Quiz on Gruiformes

1. `Gruiformes` are the diverse group of birds consisting of

2. These members of ‘gruiformes’ are small, secretive birds with rounded wings and short tails and the rear toe on each foot missing. These are,

3. The smallest of the cranes is

4. This crane spends the whole year in one locality

5. These long legged birds of the open plains are powerful runners. These are

6. These rails get quarrelsome during breeding season. Rival males clash over territory. These are,

7. The birds grouped together as ‘gruiformes’

8. To court a female he, 1)extends his neck and wings 2) Bows deeply 3) Then approaches the female. Who is he?

9. The purple moorhen ( family :rail) is a common site at

10. Several of the world’s cranes are now endangered mainly due to