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Avian Quiz – April 15, 2011

10,000 Birds

And another list shows 6 endemics and 11 endangered species. 6. On one list, it is the 27th country with the most number of different bird species. Instead, name one of the endemic species in this country. EXTRA CREDIT Name a guide or a group that you would recommend using when visiting.

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Ferruginous Pygmy-Owls

10,000 Birds

An Aplomado Falcon by Tom Dunkerton A soaring White-tailed Hawk by Tom Dunkerton A nice group of Harris’s Hawks by Bill Schmoker Not only is this area well-known for limited distribution birds but also sheer numbers. In fact, this sub-species was formerly classified as endangered in the US under the Endangered Species Act.

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