20 Questions (1 Viewer)

[foresttwitcher]

Is it insectivorous?

 

[Jos Stratford]

15 Is it insectivorous?

Yes, with other invertebrates

 

[WACCOE]

Hoopoe?

 

[Jos Stratford]

16. Hoopoe?

Sorry, no.

Often occurs in groups, and the two sister species may be together.

 

[Nutcracker]

16: of nesting in holes in trees, does it excavate its own nest hole?

 

[rosbifs]

Has it been subject/starred in a film or series of childrens animated films?

 

[Nutcracker]

Has it been subject/starred in a film or series of childrens animated films?

Apologies, ...behaviour only

Hmmm . . . not sure that counts as a behaviour question

9. does it spend much of its time in trees or large shrubs? [over 3m tall]

no

&

Does it nest in holes in trees?

Yes

I fear I find a discrepancy in this pair of answers! Trees large enough to have holes big enough for a bird to nest in, generally requires trees larger than 3m tall. Perhaps very occasionally one might find a tree under 3m tall yet stout enough to develop holes large enough to nest in, but it's very, very rare :t:

 

[Jos Stratford]

16: of nesting in holes in trees, does it excavate its own nest hole?

No

 

[Jos Stratford]

Has it been subject/starred in a film or series of childrens animated films?

I'll accept as a behaviour question - acting is behaviour in my book

But I'm not sure I know the answer - I don't think so, but maybe I am wrong.

 

[Jos Stratford]

9. does it spend much of its time in trees or large shrubs? [over 3m tall]

no

Does it nest in holes in trees?

yes

I fear I find a discrepancy in this pair of answers! Trees large enough to have holes big enough for a bird to nest in, generally requires trees larger than 3m tall. Perhaps very occasionally one might find a tree under 3m tall yet stout enough to develop holes large enough to nest in, but it's very, very rare

I find no discrepancy. You asked if spends much of its time in trees, not any of its time. This is a species that people do not generally associate with trees - it generally does not spend much time in trees, even if it does spend a limited breeding period utilizing tree holes.

 

[WACCOE]

Ground Hornbill?

 

[Nutcracker]

I find no discrepancy. You asked if spends much of its time in trees, not any of its time. This is a species that people do not generally associate with trees - it generally does not spend much time in trees, even if it does spend a limited breeding period utilizing tree holes.

OK! I'd have called incubation and raising nestlings 'much of its time', but I'll let that pass :t:

Sort of think Waccoe's got it.

 

[Jos Stratford]

OK! I'd have called incubation and raising nestlings 'much of its time'.

Then your definition of 'much of its time' would not correspond to mine - even though swifts for example may incubate and raise nestlings in pine trees, I think no usual person would say they spent much of their time in trees!

 

[Jos Stratford]

17. Ground Hornbill?

Good guess, again has a sister species, but no (answer to question 14 was it spent many of its waking hours off the ground).

 

[WACCOE]

Thought I got it that this ||

 

[Jos Stratford]

Thought I got it that this ||

Clue for you ...yours and mine, they might see each other

 

[Maëlle]

Yellow billed oxpecker?

 

[Jos Stratford]

Yellow billed oxpecker?

Perfect :t:

 

[foresttwitcher]

And I was just about to type in Red-billed Oxpecker!

 

[Simon Wates]

Nice one Jos - I'd never have got it I fear though!