Nature Quiz - British Birds - Finches (Questions)

Finches are predominantly seed-eating songbirds. Most are native to the Northern Hemisphere. They are perhaps most well-known through Charles Darwin's finches of the Galapagos islands, which provided evidence of natural selection. See how well you know your finches by identifying the following birds.

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1.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Lesser Redpoll
[ ]	Chaffinch
[ ]	Eurasian Linnet
[ ]	European Greenfinch

2.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Brambling
[ ]	Eurasian Linnet
[ ]	European Goldfinch
[ ]	Lesser Redpoll

3.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Chaffinch
[ ]	European Goldfinch
[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	Common Crossbill

4.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Common Crossbill
[ ]	Eurasian Siskin
[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	European Goldfinch

5.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	Eurasian Linnet
[ ]	Brambling
[ ]	European Greenfinch

6.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Scottish Crossbill
[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	Eurasian Siskin
[ ]	European Goldfinch

7.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	Eurasian Siskin
[ ]	European Goldfinch
[ ]	Lesser Redpoll

8.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Brambling
[ ]	European Goldfinch
[ ]	Lesser Redpoll
[ ]	European Greenfinch

9.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Chaffinch
[ ]	Eurasian Siskin
[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	Common Crossbill

10.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	Eurasian Linnet
[ ]	European Goldfinch
[ ]	Eurasian Siskin

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Nature Quiz - British Birds - Finches (Answers)

1.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Lesser Redpoll
[ ]	Chaffinch
[ ]	Eurasian Linnet
[x]	European Greenfinch

2.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Brambling
[ ]	Eurasian Linnet
[ ]	European Goldfinch
[x]	Lesser Redpoll

3.

What is the name of this bird?

[x]	Chaffinch
[ ]	European Goldfinch
[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	Common Crossbill

4.

What is the name of this bird?

[x]	Common Crossbill
[ ]	Eurasian Siskin
[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	European Goldfinch

5.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[x]	Eurasian Linnet
[ ]	Brambling
[ ]	European Greenfinch

6.

What is the name of this bird?

[x]	Scottish Crossbill
[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	Eurasian Siskin
[ ]	European Goldfinch

7.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	Eurasian Siskin
[x]	European Goldfinch
[ ]	Lesser Redpoll

8.

What is the name of this bird?

[x]	Brambling
[ ]	European Goldfinch
[ ]	Lesser Redpoll
[ ]	European Greenfinch

9.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Chaffinch
[ ]	Eurasian Siskin
[x]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	Common Crossbill

10.

What is the name of this bird?

[ ]	Eurasian Bullfinch
[ ]	Eurasian Linnet
[ ]	European Goldfinch
[x]	Eurasian Siskin