Which vulture is Africa’s largest flying bird by wingspan?
Answer
Lappet-faced vulture
80 Birds Of Prey Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which bird of prey is endemic to Australia and named for its wedge-shaped tail?
Answer
Wedge-tailed eagle
Which bird of prey is the smallest falcon species in the world?
Answer
Black-thighed falconet
Which owl was the subject of the 1999 book Wesley the Owl?
Answer
Barn owl
Which owl species has the scientific name Bubo scandiacus?
Answer
Snowy owl
Which bird of prey is the only living species in the genus Sagittarius?
Answer
Secretarybird
Which vulture has a bare red head and is native to the Americas?
Answer
Turkey vulture
Which eagle is the largest eagle species in Africa by wingspan?
Answer
Martial eagle
Which owl is generally considered the largest owl species by body mass?
Answer
Blakiston’s fish owl
Which eagle is the heaviest living eagle species?
Answer
Steller’s sea eagle
Which falcon is the fastest animal in the world when diving?
Answer
Peregrine falcon
Which eagle is named after the harpies of Greek mythology?
Answer
Harpy eagle
Which raptor is shown on New Zealand’s $20 banknote?
Answer
New Zealand falcon
Which eagle appears on Zambia’s national flag?
Answer
African fish eagle
Which raptor is the national bird of Austria?
Answer
Golden eagle
Which bird of prey is famous for building the largest nest of any bird?
Answer
Bald eagle
Which raptor is also called the Eurasian buzzard in parts of Europe?
Answer
Common buzzard
Which eagle is Panama’s national bird and has a prominent feathered crest?
Answer
Harpy eagle
Which eagle is endemic to the island of New Guinea?
Answer
Papuan eagle
Which raptor is the only living member of the bird family Sagittariidae?
Answer
Secretarybird
Which vulture holds the record for the highest recorded flight by a bird?
Answer
Rüppell's griffon vulture
Which African eagle specializes in hunting rock hyraxes?
Answer
Verreaux's eagle
Which bird of prey is endemic to Madagascar and is also called the Madagascar sea eagle?
Answer
Madagascar fish eagle
Which bird of prey has a stomach acid strong enough to dissolve large bones?
Answer
Bearded vulture
Which eagle is known for having the largest feet of any living eagle?
Answer
Harpy eagle
Which bird of prey is the only raptor that regularly feeds almost entirely on bones?
Answer
Bearded vulture
Which North American bird of prey has the continent’s longest wingspan?
Answer
California condor
Which African bird of prey is famous for killing snakes by stamping on them?
Answer
Secretarybird
Which falcon is the smallest and most widespread falcon in North America?
Answer
American kestrel
Which bird of prey can locate carrion partly by its highly developed sense of smell?
Answer
Turkey vulture
Which hawk is the most common large hawk across much of North America?
Answer
Red-tailed hawk
Which bird of prey is known as the monkey-eating eagle?
Answer
Philippine eagle
Which bird of prey is the largest living bird in the United Kingdom?
Answer
White-tailed eagle
Which bird of prey is featured on Kazakhstan’s national flag?
Answer
Steppe eagle
Which bird of prey is commonly called the windhover?
Answer
Common kestrel
Which bird of prey appears on the reverse of Greece’s €1 coin?
Answer
Little owl