How the quiz works
- Daily challenge: five birds, mixing photos and calls, the same for everyone each day. Keep a streak and share your result as a line of squares.
- Photo quiz: who is this bird? Beginner mode gives easy-to-tell choices; expert mode picks the wrong answers from the same family.
- Sound quiz: whose call is this? A good way to learn the birds you hear before you see them.
- Your birds: choose a country or state, or the birds on your checklist, to practise the ones you will actually meet. Open it from Birds near me to start with your area.
- After each answer: an identification tip, the bird’s call, and a link to its page.
Birds in the quiz
Photos and recordings are credited with each question. Every bird links to its own page.
Cassowaries and Emu
Magpie Goose
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
White-faced Whistling-Duck, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, Lesser Whistling-Duck, Snow Goose, Ross's Goose, Graylag Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Pink-footed Goose, Brant, Barnacle Goose, Cackling Goose, Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Black Swan, Trumpeter Swan, Tundra Swan, Whooper Swan, Common Shelduck, Cotton Pygmy-Goose, Wood Duck, Maned Duck, Garganey, Blue-winged Teal, Cinnamon Teal, Northern Shoveler, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, American Wigeon, Pacific Black Duck, Indian Spot-billed Duck, Mallard, American Black Duck, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Gray Teal, Chestnut Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Common Pochard, Ring-necked Duck, Hardhead, Tufted Duck, Greater Scaup, Lesser Scaup, King Eider, Common Eider, Harlequin Duck, Surf Scoter, White-winged Scoter, Common Scoter, Black Scoter, Long-tailed Duck, Bufflehead, Common Goldeneye, Barrow's Goldeneye, Hooded Merganser, Common Merganser, Red-breasted Merganser, Ruddy Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Wild Turkey, Ruffed Grouse, Ring-necked Pheasant, Indian Peafowl
Pigeons and Doves
Rock Pigeon, Stock Dove, Common Wood-Pigeon, Band-tailed Pigeon, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Red-eyed Dove, Red Collared-Dove, Spotted Dove, Laughing Dove, Common Bronzewing, Crested Pigeon, Common Ground Dove, White-winged Dove, Mourning Dove, Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
Cuckoos
Nightjars and Allies
Hummingbirds
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Water Rail, Buff-banded Rail, Sora, Eurasian Moorhen, Common Gallinule, Dusky Moorhen, Eurasian Coot, American Coot, Australasian Swamphen, Gray-headed Swamphen, White-breasted Waterhen
Cranes
Stilts and Avocets
Black-winged Stilt, Pied Stilt, Black-necked Stilt, Pied Avocet, American Avocet
Oystercatchers
Plovers and Lapwings
Black-bellied Plover, European Golden-Plover, American Golden-Plover, Pacific Golden-Plover, Killdeer, Common Ringed Plover, Semipalmated Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Northern Lapwing, Red-wattled Lapwing, Masked Lapwing, Snowy Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
Far Eastern Curlew, Eurasian Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Hudsonian Godwit, Marbled Godwit, Short-billed Dowitcher, Long-billed Dowitcher, Common Snipe, Wilson's Snipe, Wilson's Phalarope, Red-necked Phalarope, Common Sandpiper, Spotted Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Gray-tailed Tattler, Marsh Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Common Redshank, Lesser Yellowlegs, Willet, Common Greenshank, Greater Yellowlegs, Ruddy Turnstone, Red Knot, Ruff, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Stilt Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Sanderling, Dunlin, Baird's Sandpiper, Little Stint, White-rumped Sandpiper, Least Sandpiper, Pectoral Sandpiper, Western Sandpiper, Semipalmated Sandpiper
Skuas and Jaegers
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Black-legged Kittiwake, Bonaparte's Gull, Silver Gull, Black-headed Gull, Laughing Gull, Franklin's Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Common Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, California Gull, Glaucous-winged Gull, Iceland Gull, Black Skimmer, Brown Noddy, Black Noddy, Sooty Tern, Bridled Tern, Caspian Tern, Whiskered Tern, Black Tern, Forster's Tern, Arctic Tern, Common Tern, Sandwich Tern, Royal Tern, Great Crested Tern
Grebes
Little Grebe, Australasian Grebe, Pied-billed Grebe, Hoary-headed Grebe, Horned Grebe, Red-necked Grebe, Great Crested Grebe, Eared Grebe, Western Grebe
Tropicbirds
Albatrosses
Shearwaters and Petrels
Northern Fulmar, Great Shearwater, Wedge-tailed Shearwater, Sooty Shearwater
Storks
Frigatebirds
Magnificent Frigatebird, Lesser Frigatebird, Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
Northern Gannet, Red-footed Booby, Brown Booby, Masked Booby
Anhingas
Cormorants and Shags
Little Pied Cormorant, Reed Cormorant, Little Cormorant, Brandt's Cormorant, Great Cormorant, Indian Cormorant, Little Black Cormorant, Pied Cormorant, European Shag, Double-crested Cormorant, Neotropic Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
White Ibis, Glossy Ibis, White-faced Ibis, Black-headed Ibis, Australian Ibis, Straw-necked Ibis, Eurasian Spoonbill, Royal Spoonbill, Roseate Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
Black-crowned Night Heron, Nankeen Night Heron, Little Blue Heron, Tricolored Heron, Pacific Reef-Heron, Snowy Egret, Little Egret, White-faced Heron, Green Heron, Squacco Heron, Indian Pond-Heron, Western Cattle-Egret, Eastern Cattle-Egret, Great Egret, Medium Egret, Gray Heron, Great Blue Heron, Purple Heron
New World Vultures
Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, Cooper's Hawk, Western Marsh Harrier, Northern Harrier, Red Kite, Black Kite, Bald Eagle, Mississippi Kite, Broad-winged Hawk, Red-shouldered Hawk, Swainson's Hawk, Red-tailed Hawk, Common Buzzard
Barn-Owls
Asian Barbets
Woodpeckers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
Eurasian Kestrel, American Kestrel, Merlin, Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo, Galah, Little Corella, Long-billed Corella, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
Alexandrine Parakeet, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Plum-headed Parakeet, Crimson Rosella, Musk Lorikeet, Rainbow Lorikeet
Tyrant Flycatchers
Eastern Wood-Pewee, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Kingbird, Gray Kingbird
Fairywrens
Honeyeaters
Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Noisy Miner, Red Wattlebird, White-plumed Honeyeater, New Holland Honeyeater, Noisy Friarbird
Pardalotes
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
Fantails
Drongos
Monarch Flycatchers
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
Blue Jay, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Magpie, Black-billed Magpie, Eurasian Jackdaw, House Crow, Rook, American Crow, Fish Crow, Carrion Crow, Hooded Crow, Large-billed Crow, Australian Raven, Pied Crow, Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Coal Tit, Black-capped Chickadee, Boreal Chickadee, Eurasian Blue Tit, Tufted Titmouse, Great Tit
Cisticolas and Allies
Swallows
Bank Swallow, Tree Swallow, Purple Martin, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Welcome Swallow, Barn Swallow, Wire-tailed Swallow, Western House-Martin, Tree Martin, Cliff Swallow, Cave Swallow
Leaf Warblers
Long-tailed Tits
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
Laughingthrushes and Allies
Nuthatches
Treecreepers
Dippers
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Thrushes and Allies
Eastern Bluebird, Varied Thrush, Veery, Gray-cheeked Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, Hermit Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Redwing, Eurasian Blackbird, American Robin
Old World Flycatchers
European Robin, Black Redstart, European Stonechat, Northern Wheatear
Waxwings
Weavers and Allies
Waxbills and Allies
Accentors
Old World Sparrows
Wagtails and Pipits
Gray Wagtail, Western Yellow Wagtail, Citrine Wagtail, White Wagtail, Paddyfield Pipit, Meadow Pipit, Rock Pipit, American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
Common Chaffinch, Brambling, Evening Grosbeak, Pine Grosbeak, Eurasian Bullfinch, House Finch, Purple Finch, European Greenfinch, Eurasian Linnet, Red Crossbill, White-winged Crossbill, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Siskin, Pine Siskin, Lesser Goldfinch, American Goldfinch
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Old World Buntings
New World Sparrows
Chipping Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow, Field Sparrow, American Tree Sparrow, Fox Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, White-crowned Sparrow, Golden-crowned Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Vesper Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Lincoln's Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Eastern Towhee
Troupials and Allies
Yellow-headed Blackbird, Bobolink, Western Meadowlark, Baltimore Oriole, Red-winged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Rusty Blackbird, Brewer's Blackbird, Common Grackle, Boat-tailed Grackle, Great-tailed Grackle
New World Warblers
Ovenbird, Black-and-white Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, Nashville Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, American Redstart, Cape May Warbler, Northern Parula, Magnolia Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Palm Warbler, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Black-throated Green Warbler, Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
Summer Tanager, Scarlet Tanager, Northern Cardinal, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Dickcissel