Birds bring us so much joy, so it’s only natural we want to learn more about them. Identifying them, however, is a skill on its own – North America has around 900 bird species, but it’s only a fragment of all the bird species in the world. And if you take into account the sexual dimorphism, it only gets more difficult.
Do you know how to recognize the most common bird species? Or can you spot the difference between Carolina Wren and House Wren? This is your chance to do so!
Test your bird knowledge in these quizzes:
MaryJane Tyler
Thursday 18th of July 2024
Hummies love our dark pink diplandia by their feeder, and some chickadees watch and try both too! So blessed to live in CA where we have hummingbirds all year!
Lived in Simi Valley CA near the Reagan Library, closer to LA, and one Sunday afternoon our two hummie feeders were full with fussing hummingbirds. They even loved our balconies’ diplandia flowers there too.
Jody
Tuesday 24th of December 2024
@Patrick O'Donnell, I'm jealous! I live in North Carolina so it's now 24 degrees but I would love to see hummingbirds all year long.
Patrick O'Donnell
Monday 22nd of July 2024
@MaryJane- How nice to have hummingbirds all year long! Thanks for sharing your sightings.
Azalea
Friday 12th of July 2024
I'm from Europe, but I love playing Wingspan. I am impressed that I remember many American birds from that game. I thought I haven't paid much attention to pictures.
Kyle
Thursday 27th of June 2024
The quiz I just took I answered Bota-tailed Grackle and you said it was a common grackle. I respectfully disagree. The bird in question was entirely blue/purple while common grackle have a blue/purple head and the rest of the body is more of a varied color depending on where in their range they are. Boat-tails only have dark eyes along the gulf coast, not further up the Atlantic
EIlen Ferguson
Sunday 16th of June 2024
I live in Northern Florida and for the last two days have been seeing a pair of beautiful reddish brown birds with long tails that stick straight up. They are the size of cardinals. I cannot find a picture of them, but I would love to know what they are! Please help!
Jody
Tuesday 24th of December 2024
@Patrick O'Donnell, they might be Bewick wrens. Wrens are often seen in pairs. It is a very active and inquisitive bird.
Patrick O'Donnell
Monday 17th of June 2024
@Ellen- Those sound like interesting birds! It's hard to say what they might be but I wonder if they could be Brown Thrashers.
Nora Gilbert
Friday 24th of May 2024
What bird looks like a crane but flies with the beauty of a seagull? It’s was rather large had a black head and white wings and body! I’m just baffled!
Patrick O'Donnell
Friday 24th of May 2024
@Nora- Sounds like an interesting bird! Without more information, it's hard to say what it is but I wonder if it could be a Black-crowned Night-Heron.