Falconry Test Bank Complete Questions and Correct Answers (Verified Answers) Already Graded A+
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Falconry Test Bank Complete Questions and Correct Answers (Verified Answers) Already Graded A+
The hawks that are the most efficient at killing their prey after catching it are the:
A. Falcons
B. Buteos
C. Accipiters
D. Eagles - Answer A - Falcons have a notched beak to sever the spinal cor...
Falconry Test Bank Complete Questions
and Correct Answers (Verified Answers)
Already Graded A+
The hawks that are the most efficient at killing their prey after catching it are the:
A. Falcons
B. Buteos
C. Accipiters
D. Eagles - Answer ✅ A - Falcons have a notched beak to sever the spinal cord of prey.
The bird least likely to slice is the:
A. Peregrine Falcon
B. Red-Tailed hawk
C. Golden Eagle
D. Goshawk - Answer ✅ A -
Slicing is the forcible discharge of excrement by Accipiters, Buteos, and Eagles; all
Falcons drop their mutes straight down after they have left the eyrie.
Eyries are not built by:
A. Accipiters
B. Falcons
C. Buteos
D. Eagles - Answer ✅ B
The basic requirement for eyrie sites of all the large falcons are:
A. Nearby supply of ptarmigans, lemmings or other rodents
B. Desert areas
C. Isolated Woodland
D. Cliffs - Answer ✅ D
True or False: In the case of most falcons, the tiercel does most of the hunting after the
young hatch. - Answer ✅ True
True or False: Some Gyrfalcons nest in trees. - Answer ✅ True
Which bird is apt to occupy and defend the largest territory:
A. Gyrfalcon
B. Marsh Hawk
C. Cooper's Hawk
,D. American Kestrel - Answer ✅ A
Hard-penned v. Full-summed - Answer ✅ Hard-penned refers to the point at which the
newborn hawk's feathers are fully grown in for the first time. Full-summed refers to the
end of the moult. In both instances, blood has withdrawn from the newly-grown large
feathers of the wings and tail, the new feathers have hardened, and the base of the
feather turns from blue to white.
A hawk is...
A. a generic term describing a non-eagle, non-vulture, diurnal bird of prey
B. a member of the genus accipiter
C. a diurnal raptor with short rounded wings, long tail, and light eyes
D. all of the above - Answer ✅ D
A falcon is...
A. the female of the species Falco peregrinues
B. a generic term to include all raptors with long, pointed wings, long tails, small heads,
and broad shoulders
c. any bird used in falconry
d. "A" and "B" but not "C" - Answer ✅ D
A buzzard is...
A. a member of the genus Buteo with wide core wings, a heavy body, and a short or
"stubby" tail and superb soaring abilities
B. a carion-eating raptor with a featherless head and superb soaring abilities
C. the European vernacular for the genus of raptors that includes the red-tailed hawk,
the red-shouldered hark, the ferruginious hawk, the common buzzard, and the broad-
winged hawk
D. "A" and "C" but not "B" - Answer ✅ D
An eagle is...
A. a member of the genus Aquila with long, broad wings and a medium tail
B. a large hawk like bird
C. any hawk-like bird larger than the female gyrfalcon
D. all of the above - Answer ✅ A
What's the difference between falcons and hawks?
A. "Falcons" include only members of the Family Falconidae
B. "Hawks" is a generic term like "raptor" that includes all the species of the Order
Falconiformes
C. Anatomical and behavioral differences
D. All of the above - Answer ✅ D
True or False. Hawks have long pointed wings, long tails, small heads and broad
shoulders. - Answer ✅ False
, True or False. In genus Falco, the third and/or fourth primary from the leading edge of
the wing is the longest. - Answer ✅ False. In genus falco, the second primary is the
longest.
If baby raptors are in the nest and one parent raptor is lost... - Answer ✅ The remaining
parent of either sex takes over all parenting duties.
In which species of longwing is there sexual dimorphism as to coloration and pattern? -
Answer ✅ American kestrel
A malar stripe is likely to be found on... - Answer ✅ A peregrine
Which of the following does not have long, pointed wings? - Answer ✅ A musket
Define musket. - Answer ✅ male European sparrowhawk, an accipiter
Define tiercel. - Answer ✅ male peregrine
Define jack. - Answer ✅ male merlin
Define jerkin. - Answer ✅ male gyrfalcon
Which of the following is the largest hawk?
A. jerkin
B. jack
C. falcon
D. tiercel - Answer ✅ A - There is some overlap in size between the jerkin (male
gyrfalcon, weight range is 35 ounces to 46 ounces) and the female peregrine (26
ounces to 40 ounces). However, the jerkin is larger on average at 40 ounces as
compared to the falcon's 29 ounces. The jack and the tiercel are both considerably
smaller than either the falcon or the jerkin.
Raptors include all species of the order or orders:
A. Strigiformes
B. Falconiformes
C. Accipitridae
D. Falconiformes and Strigiformes - Answer ✅ D
The initial selection of a nesting area, accompanied later by aerial displays, is generally
made by:
A. The male who returns first
B. The female who remains year round
C. Neither bird; it just happens
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