Raptor Trivia! 

Test your raptor recall skills with this quiz! 

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What are the three characteristics of birds of prey?

Sharp talons to catch their food

 

Dive in the water for their food

 

Sharp hooked beak

 

Long flat beaks 

 

Eat meat 

 

Eat seeds

 
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1 / 9

Which raptor has specialized feathers for silent flight?

Red-shouldered Hawk

 

Peregrine Falcon

 

Barred Owl 

 

Bald Eagle 

 

2 / 9

Which raptor can reach speeds up to 200mph when diving from the sky to catch prey?

Bald Eagle

 

Osprey

 

Peregrine Falcon

 

Turkey Vulture 

 

3 / 9

Vultures have a special adaptation that keeps them cool in the sun. What is it?

They hide in bushes when the sun is too hot

 

They cover their legs with feces 

 

They regurgitate to remove body heat

 

They cover themselves in carrion

 

4 / 9

 The "keeeyaarr" sound often heard in television or movies is made by which kind of raptor?

Bald Eagle

 

Red-tailed Hawk 

 

Screech Owl

 

Osprey

 

5 / 9

What is the most common hawk found here in Florida?

Red-tailed Hawk

 

Harris Hawk

 

Red-shouldered Hawk

 

Broad-winged Hawk 

 

6 / 9

Great Horned Owls are known for stealing the nests of which other raptor?

Barn Owl 

 

Bald Eagle

 

Red-tailed Hawk 

 

Osprey

 

7 / 9

How many different color morphs do Easter Screech Owls have?

Five

 

Two

 

Three

 

Seven

 

8 / 9

Which raptor has the nickname "fish hawk?"

Bald Eagle 

 

Great Horned Owl

 

Red-tailed Hawk

 

Osprey

 

9 / 9

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