Swallows Quiz: questions and answers

1. The swallows are found around the world on all continents except:

Europe

Africa

Antartica

2. How many species of swallows exist?

Around 83 species in 19 genera

Around 92 species in 5 genera

Around 75 species in 32 genera

3. What is the scientific name of the Pacific swallow?

Hirundo tahitica

Hirundo smithii

Tachycineta cyaneoviridis

4. Where does the Mascarene swallow (Phedina borbonica) breed?

Madagascar and in the Mascarene Islands

India and the Mascarene Islands

Ghana and the Mascarene Islands

5. Who was the first to formally describe the Mascarene swallow?

Trevor Kincaid

Friedrich Gmelin

Lester E. Fisher

6. What is the most widespread species of swallow in the world?

Mountain saw-wing (Psalidoprocne fuliginosa)

Barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)

African river martin (Pseudochelidon eurystomina)

7. What color are the tree swallow's (Tachycineta bicolor) upperparts?

Blue-yellow

Blue-green

Blue-white

8. How big is the lesser striped swallow (Cecropis abyssinica)?

10 - 15 centimeters long

5 - 10 centimeters long

15 - 20 centimeters long

9. What is the wingspan of the American cliff swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)?

280 - 330 milimeters

130 - 180 milimeters

180 - 230 milimeters

10. What is the current conservation status of the Mangrove swallow (Tachycineta albilinea)?

Near threatened (NT)

Vulnerable (VU)

Least concern (LC)

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