Falconry {Apprentice Birds} Exam Questions With Revised Correct Detailed Answers With Rationales Guaranteed Pass
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Falconry {Apprentice Birds} Exam
Questions With Revised Correct
Detailed Answers With Rationales
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1. The falcon in which sexual dimorphism is found in both plumage
coloration and pattern is the...
a. Peregrine Falcon
b. American Kestrel
c. Gyrfalcon
d. None of th...
Falconry {Apprentice Birds} Exam
Questions With Revised Correct
Detailed Answers With Rationales
Guaranteed Pass
1. The falcon in which sexual dimorphism is found in both plumage
coloration and pattern is the...
a. Peregrine Falcon
b. American Kestrel
c. Gyrfalcon
d. None of the above.
- ANSWER Ans. b In the adult plumage, both the American Kestrel
and the Merlin demonstrate conspicuous coloration differences based
on gender. However, immature Merlins of either sex look the same.
2. Which of these birds lacks distinctive "immature" plumage during
their first year?
a. Goshawk
b. Red-tailed Hawk
c. Merlin
d. American Kestrel
, - ANSWER Ans. d American Kestrels differ from other falcons in
that their first year plumage is very similar to their mature plumage.
They differ also in the manner of the first molt. The body plumage, but
not the large wing and tail feathers, are molted and replaced in the late
summer. This means the first body plumage is scarcely fully grown
before it begins to molt.
3. True or false: The American Kestrel is closely related to the Eurasian
Sparrowhawk. - ANSWER Ans. False The Eurasian Sparrowhawk
(Accipiter nisus) is a small Accipiter or short-winged hawk and is very
similar to the Sharp-shinned Hawk (A. striatus). The American Kestrel
(which was formerly called the American Sparrowhawk) is the smallest
North American falcon.
4. A small hawk alights nearby, and immediately pumps its tail up and
down several times. This "tail pumping" is a good identification field
mark of a...
a. Sharp-shinned Hawk
b. American Kestrel
c. Broad-winged Hawk
d. Northern Harrier
- ANSWER Ans. b Tail pumping, head bobbing, and hovering are
the classic field identification characteristics of an American Kestrel.
5. A very small raptor hovering 20 feet above an open field is most
likely a...
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