point backward - ANSW
Zygodactyl
Terns feed by ___ - ANSW Diving from the air for fish
The main food of Limpkins is ___ - ANSW Mollusks
Whooping Cranes originally nested only in ___ - ANSW Canada
Owls have feet that are oriented like those of the ___ - ANSW Woodpecker
Numerous species of flightless ___ evolved on oceanic islands - ANSW Rails
Herons and Egrets feed chiefly on ___ - ANSW Fish
Female ___ are brightly colored while the males have a duller plumage - ANSW Phalaropes
The Tawny Frogmouth is a common bird in ___ - ANSW Australia
A grey-tailed Mountain Gem is a species of ___ - ANSW Hummingbird
All owls are strictly nocturnal hunters - ANSW False
,All Plovers either lack or have a vestigial (=reduced) - ANSW Hallux
Limpkins are in the same group as the ___ - ANSW Rails
In the American Southwest as many as ___ Hummingbird species are known to occur - ANSW 17
Toucanets are related to ___ - ANSW Woodpeckers
Galahs are a species of ___ - ANSW Parrot
The Hoopoe is a European and African species in the same group as the ___ - ANSW Kingfishers
In the eastern US there is ___ common species of Hummingbird - ANSW One
According to one reference there are ___ species of hummingbirds in Costa Rica alone - ANSW 51
___ are species that are related to Terns that feed by flying low with their lower mandible in the water -
ANSW Skimmers
Most woodpecker species have three toes - ANSW False
The Nightjars and Tawny Frogmouth are members of the group known as the ___ - ANSW Goatsuckera
Jaegars and Skaus feed on mammals and birds and are actually closely related to ___ - ANSW Shorebirds
A cere is a characteristic of the ___ - ANSW Parrots
Gulls as a group are all chiefly scavengers - ANSW True
,The ___ are shorebirds that feed by spinning around in the water to stir up food items - ANSW
Phalaropes
The ___ Plover nests far inland on grasslands - ANSW Mountain
Roseate Spoonbills are in the same group as the ___ - ANSW Herons
Hummingbirds are found only in the New World - ANSW True
The crested pigeon is native to ___ - ANSW Australia
The Dodos and Solitaires were native only to the ___ - ANSW Mascarenes
Groove-billed Anis are related to the ___ - ANSW Cuckoos
Galahs are native to ___ - ANSW Australia
Wood Storks and ___ both have un-feathered heads - ANSW Vultures
Kookaburras are related to the ___ - ANSW Kingfishers
Members of the Heron and Egret group are characterized by having ___ - ANSW Naked Lores
American Bitterns are in the same group as the ___ - ANSW Herons
As a group, sandpippers all have long legs and beaks - ANSW False
The ___ are mostly pelagic species in the shorebird group that feed by diving for fish - ANSW Alcids
, Dodos were in the same group as the ___ - ANSW Pigeons
Three wattled Bellbirds are indigenous to the ___ - ANSW Neotropics
There are ___ species of Waxwings worldwide - ANSW 3
The New Holland Honey-eater is native to ___ - ANSW Australia
A brushy tongue is characteristic of the ___ - ANSW Honey-eaters
Thrushes are found worldwide except in ___ - ANSW New Zealand
There are ___ native species of crows and jays in New Zealand - ANSW 0
There is a native species of crow found only in Hawaii - ANSW True
The ___ are sluggish insect gleaning foragers - ANSW Vireos
Mynas and Starlings belong to a family that is widespread on oceanic islands but absent from Africa -
ANSW False
Redpolls are in the same groups as the ___ - ANSW Red-crested Cardinal
The Yellow-bellied Siskin is a type of ___ - ANSW Finch
Currawongs are native to ___ - ANSW Australia
Shrikes are found worldwide except for ___ - ANSW Australia
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