WIS2552 EXAM 1 ACTUAL UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Woodpeckers have ___ feet, where two toes point forward and one or two point backward -
CORRECT ANSWER - Zygodactyl
Terns feed by ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Diving from the air for fish
The main food of Limpkins is ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Mollusks
Whooping Cranes originally nested only in ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Canada
Owls have feet that are oriented like those of the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Woodpecker
Numerous species of flightless ___ evolved on oceanic islands - CORRECT ANSWER -
Rails
Herons and Egrets feed chiefly on ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Fish
Female ___ are brightly colored while the males have a duller plumage - CORRECT
ANSWER - Phalaropes
The Tawny Frogmouth is a common bird in ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Australia
A grey-tailed Mountain Gem is a species of ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Hummingbird
All owls are strictly nocturnal hunters - CORRECT ANSWER - False
,All Plovers either lack or have a vestigial (=reduced) - CORRECT ANSWER - Hallux
Limpkins are in the same group as the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Rails
In the American Southwest as many as ___ Hummingbird species are known to occur -
CORRECT ANSWER - 17
Toucanets are related to ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Woodpeckers
Galahs are a species of ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Parrot
The Hoopoe is a European and African species in the same group as the ___ - CORRECT
ANSWER - Kingfishers
In the eastern US there is ___ common species of Hummingbird - CORRECT ANSWER -
One
According to one reference there are ___ species of hummingbirds in Costa Rica alone -
CORRECT ANSWER - 51
___ are species that are related to Terns that feed by flying low with their lower mandible in the
water - CORRECT ANSWER - Skimmers
Most woodpecker species have three toes - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The Nightjars and Tawny Frogmouth are members of the group known as the ___ - CORRECT
ANSWER - Goatsuckera
,Jaegars and Skaus feed on mammals and birds and are actually closely related to ___ -
CORRECT ANSWER - Shorebirds
A cere is a characteristic of the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Parrots
Gulls as a group are all chiefly scavengers - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The ___ are shorebirds that feed by spinning around in the water to stir up food items -
CORRECT ANSWER - Phalaropes
The ___ Plover nests far inland on grasslands - CORRECT ANSWER - Mountain
Roseate Spoonbills are in the same group as the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Herons
Hummingbirds are found only in the New World - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The crested pigeon is native to ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Australia
The Dodos and Solitaires were native only to the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Mascarenes
Groove-billed Anis are related to the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Cuckoos
Galahs are native to ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Australia
Wood Storks and ___ both have un-feathered heads - CORRECT ANSWER - Vultures
Kookaburras are related to the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Kingfishers
, Members of the Heron and Egret group are characterized by having ___ - CORRECT
ANSWER - Naked Lores
American Bitterns are in the same group as the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Herons
As a group, sandpippers all have long legs and beaks - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The ___ are mostly pelagic species in the shorebird group that feed by diving for fish -
CORRECT ANSWER - Alcids
Dodos were in the same group as the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Pigeons
Three wattled Bellbirds are indigenous to the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Neotropics
There are ___ species of Waxwings worldwide - CORRECT ANSWER -3
The New Holland Honey-eater is native to ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Australia
A brushy tongue is characteristic of the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Honey-eaters
Thrushes are found worldwide except in ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - New Zealand
There are ___ native species of crows and jays in New Zealand - CORRECT ANSWER -
0
There is a native species of crow found only in Hawaii - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Woodpeckers have ___ feet, where two toes point forward and one or two point backward -
CORRECT ANSWER - Zygodactyl
Terns feed by ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Diving from the air for fish
The main food of Limpkins is ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Mollusks
Whooping Cranes originally nested only in ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Canada
Owls have feet that are oriented like those of the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Woodpecker
Numerous species of flightless ___ evolved on oceanic islands - CORRECT ANSWER -
Rails
Herons and Egrets feed chiefly on ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Fish
Female ___ are brightly colored while the males have a duller plumage - CORRECT
ANSWER - Phalaropes
The Tawny Frogmouth is a common bird in ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Australia
A grey-tailed Mountain Gem is a species of ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Hummingbird
All owls are strictly nocturnal hunters - CORRECT ANSWER - False
,All Plovers either lack or have a vestigial (=reduced) - CORRECT ANSWER - Hallux
Limpkins are in the same group as the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Rails
In the American Southwest as many as ___ Hummingbird species are known to occur -
CORRECT ANSWER - 17
Toucanets are related to ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Woodpeckers
Galahs are a species of ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Parrot
The Hoopoe is a European and African species in the same group as the ___ - CORRECT
ANSWER - Kingfishers
In the eastern US there is ___ common species of Hummingbird - CORRECT ANSWER -
One
According to one reference there are ___ species of hummingbirds in Costa Rica alone -
CORRECT ANSWER - 51
___ are species that are related to Terns that feed by flying low with their lower mandible in the
water - CORRECT ANSWER - Skimmers
Most woodpecker species have three toes - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The Nightjars and Tawny Frogmouth are members of the group known as the ___ - CORRECT
ANSWER - Goatsuckera
,Jaegars and Skaus feed on mammals and birds and are actually closely related to ___ -
CORRECT ANSWER - Shorebirds
A cere is a characteristic of the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Parrots
Gulls as a group are all chiefly scavengers - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The ___ are shorebirds that feed by spinning around in the water to stir up food items -
CORRECT ANSWER - Phalaropes
The ___ Plover nests far inland on grasslands - CORRECT ANSWER - Mountain
Roseate Spoonbills are in the same group as the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Herons
Hummingbirds are found only in the New World - CORRECT ANSWER - True
The crested pigeon is native to ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Australia
The Dodos and Solitaires were native only to the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER -
Mascarenes
Groove-billed Anis are related to the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Cuckoos
Galahs are native to ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Australia
Wood Storks and ___ both have un-feathered heads - CORRECT ANSWER - Vultures
Kookaburras are related to the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Kingfishers
, Members of the Heron and Egret group are characterized by having ___ - CORRECT
ANSWER - Naked Lores
American Bitterns are in the same group as the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Herons
As a group, sandpippers all have long legs and beaks - CORRECT ANSWER - False
The ___ are mostly pelagic species in the shorebird group that feed by diving for fish -
CORRECT ANSWER - Alcids
Dodos were in the same group as the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Pigeons
Three wattled Bellbirds are indigenous to the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Neotropics
There are ___ species of Waxwings worldwide - CORRECT ANSWER -3
The New Holland Honey-eater is native to ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Australia
A brushy tongue is characteristic of the ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - Honey-eaters
Thrushes are found worldwide except in ___ - CORRECT ANSWER - New Zealand
There are ___ native species of crows and jays in New Zealand - CORRECT ANSWER -
0
There is a native species of crow found only in Hawaii - CORRECT ANSWER - True
