Birds quiz
Checked on 11 November 2026
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What is the largest living bird in the world?
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The answer is Ostrich.
The flightless ostrich of Africa is the largest and heaviest living bird.
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Which bird is the national bird of the United States?
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The answer is Bald eagle.
The bald eagle has been the national emblem of the United States since 1782 and appears on its seal.
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Which flightless bird is the national icon of New Zealand?
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The answer is Kiwi.
The kiwi cannot fly, has loose hair-like feathers and no tail, and is found only in New Zealand.
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What is a young swan called?
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The answer is Cygnet.
Young swans are called cygnets, and newly hatched ones often ride on their parents' backs to keep warm.
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Which bird of prey has been clocked diving at more than 200 mph?
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The answer is Peregrine falcon.
In its hunting dive, called a stoop, the peregrine falcon can top 200 mph, making it the fastest known animal.
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Which seabirds have the longest wingspan of any living birds?
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The answer is Albatrosses.
Albatrosses can have wings spanning up to about 11 feet, and the wandering albatross holds the record.
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In emperor penguins, which parent keeps the single egg warm through the Antarctic winter?
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The answer is The father.
The female lays one egg and returns to the sea to feed, while the male incubates it for just over two months.
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Which bird makes the longest known migration, flying between the Arctic and the Antarctic every year?
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The answer is Arctic tern.
One tracked Arctic tern flew about 96,000 km in ten months, the longest migration known in the animal kingdom.
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Which New Zealand bird is the world's heaviest parrot and cannot fly?
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The answer is Kākāpō.
The nocturnal kākāpō is the world's only flightless parrot and the heaviest, with males weighing up to 4 kg.
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The bee hummingbird, the smallest bird in the world, is native to which island?
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The answer is Cuba.
The bee hummingbird lives only in Cuba and its nearby islands, and males are just 57 mm long.