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1  Which project is being supported by Birdfair this year?

2  Is Lincoln’s Sparrow named after President Abraham Lincoln?

3  Which island in the British Isles has only single records of Goosander, Marsh Tit, Eastern Phoebe and Ancient Murrelet?

4  What Critically Endangered species from Brazil was depicted on last year’s Birdfair poster?

5  Which British bird is potentially under threat from Tree Mallow which has spread in the UK due to amelioration of the climate?

6  What sort of flightless ducks have been found to migrate from the Pacific to the Atlantic via the Bering Strait since 1992?

7  For what purpose are seriemas, screamers and trumpeters used by humans in South America?

8  Name one of the three archipelagos that have twelve or more Critically Endangered species.

9  What colour is the iris of the Woodpigeon?

10  Which of the following is not extinct: Hawaiian Rail, Tahiti Rail, British Rail, New Britain Rail?

11  What anti-inflammatory drug is in use in veterinary practice in Tanzania, although it has already decimated the vulture population in India?

12  With what product are the piquero, camanay, alcatraz and guanay associated?

13  Which Critically Endangered species has in focus championed, as part of BirdLife International’s Guardians and Champions project?

14  What plumage difference distinguishes the male Ptarmigan from the female in winter?

15  Which Critically Endangered parrot has recently bred in the wild following translocation?

16  Roatelo, meaning two-three in Malagasy, is an alternative name for which Madagascan endemic birds after their habit of going around in small groups of two or three?

17  Beside the Mangrove Finch, what is the other Critically Endangered passerine in the Galapagos?

18  Which oystercatchers have a white neck collar?

19  What bird is named after Madame Dumont d’Urville?

20  In what year did Scottish Crossbill become a species on the British List, within three years?