The Birds of Prey Quiz – Facts Worth Knowing

Diving at over 300 km/h, a peregrine falcon is the fastest animal alive, and the birds of prey quiz starts in the sky where it hunts. Meet bald eagles, harpy eagles, Andean condors and the rare Philippine eagle, hunters with hooked beaks and powerful talons.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Fastest
Which bird of prey is the fastest animal when diving?
Raptor
What is another name for birds of prey?
Talons
What do birds of prey mainly use to catch prey?
National
Which bird of prey is the national bird of the United States?
Condor
Which raptor has one of the largest wingspans of any land bird?
Harpy
Which powerful eagle hunts sloths and monkeys in rainforests?
Fish
Which raptor dives feet-first to catch fish?
Hover
Which small falcon hovers over fields looking for voles?
DDT
How did the pesticide DDT harm birds of prey?
Philippine
Which endangered eagle is the national bird of the Philippines?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which bird of prey is the fastest animal when diving?
Answer: Peregrine falcon
Its stoop can exceed 300 km/h.
Q2: What is another name for birds of prey?
Answer: Raptors
The word comes from Latin for seize.
Q3: What do birds of prey mainly use to catch prey?
Answer: Their talons
Strong feet grip and kill prey.
Q4: Which bird of prey is the national bird of the United States?
Answer: Bald eagle
It recovered after DDT was banned.
Q5: Which raptor has one of the largest wingspans of any land bird?
Answer: Andean condor
It can exceed 3 meters.
Q6: Which powerful eagle hunts sloths and monkeys in rainforests?
Answer: Harpy eagle
Its talons are as long as bear claws.
Q7: Which raptor dives feet-first to catch fish?
Answer: Osprey
It can close its nostrils underwater.
Q8: Which small falcon hovers over fields looking for voles?
Answer: Kestrel
It can see ultraviolet light from urine.
Q9: How did the pesticide DDT harm birds of prey?
Answer: It thinned their eggshells
Eggs broke under parents.
Q10: Which endangered eagle is the national bird of the Philippines?
Answer: Philippine eagle
It is also called the monkey-eating eagle.

The Birds Of Prey Quiz – Hunters of the Sky

Birds of prey, or raptors, hunt and eat other animals using sharp eyesight, hooked beaks and strong talons. The group includes eagles, hawks, falcons, kites, ospreys, vultures and owls.

Raptors have remarkable abilities. Peregrine falcons are the fastest animals on Earth when diving, eagles can spot prey from great distances and ospreys plunge feet-first to snatch fish. Vultures clean up carcasses and help prevent disease.

In the 1900s, pesticides such as DDT thinned eggshells and caused many raptor populations to crash. Bans and conservation helped bald eagles and peregrines recover, but vultures and the Philippine eagle remain endangered.

What This Quiz Teaches

Bird lovers and students will enjoy these questions.

Which raptor is fastest
How raptors hunt
Which raptors are largest
How DDT harmed them
Which raptors are endangered

Did You Know?

Eagles see about four times sharper than us.
Vultures have very strong stomach acid.
Falconry is thousands of years old.
Peregrines nest on skyscrapers.
Female raptors are often larger than males.