American Bird Quiz (1 Viewer)

[UtahnBirder]

Pretty much I will define the behavior of one American Bird, and you try and guess what it is.



First one:

This bird lives around the Gulf Coast area, and spend most of their time wading in shallow waters for food. They croak and cluck deeply.

Points:

 

[Gentoo]

Boat-Tailed Grackle?

 

[UtahnBirder]

Boat-Tailed Grackle?

Nope.

 

[Larry Lade]

Black-crowned Night-Heron?

 

[UtahnBirder]

Black-crowned Night-Heron?

Nope.

If 2 more people get it wrong I'll give another hint.

 

[Gentoo]

Tricolored Heron?

 

[Reuven_M]

reddish egret

 

[Larry Lade]

Great Egret?

 

[UtahnBirder]

Nope, Nope, and Nope. Next clue:
This bird is very distinctive. If you see it, there is virtually no way you could Mis-ID it.

 

[Larry Lade]

American Avocet (in its winter range)?

 

[UtahnBirder]

Nope!
By "Lives on Gulf Coast" I mean that that is pretty much the only place you can commonly see them in the U.S, but they show up in other locations in Central and South America.
Note: The bird has a unique bill. (I am practically giving it away now!)

 

[Larry Lade]

OK, how about Limpkin?

 

[UtahnBirder]

I think your thinking to hard into this.
Very unique bill. To the point of were it's part of the name.

 

[The Lion Cub]

Rosaete Spoonbill!!!!! (if that's how you spell it)

 

[UtahnBirder]

Yep! The Lion Cub gets a point! I'll go look up another bird for the next one...

 

[UtahnBirder]

This bird builds covered nests, is small, and eats bugs. The juveniles are missing a distinct head feature that the adults have. This birds name is one word.

 

[Gentoo]

Phainopepla sp?

 

[Reuven_M]

finally think i figured it out : verdin

 

[UtahnBirder]

It's not verdin.
Gentoo, you mean is it a species of Phainopepla? I can't tell you that, it would be a clue!

 

[The Lion Cub]

Pyrrhuloxia?