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1  How many Critically Endangered species are there?

2  The dark markings on the throat of the male Common Quail are usually compared with what nautical object?

3  What bird did American hunters call the ‘dough bird’, on account of the soft dough-like texture of its fat on its autumn migration, when millions were slaughtered?

4  Is the Bushtit named after the American president?

5  Which race of Peregrine breeds in the British Isles?

6  On 17th August 1768 (240 years ago tomorrow), Gilbert White described three species, previously considered to be one species, in a letter to Thomas Pennant. What were they?

7  In 1941 what American passerines did Vera Lynn predict would be over the White Cliffs of Dover?

8  What Critically Endangered species from Asia was depicted on last year’s Birdfair poster?

9  When Konrad von Gesner published a drawing and description of a now Critically Endangered bird in 1555, the general response was that it was a hoax. What was this outlandish bird?

10  In Navarra in north-east Spain, what species was most frequently killed by 271 wind-turbines between 2000 and 2002?

11  Which of the following does not exist: Thrush Nightingale, Nightingale Finch, Nightingale Wren, Nightingale Bunting?

12  What species has most recently been classified as Critically Endangered?

13  Name one of the four genera with the dubious honour of having four Critically Endangered species.

14  Which Critically Endangered species has Wildsounds championed as part of BirdLife International’s Guardians and Champions project?

15  In which European country does approximately half the world population of Red Kite breed?

16  By what name was Cyanistes caeruleus more familiarly known?

17  What colour is the iris of a Common Kestrel?

18  What is a ‘faeder’ when applied to Ruff?

19  In what year did the Cattle Egret colonise North America (Florida)? Give the decade.

20  What killed 17 of the 18 young Whooping Cranes in the migratory eastern population of Whooping Cranes in Florida in 2007?