How well do you know birds?

[The Cassowary]

common poorwil i think now is some kind of nigthjar

You got it!

 

[carl the birder]

what bird is only now from one deed bird found in the 1980s

 

[BerdNerd]

what bird is only now from one deed bird found in the 1980s

Is it the Ryukyu Kingfisher?

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

Red Sea Swallow

 

[carl the birder]

Is it the Ryukyu Kingfisher?

it is also now from one specimen however that one is fron the 1880

 

[carl the birder]

Red Sea Swallow

you got it

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

Some birds have compound names made from two nouns. Can you name two which have the nouns reversed? A semi-bird example would be Barnacle Goose and Goose Barnacle. (For the example I can think of, one version is shared by several species).

 

[Cassidy Casuar]

Cuckoo Hawk and Hawk Cuckoo?

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

Acceptable; I was thinking of Thrush Nightingale and the various Nightingale Thrushes (what a great name for a band!) Feel free to set the next question.

 

[Cassidy Casuar]

Which Australian bird species was once known as the, "Jardine Caterpillar-eater"?
Hint: It is a passerine, and to my knowledge, it is not often kept in captivity.

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

Somewhere in the back of my mind I seem to recall Cuckoo-Shrikes being called Caterpillar eaters; Jardine? Total stab in the dark, Ground Cuckoo-Shrike?

 

[Cassidy Casuar]

Somewhere in the back of my mind I seem to recall Cuckoo-Shrikes being called Caterpillar eaters; Jardine? Total stab in the dark, Ground Cuckoo-Shrike?

You have the family right.
Also, a small amendment to the question; the species is not endemic to Australia, in case that was implied.

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

I had no further ideas, might have guessed it from your clue that it is not an Australian endemic, but took the Google route instead. Any idea why “Jardine”? I won’t give the answer to give others the chance; don’t give the reason either until you have decided the question is over.

 

[Cassidy Casuar]

I had no further ideas, might have guessed it from your clue that it is not an Australian endemic, but took the Google route instead. Any idea why “Jardine”? I won’t give the answer to give others the chance; don’t give the reason either until you have decided the question is over.

According to Wiktionary, "Jardine", is a French word that is a form of the verb, "Jardiner", which means, "to garden; to do some gardening". So, in the context of the bird's name, I think that, "Jardine", means either:

1. The bird is found in gardens.

Or,

2. The bird "gardens" by methodically removing caterpillars that destroy plants.

 

[Chlidonias]

According to Wiktionary, "Jardine", is a French word that is a form of the verb, "Jardiner", which means, "to garden; to do some gardening". So, in the context of the bird's name, I think that, "Jardine", means either:

1. The bird is found in gardens.

Or,

2. The bird "gardens" by methodically removing caterpillars that destroy plants.

It's a bit less interesting than that - the species was described by Sir William Jardine.

 

[Tetzoo Quizzer]

So not after Douglas Jardine using the call as a distraction tactic during the body line Ashes series then? Why let facts get in the way of a great story?

 

[animal_expert01]

Which Australian bird species was once known as the, "Jardine Caterpillar-eater"?
Hint: It is a passerine, and to my knowledge, it is not often kept in captivity.

It’s the common cicadabird.

 

[Cassidy Casuar]

It’s the common cicadabird.

Correct. You can set the next question if you'd like.

 

[Birdsage]

If no one is asking a new question, I might as well ask this:
What bird has been recorded to eat faster than Coyote Peterson?

 

[birdsandbats]

If no one is asking a new question, I might as well ask this:
What bird has been recorded to eat faster than Coyote Peterson?

Is that a Coyote that writes field guides? I don't know what that is.