Birds

Question 1

Anseriformes

Answer 1

ducks, geese, swans

Question 2

Characteristics of phoenicopteriforms

Answer 2

Pink color from food, long legs and necks, bill larger on the bottom than the top

Question 3

Sphenisciformes

Answer 3

penguins

Question 4

Characteristics of Strigiformes

Answer 4

Nocturnal, soundless flight, binocular vision

Question 5

Struthioniformes

Answer 5

Ostriches, rheas, emus, cassowaries

Question 5

Piciformes

Answer 5

Woodpeckers

Question 6

Characteristics of Struthioniformes

Answer 6

Flightless, fast runners

Question 7

Characteristics of Answeriformes

Answer 7

Dense down feathers, webbed feet, wide/flat bill

Question 8

Cuculiformes

Answer 8

cuckoos, roadrunners

Question 9

Characteristics of Caprimulgiformes

Answer 9

Long, weak bill, feeds on nectar, very fast heartbeat

Question 10

Pelecaniformes

Answer 10

Pelicans, Herons, Egrets, Ibises, Spoonbills

Question 11

Phoenicopteriformes

Answer 11

Flamingoes

Question 12

Characteristics of Cuculiformes

Answer 12

Reservable fourth toe, can run up to 20 mph, will eat rattlesnakes

Question 13

Caprimulgiformes

Answer 13

Hummingbirds, nighthawks

Question 14

Characteristics of Pelecaniformes

Answer 14

Large sac on throat, small or missing nostrils, webbed feet

Question 15

Characteristics of Sphenisciformes

Answer 15

Flightless, large fat storage, wings like flippers

Question 16

Accipitriformes

Answer 16

Hawks, eagles, vultures

Question 17

Characteristics of Accipitriformes

Answer 17

Diurnal, hooked beak, predatory

Question 18

Strigiformes

Answer 18

Owls

Question 19

Characteristics of Piciformes

Answer 19

Long beak, fourth toe reserved, padding on back of head

Question 20

Passeriformes

Answer 20

Perching birds, songbirds

Question 21

Characteristics of Passeriformes

Answer 21

Largest order, many will have complex songs