What Makes A Bird A Raptor?
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1. Birds belong to a large group of animals called _____________________.

2. Birds evolved from a group of vertebrates called ____________________.

3. All birds grow ___________________.

4. List two functions of feathers:

   1. _________________________
   2. _________________________

5. All birds have __________________ even birds that cannot fly, such as ostriches and penguins.

6. List four things that help raptors fly.

   1. _________________________
   2. _________________________
   3. _________________________
   4. _________________________

7. Raptors have different kinds of beaks depending on _________________.

8. List four things that raptors might eat.

   1. _________________________
   2. _________________________
   3. _________________________
   4. _________________________

9. All raptors are _______________ blooded, being able to control and maintain a constant body temperature even if the temperature around them changes.

10. A bird uses its __________________ to store undigested food before it enters the stomach, and its __________________ to grind and crush hard nuts, seeds, grains, and other foods.

11. List three essential traits that make birds of prey different from other kinds of birds.

    1. _________________________
    2. _________________________
    3. _________________________

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Quiz created by BLM Snake River Birds of Prey NCA staff, 1997. Boise, ID. The illustration of quiz © The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Ornithology by M. Brooke and T. Birkhead, 1991. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY. Reproduced with permission.