Lab - Birds Latin Names

Question 1

wild turkey

Answer 1

Latin Name: Meleagris gallopavo
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae

Question 2

ruffed grouse

Answer 2

Latin Name: Bonasa umbellus
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae

Question 3

northern bobwhite

Answer 3

Latin Name: Colinus virginianus
Order: Galliformes
Family: Odontophoridae

Question 4

American woodcock

Answer 4

Latin Name: Scolopax minor
Order: Charadriiformes
Family: Scolopacidae

Question 5

mourning dove

Answer 5

Latin Name: Zenaida macroura
Order: Columbiformes
Family: Columbidae

Question 6

red-tailed hawk

Answer 6

Latin Name: Buteo jamaicensis
Order: Accipitriformes
Family: Accipitridae

Question 7

American kestrel

Answer 7

Latin Name: Falco sparverius
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae

Question 8

barred owl

Answer 8

Latin Name: Strix varia
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae

Question 9

eastern screech owl

Answer 9

Latin Name: Megascops asio
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae

Question 10

downy woodpecker

Answer 10

Latin Name: Picoides pubescens
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae

Question 11

northern flicker

Answer 11

Latin Name: Colaptes auratus
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae

Question 12

pileated woodpecker

Answer 12

Latin Name: Drycopus pileatus
Order: Piciformes
Family: Picidae

Question 13

eastern phoebe

Answer 13

Latin Name: Sayornis phoebe
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Tyrannidae

Question 14

blue jay

Answer 14

Latin Name: Cyanocitta cristata
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Corvidae

Question 15

Carolina chickadee

Answer 15

Latin Name: Poecile carolinensis
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Paridae

Question 16

white-breasted nuthatch

Answer 16

Latin Name: Sitta carolinensis
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Sittidae

Question 17

Carolina wren

Answer 17

Latin Name: Thryothorus ludovicianus
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Troglodytidae

Question 18

American robin

Answer 18

Latin Name: Turdus migratorius
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae

Question 19

wood thrush

Answer 19

Latin Name: Hylocichla mustelina
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Turdidae

Question 20

cedar waxwing

Answer 20

Latin Name: Bombycilla cedrorum
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Bombycillidae

Question 21

ovenbird

Answer 21

Latin Name: Seiurus aurocapilla
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Parulidae

Question 22

northern cardinal

Answer 22

Latin Name: Cardinalis cardinalis
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Cardinalidae

Question 23

song sparrow

Answer 23

Latin Name: Melospiza melodia
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Passerellidae

Question 24

brown-headed cowbird

Answer 24

Latin Name: Molothrus ater
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Icteridae