Module 5 Quiz

The ____ is a unique species of raptor, noted for having a more delicate bill and feet, which it uses to handle and consume apple snails.

Snail Kite

Eagles are large hawks.

True

In crow hawking, there is no risk for the raptor to be killed.

False

In falconry, a mew is a type of perch for the birds.

False

In falconry, it is easier to train an eyess to hunt than a passager.

False

In falconry, it is important to have your bird slightly overweight when you take it out for a hunt, so it will not eat the prey that it catches.

False

This raptor species is commonly known to hunt cooperatively in groups.

Harris's Hawk

A falconer must place his raptor on a scale and weigh it regularly to be sure it maintains a healthy weight.

True

A lack of suitable nesting sites often limits raptor population growth.

True

As a hunting technique, some raptors look for smoke from grass/brush fires and then position themselves ahead of the fire in order to catch scared, fleeing prey.

True

DNA evidence supports New World vultures being more closely related to storks than raptors.

True

In the US, a license is required to be a falconer.

True

The American Kestrel and the Merlin are two of the smallest raptors found in North America.

True

The turkey vulture uses its sense of smell to locate food.

True

A term for a baby raptor used in falconry is called a(n) ____.

eyess

What is the name of the largest falcon which inhabits the arctic and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere?

gyrfalcon

Stage 3 of training a raptor for falconry is called ____.

lure training

Worldwide, this is the most widely distributed falcon and it was once classified as endangered for extinction; but this is no longer the case as its numbers have recovered.

peregrine falcon

This raptor is found in Africa and stalks its prey while walking the savannah. It typically hunts and consumes snakes.

secretary bird

Many raptors have a bony protuberance above each eye called the ____.

supraorbital ridge