Bird quiz (for a friend)

[calzephyr]

A friend needs a couple of more answers for her bird quiz! The deets:

List as many birds as you know from memory. No looking in books, the internet or anything else. Just list as many birds that you know. There are no right or wrong answers as long as they are birds. Exctinct birds are also allowed. Comments will be screened (no cheating from the person above you)

Comments

[mrs-dragon.livejournal.com]

I am totally not a "birder" so let's see

penguin
emu
kokoberra (sp?)
robin
ostrich
cardinal
blue jay
owl (snow owl, great owl...)
hawk
swan
duck
goose
finch
chicken
turkey
parrot
dodo
titmouse
boobies
seagulls
pelican
hummingbird
flamingo
peacock
canary

I'm blanking on the names of the domestic birds people keep as pets...so we'll call that good. : )

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Thanks for giving it a go! I was surprised how many names I blanked on myself...I missed a couple of really obvious ones!

[ruwhei.livejournal.com]

My attempt behind the cut...


Its unclear whether we should start splitting out birds that are very similar for example, the dozens of kinds of eagles and such...

ostrich, emu, canary, cockatiel, toucan, cockatoo, parrot, macaw, passenger pigeon, dodo, archeopteryx, bluebird, cardinal, robin, sparrow, crow/raven, woodpecker, pigeon, dove, finch, bald Eagle, harpy eagle, falcon, hawk, California Condor, vulture, buzzard, Eclectus (Parrot), seagull, penguin (Various kinds, like Emperor), puffin, swan, stork, hummingbird (various kinds), crane, blackbird, heron, albatross, barn owl, heron, goose, chicken, duck, flamingos... uh...

I think I'm drawing a blank now.

:)

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I had the same problem too. I know there are tons of woodpecker, but I couldn't remember any of them :-) I think just doing your best would be OK :-)

I found that I left out a couple of really obvious ones :-D It helped to group them roughly (owl, bird of prey, poultry, parrot) and go from there :-)

[thagirion.livejournal.com]

As long as it's a bird it's whatever comes to your mind. I posted the link to the original journal in a comment below.

[thagirion.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting this. Could you post my screen name and the original link so others can see where the original is and can follow once I post the results?
http://thagirion.livejournal.com/650155.html

[calzephyr77.livejournal.com]

Sure! There are a couple of responses so I will un screen the replies now.