ABA Photo Quiz
with Tony Leukering
February 2020 Photo Quiz
Relative to the small branches, this quiz bird seems small and that feature, in combo with the fact that it’s perched in a tree, probably puts us in the large bird order, Passeriformes, which houses about half the world’s bird species.
ID Challenge #1
A hooked bill, large eyes, and a round facial disk make it easy to see that this bird is an owl-but what kind?
Advanced Identification
Status & Distribution: the Most Under-used ID Feature
This feature is not something that is only just coming to light, nor is it related to the introduction of digital cameras, nor is it due to the internet—although the internet has enabled a more thorough understanding of it. This incredible identification feature is temporal likelihood, aka time of year.
Soft Spot
“Soft parts” is the term given to the parts of a bird not covered by feathers, although some of these parts are not particularly “soft.”
Identifying Juvenile Warblers
The Fun Really Begins Here