- Birds belong to a large group of animals called _____________________.
- Birds evolved from a group of vertebrates called ____________________.
- All birds grow ___________________.
- List two functions of feathers:
- _________________________
- _________________________
- All birds have __________________ even birds that cannot fly, such as ostriches and penguins.
- List four things that help raptors fly:
- _________________________
- _________________________
- _________________________
- _________________________
- Raptors have different kinds of beaks depending on _________________.
- List four things that raptors might eat:
- _________________________
- _________________________
- _________________________
- _________________________
- All raptors are _______________ blooded, being able to control and maintain a constant body temperature even if the temperature around them changes.
- A bird uses its __________________ to store undigested food before it enters the stomach, and its __________________ to grind and crush hard nuts, seeds, grains, and other foods.
- List three essential traits that make birds of prey different from other kinds of birds:
- _________________________
- _________________________
- _________________________
Quiz created by BLM Snake River Birds of Prey NCA staff, 1997. Boise, ID. Illustrations in the quiz © The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Ornithology by M. Brooke and T. Birkhead, 1991. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY. Reproduced with permission.