Don't get in a flap: test your knowledge of urban birds – quiz
Cities are home to a huge array of birdlife, but do you know your curlew from your godwit?
Which bird - the fastest living creature in the whole world - has found a home in city centres across Britain, Europe and North America?
Hobby
Peregrine
Swift
Which tropical-looking bird, weighing just 4.5g is now overwintering in Vancouver, Canada, where winter temperatures can fall well below zero?
Anna's hummingbird
Tropical kingbird
Worm-eating warbler
Which exotic pink waterbird gathers in large flocks in the lagoon in the centre of Montpellier on the French Riviera?
Roseate spoonbill
Scarlet ibis
Greater flamingo
Which bird of prey is a common sight as it gathers in huge flocks over cities such as New Delhi, India?
Himalayan vulture
Black kite
Indian spotted eagle
Which globally endangered species of wading bird, of which there are fewer than 500 left alive, stops off in Hong Kong each spring and autumn on its migratory journeys?
Long-billed curlew
Bar-tailed godwit
Spoon-billed sandpiper
Which black-and-white waterbird - known as the "bin chicken", "dump chook" and "refuse raptor" - regularly raids rubbish bins in Melbourne, Australia?
Australian white pelican
Australian white ibis
Black-necked stork
America's national bird, which species of raptor regularly nests in Denver city centre?
American kestrel
Bald eagle
Golden eagle
Which epic global traveller flies all the way from the Antarctic Ocean, to breed in the centre of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik?
Bar-headed goose
Arctic tern
Wilson's storm-petrel
Which graceful creature, Europe's largest wildfowl, is also Denmark's national bird, thanks to a story from Hans Christian Andersen?
Mute swan
Whooper swan
Bewick's swan
Which pinkish-brown garden bird is known as the "television dove" in Germany, because of its habit of perching on rooftop aerials?
Turtle dove
Laughing dove
Collared dove
4 and above.
Pretty good: your bird knowledge is clearly a feather in your cap
7 and above.
Great bird knowledge: you're in the top flight!
0 and above.
Oh dear: bird-wise you're getting by on a wing and a prayer ...
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