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This exam practice focuses on the identification of birds from the Charadriidae family. Utilize key characteristics like the narrow band on the forehead and bill coloration to differentiate species such as the Semipalmated Plover, Snowy Plover, and others. Through a series of elimination methods based on breast bands, rumps, and bill shapes, you will refine your skills in avian identification, crucial for aspiring ornithologists. Test your knowledge of species including the Fox Sparrow, Herring Gull, and Piping Plover among others.
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Quiz 3 (Charadriidae) Ornithology Lab Birds – Final Exam practice
c. narrow well-defined band on forehead eliminates Semipalmated c b b. bicolored bill also eliminates Snowy etc. a a. single breast band eliminates everything but Semipalmated and this species
1. Fox Sparrow 2. Herring Gull 3. House Wren 4. Inca Dove 5. Peregrine Falcon 6. Piping Plover 7. Pomarine Jaeger 8. Royal Tern 9. Ruddy Turnstone 10. Sora 11. Tricolored Heron 12. White-eyed Vireo 2 2
1. Fox Sparrow 2. Herring Gull 3. House Wren 4. Inca Dove 5. Peregrine Falcon 6. Piping Plover 7. Pomarine Jaeger 8. Royal Tern 9. Ruddy Turnstone 10. Sora 11. Tricolored Heron 12. White-eyed Vireo 2 2 the broad, messy breast band eliminates everything but Black-bellied and this species
2 dark rump eliminates Black-bellied the large, white conspicuous superciliaries also favors this species
3 Notice how much paler and grayer this bird is from previous
1. Fox Sparrow 2. Herring Gull 3. House Wren 4. Inca Dove 5. Peregrine Falcon 6. Piping Plover 7. Pomarine Jaeger 8. Royal Tern 9. Ruddy Turnstone 10. Sora 11. Tricolored Heron 12. White-eyed Vireo the conspicuous white rump eliminates American Golden 3
5 note all-black bill and hint of breast band
1. Piping Plover 2. American Golden Plover 3. Black-bellied Plover 4. Killdeer 5. Snowy Plover 6. Semipalmated Plover 7. Black-bellied Plover 8. American Golden Plover 9. Piping Plover