Quiz on Gruiformes

1. The smallest of the cranes is

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. This crane spends the whole year in one locality

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

10. The birds grouped together as ‘gruiformes’