Bird Family Taxonomy

Question 1

Podicipedidae

Answer 1

Pied-billed grebe

Question 2

Pelecanidae

Answer 2

White pelican

Question 3

Ardeidae

Answer 3

Great blue heron

Question 4

Anatidae

Answer 4

Redhead, Common merganser, Canvasback, Hooded merganser

Question 5

Accipitridae

Answer 5

Bald eagle (immature), Red-tailed hawk, Osprey

Question 6

Falconidae

Answer 6

Peregrine falcon, American kestrel

Question 7

Phasianidae

Answer 7

Ruffed grouse, Ring-necked pheasant

Question 8

Odontophoridae

Answer 8

Northern bobwhite

Question 9

Rallidae

Answer 9

Sora

Question 10

Charadriidae

Answer 10

Killdeer

Question 11

Laridae

Answer 11

Common tern, Ring-billed gull

Question 12

Columbidae

Answer 12

Mourning dove, Rock dove/ Pigeon

Question 13

Cuculidae

Answer 13

Black-billed cuckoo

Question 14

Strigidae

Answer 14

Barred owl, Great horned owl, Eastern screech-owl

Question 15

Caprimulgidae

Answer 15

Common nighthawk

Question 16

Apodidae

Answer 16

Chimney swift

Question 17

Trochilidae

Answer 17

Ruby-throated hummingbird

Question 18

Alcedinidae

Answer 18

Belted kingfisher

Question 19

Picidae

Answer 19

Northern flicker, Hairy woodpecker, Pileated woodpecker

Question 20

Tyrannidae

Answer 20

Eastern kingbird

Question 21

Alaudidae

Answer 21

Horned lark

Question 22

Hirundinidae

Answer 22

Barn swallow

Question 23

Corvidae

Answer 23

Blue jay, American crow

Question 24

Paridae

Answer 24

Tufted titmouse

Question 25

Sittidae

Answer 25

White-breasted nuthatch

Question 26

Troglodytidae

Answer 26

House wren

Question 27

Mimidae

Answer 27

Gray catbird, brown thrasher

Question 28

Turdidae

Answer 28

Wood thrush, American robin

Question 29

Regulidae

Answer 29

Golden-crowned kinglet

Question 30

Motacillidae

Answer 30

American pipet

Question 31

Bombycillidae

Answer 31

Cedar waxwing

Question 32

Sturnidae

Answer 32

European starling

Question 33

Vireonidae

Answer 33

Red-eyed vireo

Question 34

Parulidae

Answer 34

Yellow-rumped warbler, American redstart, Common yellowthroat

Question 35

Emberizidae

Answer 35

Chipping sparrow

Question 36

Cardinalidae

Answer 36

Indigo bunting, Northern cardinal, Rose-breasted grosbeak

Question 37

Icteridae

Answer 37

Baltimore oriole, Brown-headed cowbird, Common grackle, Red-winged blackbird

Question 38

Passeridae

Answer 38

House Sparrow (male and female)

Question 39

Fringillidae

Answer 39

Red-crossbill