Romquiz

[lou salomon]

similar to finquiz
first take a guess on 5 romanian REAL bird names (this, of course, will work only if you DON'T GOOGELIZE them!); later there will be some romglish,too.

1. Ielcovan
2. Codalb
3. Pitpalac
4. Cocor
5. Striga

[Jurij Hanžel]

pitpalac - pipit??
striga - some owl??

[very boring banned member]

Hey, this should be banned from Callatis ;)
1- Larus argentatus?
2- Columba livia?
3- Coturnix coturnix?
4- Corvus corax?
5- Strix aluco?

[Jurij Hanžel]

Of course! The quail's song!!!

[David FG]

4 Cuckoo?

[lou salomon]

[QUOTE
striga - some owl??[/QUOTE]
it's not just "owl" - so go and find out which one. actually correct written: Strigă

[lou salomon]

4 Cuckoo?
Cockoo is "cuc"

[lou salomon]

Hey, this should be banned from Callatis ;)
1- Larus argentatus?
2- Columba livia?
3- Coturnix coturnix?
4- Corvus corax?
5- Strix aluco?

OK, I bann Callatis, Joszef, Joska and Anastasia (cheers!)
3 - is correct! 1 point goes to Karwin for Coturnix.
1 - getting warmer in terms of habitat and shape
2 - has white somewhere else
4 - bigger than raven
5 - next try...

[very boring banned member]

1. Puffinus puffinus?
2. Larus argentatus?
4. Ciconia ciconia?
5. Athene noctua?

[lou salomon]

1. Puffinus puffinus?
very very close
2. Larus argentatus?
it also shows a white TAIL
4. Ciconia ciconia?
very close in shape and raven wasn't that far fetched, too (now it's easy)
5. Athene noctua?
none of the named genuses

[very boring banned member]

1. Puffinus yelkouan?
5. Asio otus?

[very boring banned member]

4. Ciconia nigra?

[very boring banned member]

2. Chlidonias hybrida?

[lou salomon]

[QUOTE=Karwin]1. Puffinus yelkouan?
QUOTE]

Bingo! (I actually had to laugh when this has been recently renamed after splitting from P.puffinus)

Ciconia nigra:
nem nem nem (that's hungarian, the only similar to Fin language I know a bit)
with raven you were close in terms of voice

Chlidonias hybrida:
nope, this one is MUCH bigger

the owl does'nt live in forests.

[very boring banned member]

If 4 is not Grus grus, I'll come & eat a cocor!

[lou salomon]

If 4 is not Grus grus, I'll come & eat a cocor!
You don't have to eat one 'cause it is Grus grus indeed. And the owl? so we can end the first 5. oh, and: which bIG bird has a white tail (cod=tail, alb=white)?
btw - don't miss Jane's acrobacy in the "facts" thread (I failed with linking)!!!

clou

[very boring banned member]

5: Asio flammeus?
2: Haliaeetus albicilla..?..

I did not miss Jane's legs. Man, where is BF going these days - socks and legs, what next ;)

[lou salomon]

5: Asio flammeus?
2: Haliaeetus albicilla..?..

I did not miss Jane's legs. Man, where is BF going these days - socks and legs, what next ;)
socks, legs, chicks... I'm glad that so MANY people access this thread
sure it is Haliaetus a.!! point for you (the one who still tries)
well and with the owl - it is the only of that genus in Europa and it is not Surnia and it is not Nyctea and it is not Otus!

[very boring banned member]

Now waidamminit.. it cannot be.. You can't be THIS cruel.. the owl that is BANNED from me?
http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=184138&postcount=12

[lou salomon]

Now waidamminit.. it cannot be.. You can't be THIS cruel.. the owl that is BANNED from me?
http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=184138&postcount=12
oh, I'm sooo sorry, but it is the-banned-from-you-one. To console you further: It took me a hell of years to find one, and I did never see Surnia!
I shall tell you the story of my first encounter with this species, even it was not in wilderness: I was in my mid-puberty when I visited a girl whose father was a famous ornithologist and specially an owl-expert. I entered their cozy kitchen with a bunch of stuffed owls (mainly Strix aluco in all variations) being placed on top of their kitchen-cupbord. Just one had been placed in a very special way: a barn owl looking down from the curtain bar. I was very impressed how lifelike all the birds looked. After about half an hour - we were talking and I didn't give attention to the stuffed birds anymore, the barn owl turned its head at almost 360 degrees! Of course, one of Tawny Owls glimpsed at me with one eye!

[lou salomon]

Before you get bored also, I'll post some romglish species:

6 - Carrioner
7 - Falcon eyed Duck
8 - Gipsy (diminutive form)
9 - Greater Sawlett
9 - Buddy
10 - Red Windlett

[very boring banned member]

6- Corvus corax?
7- Anas falcata?
8- Diomedea exulans?
9- Dendrocopos major?
9b- Sturnus vulgaris?
10- Tringa totanus?

[lou salomon]

nijet!
6 - another carrioner
7 - falcata ,I think, doesn'nt come from falcon?
8 - njet, but the water bird part in it is right
9 - it breeds in holes also, but no
10 (changed from 9b) - I translated it literally, I knew it's misleading...
11 - this one has yellow feet with one more toe than 3

[Jurij Hanžel]

6 Corvus corone corone
9 Mergus merganser
7 The falcon duck is probably defined by a yellow iris, Aythya fuligula??
Too bad gipsy can't be a Gyps :(.

[lou salomon]

6 Corvus corone corone
9 Mergus merganser
7 The falcon duck is probably defined by a yellow iris, Aythya fuligula??
Too bad gipsy can't be a Gyps :(.
6 - another carrioner
7 - no yellow iris; it has been named recently and I feel awfull with it
9 - point goes to you, Jurij!

[very boring banned member]

6- Gyps fulvus?
7- Mergus albellus?

[lou salomon]

6- Gyps fulvus?
7- Mergus albellus?
6 - very close
7 - no; drake has nice red ring round the eye
8 - gipsy has long legs
10 (former 9) - buddy comes from "bud"
11 - there is also a Lesser Windlett and it has to do with wind

[Jurij Hanžel]

6 Neophron aegyptiacus
7 Aix sponsa?
8 Himantopus himantopus

[lou salomon]

6 Neophron aegyptiacus
7 Aix sponsa?
8 Himantopus himantopus
Jurij, you are the crack. Why didn't you try more with K's latest Finquiz, you would've beaten me totally.
6 and 7 is correct, 2 points for you. actually I made them very easy taking my last mail...
8 - overall colour is dark

I'm now going to Sloquiz

[Jurij Hanžel]

I'm fairly new to birding (two years) and I'd have trouble recognising bird sounds upon hearing, seeing them written was simply too hard.

[very boring banned member]

8- Fulica atra?

[lou salomon]

naaaa...i said gipsy has LONG legs not flapped ones; DARK colour doesn't necessarily mean blackish...

[very boring banned member]

Scolopax rusticola?

[lou salomon]

much longer! the length of bill gets close, but you may think of another form. it is not mottled.

[lou salomon]

Romania has the stronghold of European Gipsies

[Jurij Hanžel]

Ciconia nigra

[lou salomon]

3:-) I KNEW there would be a little chance to trick you with these images! But unfortunately this is wrong. Let's see what Karwin is saying...(I think Finland or Poland has the stronghold of European Black Storks, btw.)

cheers,

Lou

[Jurij Hanžel]

Glossy ibis then.

[lou salomon]

Bravo!

[lou salomon]

4 points for Jurij in this round, still 2 to give for
9 - Buddy (who likes buds and performes a strong irruption into Central Europe these days)
10 - Red Windlett (who likes to stay in wind and has "red" upper wings)
well, the next who tries will grab 'em

[Jurij Hanžel]

10 Falco tinnunculus (wanted to say vespertinus but Lou mentioned yellow legs)

[lou salomon]

right! come on, 4 out of 5, now what's buddy?

[Jurij Hanžel]

Waxwing?

[lou salomon]

the other one! maybe they didn't reach Slovenia, yet.

[Jurij Hanžel]

Maybe brambling??

We had an invasion of Hitchock-like proportions here. About a million birds.
http://www.ixobrychus-drustvo.si/portal/html/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=830

[lou salomon]

irruptive buddies of this year are called "trumpeters" in Germany. thanks for the links

[Jurij Hanžel]

Pinicola????????

[very boring banned member]

Pyrrhula!

[lou salomon]

Pyrrhula!
Karwin scores. :clap:
Total score is now 7:5 for Karwin (Jirji, you had the chance to equalize...)

12. steppe chicken
13. fighter
14. footy
15. wondery

so far to have 15

[Jurij Hanžel]

13 Philomachus
15 Peregrinus

[very boring banned member]

12- Syrrhaptes?
13- Fulica?
14- Himantopus?
15- Alcedo?

[Jurij Hanžel]

14 gallinula

[lou salomon]

12 - point for Karwin
13 - point for Jurij
14 - point for Karwin
15 - no wandering but from wonder (if you look in its eyes)

[Jurij Hanžel]

15 bubo

[very boring banned member]

15 Strix aluco?

[lou salomon]

both very close, K. a bit closer

[very boring banned member]

Strix uralensis?

[lou salomon]

ha! not that close but almost. in my Svensson guide, german version, it is even mentioned near the picture as "..." facial expression

[Jurij Hanžel]

Strix nebulosa

[lou salomon]

ok, you both have one more try and I give to each of you a point for the correct answer no matter who is first. it breeds in Finland, Slovenia and Romania and is a bit smaller than S. aluco

[very boring banned member]

Aegolius!

[Jurij Hanžel]

That one really looks surprised! I agree!

[lou salomon]

points for both! I got to check the score later, because I think I made a mistake with my last count; now the next round:

16. Reedlett
17. Cocker
18. Field Bird
19. Grey Sandpiper
20. Ringing Duck

[Jurij Hanžel]

16 warbler
17 Tetrao urogallus
18 Alauda arvensis
19 Xeneus cinereus
20 Aythya marila

[lou salomon]

16 indeed awarbler
19 correct!
others wrong

[Jurij Hanžel]

16 an Acrocephalus? (maybe paludicola)

[Jurij Hanžel]

20 B. clangula

[lou salomon]

16 Ne
20 Ja

[very boring banned member]

16 Acr schoenobaenus?
17 Phasianus?
18 Turdus pilaris?