How well do you know birds?

6. Now I thought that the shortest migration was by a gamebird, and probably a grouse, but as far as I know, Franklin, Atwater and Robert (Bob) White are not famous explorers!
 
birdsandbats said:
1. This bird is found further south than any other.

2. This Asian species is normally thought of as a desert species, but it does have several breeding records in Scotland (and wasn't introduced)!

3. Confusing to many birders, this little-known species found in Mexican mountains has a name very similar to a more famous Cuban endemic.

4. The holotype for this species usually thought of as a Mexican endemic was collected in New Mexico, causing many to wonder if the species is really endemic to Mexico, or if this is a recent range deflation.

5. A recent first record for Australia of this European species was discovered by a visiting American birder.

6. Many people say this species named for a famous American explorer has the shortest migration of any bird.

7. This is the bird with the longest official English common name.

8. Thus is the bird with the shortest official English common name.

9. A dark morph of this waterbird was historically more regular, but it was last sighted in 2010 in Brazil. It is now probably extinct and it may have been its own species.

10. This familiar species is much more adaptable than people give it credit for - it has been recorded nesting over 2,000 feet below the ground in caves and mines!
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1. Emperor Penguin

8. Kea?

10. Rock Dove?

Yet again, I have no idea on the other questions :p
 
So my current answers are
1 Snow Petrel
2 Pallas’ Sandgrouse
3 Bumblebee Hummingbird
4 Worthen’s Sparrow
5 Tufted Duck
6 Clark’s Nutcracker
7 Southern Blue eared Glossy Starling
8 Ou
9 Least Bittern
10 House Sparrow
 
Tetzoo Quizzer said:
So my current answers are
1 Snow Petrel
2 Pallas’ Sandgrouse
3 Bumblebee Hummingbird
4 Worthen’s Sparrow
5 Tufted Duck
6 Clark’s Nutcracker
7 Southern Blue eared Glossy Starling
8 Ou
9 Least Bittern
10 House Sparrow
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I am happy to declare Tetzoo Quizzer the answer with a 5/10 score before and this time a perfect one!
 
Okay, a themed round; birds new to Science, 1960 to 2016.
1. In this period, 99 new species (of a total of 288) came from two countries; name either.
2. At least 14 species came from the genus Scytalopus; what type of bird are they?
3. What morphological feature links a Brazilian Parrot named one 2002 with a Laotian Bulbul from 2009?
4. Which Asian species was named in 1968, was only seen at one location, and vanished in 1986?
5. Which species was written about in 1960, but not described until 1983, as they waited for a natural death to supply a type specimen?
6. Who is BirdLife’s species champion for the Araripe Manakin?
7. I first saw a particular species with an Israeli ornithologist back in the 1980’s; in 2015 the species was named after him! What species?
8. Which is the only US mainland species to be Described (not scientifically split) since 1900?
9. Which flightless bird, known locally, was not described until 1981?
10. Which currently recognised species is only known from a single body part?
 
1. Brazil

3. Baldness

4. White-eyed River Martin

9. Okinawa Rail

10. It is an African nightjar that is only known from one wing; I can't remember its name.
 
1. 50 from Brazil, 49 from Peru
2. Tapaculos
3. Bare skin on the head
4. White-eyed River Martin
5. Amsterdam Albatross
6. Sir David Attenborough
7. Desert Owl (Hume’s Owl refers to the Omani species)
8. Gunnison Sage Grouse (this population had never been scientifically described, so it was not a split of previously recognised subspecies)
9. Okinawa Rail
10. Nechisar Nightjar
Noah, feel free to set questions if you wish.
 
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