Gulls Quiz: questions and answers

1. What is a gull?

A fruit

A seabird

A mammal

2. What bird of gull family ventures far out to sea?

Andean gull

Kittiwakes

Ross

3. Which gull can live up to 49 years?

White-eyed gull

Herring gull

Lava gull

4. Which species has a wedge-shaped tail?

Sabine's gull

Ross's gull

Swallow-tailed gulls

5. Which gull species drinks both salt water and fresh water?

Franklin

Heermann

Charadriiform birds

6. How long is the incubation period of the gulls?

Between 21 and 27 days

Between 20 and 25 days

Between 22 and 26 days

7. In which year was the family Laridae introduced?

1817

1815

1816

8. What is the genus of the Andean gull?

Chroicocephalus

Ichthyaetus

Leucophaeus

9. In which continents do gulls NOT breed?

Europe and America

Australia and Asia

Antarctica

10. What is the genus of the Ivory gull?

Rissa

Pagophila

Rhodostethia

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