The Quiz Page No 2 for the Scottish Area


The quiz questions that were on our April What's On Page can be
found if you click on the parrot image above.
They are about seedeaters, softbills, 
parrot-like and birds in general and not be to dificult. 
They won't make you a millionaire,
though you may find you are the weakest link.
Just enjoy trying out your knowledge about our 
splendid friends.

The Ultimate Parrot Trivia Quiz

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	Parrots range in size from the tiny pygmy to large macaws. They are found mostly in tropical countries a few live in very temperate parts of the world. Most species are diurnal though several are nocturnal. There feral populations of the Ringneck Parkeet in Britain
1) Which bird is the Quarrion ?	One	Two	Three
2) Approximately how many species of parrots are there?	290	332	405

	Cockatoos are amongst the most common of birds in Australia, some populations are at pest status. While several species of cockatoos in the Indonesian Islands have become very rare in the last decade.
3) How many species of Cocktoos are in the Cacatuidae family?	18	21	30
4) The more usual name of the Tanimbar Corella ?	Ducorp's	Red-vented	Goffin's

	Lovebirds are found over most of the African continent below the equator. They have become very popular cage and aviary birds over the last thirty years. This accumulated in the the many new mutations of the more common species, such as the peach-faced lovebird
5) How many species of lovebirds are there?	7 species	9 species	10 species
6) Which species of lovebird was the last to be discovered?	Black-cheeked	Fishers	Grey-headed

	Found in Central and South America macaws are very colorful and noisy birds. They have very strong beaks that can crack the hard nuts found in the fruit of these tropical regions where they live.
7) The rarest species of Macaw is ?	Military	Lear's	Spix's
8) What is the length of the Hyacinthine Macaw ?	70 -85 cm	90 - 100 cm	140 - 145 cm

	There are over 20 species of Amazon parrots found over roughly the same region as Macaws. Very beautiful and very noisy found in large flocks though when breeding travel about in pairs. Several species are breeding feral in the USA.
9) The Sisserou is found wild in which island ?	Hispaniola	Dominica	Bahamas
10) The population of the Sisserou in the wild is about ?	100	160	250