Birds are gorgeous, elegant creatures. Some birds are rare, while others are more common. This quiz will explain the Hawk Conservancy Trust: Birds of Prey. You will be asked which bird of prey you can see in the wild in Britain, what kind of falcon flies the fastest, and which bird of prey does the United States uses as its emblem. Your score on this quiz will indeed fly high.
Caracara
Lanner Falcon
Golden Eagle
Spectacled Owl
Black Kite
In a wood
Alongside a road
In an open field
In a public place
Over a river
American Kestrel
Barn Owl
Andean Condor
Bald Eagle
Eagle Owl
The male is bigger
The female is darker
The male has a grey head and tail
They have different coloured eyes
There is no way to tell
8 feet (2.4 metres)
10 feet (3 metres)
12 feet (3.6 metres)
14 feet (4.2 metres)
16 feet (4.8 metres)
Peregrine falcon
Lugger falcon
Lanner falcon
New Zealand Falcon
Eleanora's Falcon
American Kestrel
California Condor
Great Horned Owl
Turkey Vulture
Bald Eagle
A net
Their beaks
Their talons
A trap
Their wings
Kestrel
Owl
Vulture
Eagle
Harrier
90 degrees (quarter turn)
180 degrees (half turn)
270 degrees (three-quarters turn)
360 degrees (all the way round)
It can just keep turning
South America
Asia
Australia
Africa
Europe
None
One
Two
Three
Four
Lappet-faced Vulture
California Condor
Andean Condor
Himalayan Griffon Vulture
Great Grey Owl
Buzzard
Kestrel
Barn Owl
Tawny Owl
Hen Harrier
Sight
Smell
Touch
Taste
Hearing
Buzzard
Marsh Harrier
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Long-eared Owl
They only eat birds
They can see in total darkness
They have very good hearing
They mainly come out at night
They nest in hollow trees
Germany
Brazil
Russia
USA
UAE
Tawny Owl
Barn Owl
Little Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Owls
Kites
Falcons
Vultures
Eagles
Males are uniformly white
Males have much darker eyes
Males have bigger heads
Males are lazy
There is no visible difference
Barn Owl
Buzzard
Tawny Owl
Black Kite
Red Kite
Barn Owl
Tawny Owl
Buzzard
Little Owl
None of them
Tawny Owl
Ural Owl
European Eagle Owl
Snowy Owl
Great Grey Owl
To make loud calls
To reach inside carcasses
So they can see over trees
For necking with other vultures
It serves no purpose
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