Touraco Quiz 1

1) What is the difference between a Buffon's and a Green-crested Touraco?
a) No difference. Simply two names for the same species.
b) A Buffon's has a white stripe under the eye and a red tinge to the outer edge of its crest. A Green-crested has neither.
c) A Green-crested has a white stripe under the eye and a red tinge to the outer edge of its crest. A Buffon's has neither.
d) A Buffon's has a much more pointed crest.
2) What is the world's rarest touraco?
a) Bannerman's Touraco
b) Yellow-billed Touraco
c) Great Blue Touraco
d) Ruwenzori Touraco
3) Which country does the Red-crested Touraco come from?
a) Kenya
b) Liberia
c) Angola
d) Swaziland
4) What is the largest touraco (in size) in the world?
a) Knysna Touraco
b) Violaceous Touraco
c) Great Blue Touraco
d) Bare-faced Go-away Bird
5) There is a sub-species of White-cheeked Touraco. What is it called?
a) Guinea Touraco
b) White-eared Touraco
c) Donaldson's Touraco
d) Helmeted Touraco
6) How many eggs does a touraco normally lay in a clutch?
a) Six
b) Nine
c) Two
d) One
7) What is special about the toe formation of touracos?
a) They have two toes forwards and one backward.
b) The outer toe of each foot can face either forwards or backwards.
c) They have five toes.
d) Their big toe has a small extra toe coming from it.
8) Which (wild) species of touraco is not found on mainland Africa?
a) Purple-crested Touraco
b) A sub-species of Fischer's Touraco, T.f.zanzibaricus.
c) Eastern Grey Plantain-eater.
d) A sub-species of Livingstone's Touraco, T.l.cabanisi.
9) What is the largest element of the normal diet of touracos in the wild?
a) Seeds such as millet and sunflower.
b) Worms, snails, slugs and insects.
c) Fruit.
d) Small birds and reptiles.
10) Which species of 'Go-away' is the only touraco to exhibit sexual dimorphism?
a) Grey Go-away Bird
b) White-bellied Go-away Bird
c) Bare-faced Go-away Bird

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