How well do you know the birds of the world?
Birdwatchers and wildlife lovers – this quiz is for you. To make it extra tricky, we’ve recruited Bradt author James Lowen to help you find out how well you really know the world’s birds…
Test your knowledge of the world’s birds with the ultimate quiz for birdwatchers. For this one, we’ve enlisted award-winning wildlife writer James Lowen, author of Bradt’s A Summer of British Wildlife and 52 European Wildlife Weekends. He’s provided these ultra tricky questions and all of the photographs (except for photos 10 and 13).
Start with 11 questions to gauge your bird-identification skills, followed by a few to test your knowledge of outstanding travellers of the avian world. Good luck…
Question 1 of 15
1. Can you name this common bird, often found in UK gardens?
Question 2 of 15
2. This long-legged shorebird is the emblem of conservation charity the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB). What is it?
Question 3 of 15
3. This familiar British gull is definitely misnamed. What’s it called?
Question 4 of 15
4. The world’s second largest penguin breeds in huge colonies on the subantarctic island of South Georgia. What is it?
Question 5 of 15
5. The Brazilian Pantanal holds most of the world population of this rare parrot. What is it?
Question 6 of 15
6. This elegant dancer is Japan’s national bird. What is it?
Question 7 of 15
7. This flightless creature is South America’s tallest bird. Do you know its name?
Question 8 of 15
8. This seed-eating bird occurs only on the Canaries, Europe’s answer to the Galápagos. Name that bird
Question 9 of 15
9. Males of this colourful bird display in noisy groups in the cloud forests of Ecuador and Peru. Which bird is it?
Question 10 of 15
10. Morocco holds the core population of this globally endangered bird. Do you know it’s name?
Question 11 of 15
11. This is thought to be the most numerous seabird in the world. Do you recognise it?
Question 12 of 15
12. Which seabird has the longest annual migration between breeding grounds and non-wintering quarters?
Question 13 of 15
13. Which wildfowl species regularly migrates at dizzying altitudes of around 7,300m, in the Himalayas?
Question 14 of 15
14. Which species of shorebird has been recorded flying 11,000km without stopping, on its journey between New Zealand and Alaska?
Question 15 of 15
