85 Migratory Birds Trivia Questions with Answers
85 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which small songbird migrates from Alaska and Greenland to sub-Saharan Africa each year?
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Northern wheatear
Which flycatcher migrates from Europe to tropical Africa and nests in tree cavities?
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Pied flycatcher
Which small songbird breeds across northern Eurasia and Alaska before migrating to Africa?
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Northern wheatear
Which colorful bee-eater migrates from Europe and Asia to sub-Saharan Africa each year?
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European bee-eater
Which songbird migrates between North America and Central America and is known for nesting in tree cavities?
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Prothonotary warbler
Which cuckoo migrates from North America to South America and is famous for crossing the Gulf of Mexico?
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Yellow-billed cuckoo
Which bird of prey forms huge autumn flocks at Veracruz during migration?
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Broad-winged hawk
Which goose is famous for migrating over the Himalayas between Central Asia and India?
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Bar-headed goose
Which warbler migrates from Siberia to Southeast Asia and is famous for its bright yellow eyebrow stripe?
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Yellow-browed warbler
Which nightjar migrates from Europe to sub-Saharan Africa for winter?
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European nightjar
Which swan migrates from Iceland to Britain and Ireland each winter?
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Whooper swan
Which raptor migrates from northern Europe to Africa and is especially known for eating wasp and bee larvae?
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European honey buzzard
Which European songbird migrates to Africa and is famous for its vivid yellow-and-black plumage?
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Western yellow wagtail
Which bird migrates from North America to South America and is famous for forming kettles over land?
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Broad-winged hawk
Which crane migrates between Siberia and China but is critically endangered?
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Siberian crane
Which swift migrates from Europe to Africa and spends most of its life flying?
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Common swift
Which hummingbird crosses the Gulf of Mexico during its spring migration to North America?
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Ruby-throated hummingbird
What navigation ability lets migratory birds sense Earth’s magnetic field?
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Magnetoreception
What term describes a large, coordinated flock of migrating starlings?
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Murmuration
Which seabird migrates from Australia to the Bering Sea and back each year?
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Short-tailed shearwater
Which major flyway links bird-breeding areas in Europe with wintering areas in Africa?
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East Atlantic Flyway
Which flyway links breeding grounds in East Asia with wintering areas in Australia and New Zealand?
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East Asian–Australasian Flyway
Which songbird makes a nonstop autumn flight of about 3,000 km across the Atlantic Ocean?
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Blackpoll warbler
Which seabird makes a transoceanic migration from the Falkland Islands to the North Atlantic?
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Sooty shearwater