Can You Answer Our Texas Birds Identification Quiz?

A law passed in 1927 declaring the northern mockingbird as the state official bird because it's found in all parts of Texas and is also known for its fighting attitude, protection of its home.

The red-tailed hawk is called a chickenhawk because of its fighting attitude and its believed to prey on chickens. The word ‘chickenhawk’ is inappropriate because red-tailed hawk prey on other birds too.

Mockingbirds are known for their singing abilities and can sing throughout the day and night. Male mockingbirds can sing up to 300 songs and sings different songs in fall

The northern mockingbird is the permanent resident of Texas but moves to the south during harsh weather conditions.

Great blue herons spend most of its time searching for food. They wait for their aquatic prey by standing for a longer period. They are excellent at catching fishes and can cruise 20 to 30 miles per hour.

Barn swallows recycle and reuse their nest year after year, both male and female barn swallows construct their nest with mud pellets. They first start with a small shelf then they build up the nest sides.

Turkey vulture, one of the birds in Texas has a bald head and dark feathers; it was given the name ‘Turkey vulture’ because it resembled a wild turkey. Turkey vulture nests are difficult to find.

Killdeer performs a broken wing display when a predator tries to attack her nest. In this distraction display performance, the killdeer acts like one or two of her wings are broken and make a distress cry.

Brown-headed cowbirds follow brood parasitism, which means they lay their eggs in the nest of other birds. When the female cowbirds find the nest it pushes the existing eggs in the nest and lays its own.

American coot looks and floats like a duck so it’s commonly mistaken as a duck. It comes under a bird family called Rallidae. The American coot is more visible in the ocean and it rarely takes a flight.

Hooded mergansers can be found in upper Texas coast freshwater, ponds, lakes, rivers from November to early March. Males are called drakes, females are hens. It can fly at the speed of 80kph

Roseate spoonbill gets its color from the pigments of the crustaceans that it eats. Crustaceans include crab, shrimp, lobster, and barnacles. It uses its spoon-shaped beak to catch its prey from water.

Rufous hummingbird has the longest migration route than other birds in Texas. They have a strong memory power to find the location. Rufous hummingbird can beat its wings 200 times per second.

Scissor-tailed flycatchers mostly eat insects which include grasshoppers, beetles, wasps, bees, bugs and caterpillars. It flies in mid-air to catch an insect performing large twists and turns.

According to folklore, wren is considered the King of the forest as she succeeded in proving that she's the best among the birds. It was her shrewdness that made her win the competition.