Quiz on Birds 5 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 102

Quiz on Birds 5 - Environment and Wildlife Quiz 102

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1. Being one of the 21 breeding sites existing in India, this village in Karanataka is named after the painted stork in Kannada language. It is known for the long established bonding between the spot-billed pelicans and the villagers. Do you know the village?

Jatinga
Khichan
Pothanikkad
Kokrebellur

2. In which state is the Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary?

Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
Jammu and Kashmir
Himachal Pradesh

3. Newsletter for Birdwatchers' is an Indian periodical of ornithology and bird-watching founded in 1960. Do you know the Indian naturalist best known for his work as the secretary of the Bombay Natural History Society who founded the periodical?

Allan Octavian Hume
Zafar Futehally
Salim Ali
Humayun Abdulali

4. The Charity Birds Hospital, popularly known as Jain Bird Hospital, is located at

New Delhi
Bangalore
Thattekkad
Goa

5. The members of this family of birds are best known for the plumage of the males of the sexually dimorphic species and are found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia. Do you know this species of birds?

Scarlet Macaw
Golden Pheasant
Red crested turaco
Birds of paradise

6. What do you call a male duck?

Drake
Buck
Rooster
Gander

7. Which bird's nest is used to make Chinese delicacy bird's nest soup?

Bulbul
Sparrow
Humming bird
Swiftlet

8. White winged wood duck, one of the most endangered species of birds is found in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. It is the state bird of one of the Indian states. Name the state

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Meghalaya
Nagaland

9. Can you pick the odd one out from the following birds?

Osprey
Falcon
Eagles
Dove

10. House sparrow is the state bird of which Indian state?

Madhya Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Manipur
Bihar

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