What is the common name for this bird?
The Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk, (Accipiter striatus venator), falcón de sierra or gavilán pecho rufo in Spanish, is an endemic subspecies of the North American sharp-shinned hawk, occurring only in Puerto Rico. Discovered in 1912 and described as a distinct sub-species, it has been placed on the United States Fish and Wildlife Service list of ENDANGERED species because of its rapidly dwindling population in Puerto Rico.
Every bird listed as a potential answer is endangered/threatened.
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38 Comments
Spike Holmes
How did you get this question approved, - there's not even HALF a picture, - more like a THIRD! Ridiculous
William Laughlin
Why not show a single feather? This is a ridiculous photo to use for this question!
Shame on you, Quizzclub.
Stevie G
Picture is not suitable for the question. I am so amazed that this got passed.
Carolyn Tabarrok
My picture was complete
Norma Cullerton
I too saw the whole photo...nice, I got it right!
Rafi Manory
Not sure what are people complaining about, I had a complete picture of a bird
Chris Braid
Got that one wrong!
Lynne Zeman
The sharp- shinned name threw me. Looked at the photo (if that truly was the bird depicted) and didn't see anything to indicate sharp shins.
David Reed
Was i the only one that got it right?
Joanne Serin
I got the whole picture, but no good at identifying birds.
lmjmom
Got it. Good guess!
Janette Will
Had no idea.
Karin Johansson
I had a whole picture but couldn't identifie it even then.
Richard G Schwartz
Very pretty bird.
John W Shreve
lhanes, Sometimes you just have to "feel" the answer. You can do it.
Maho girl
Clayton Dean Brannon, Says Who? You have an 'Official Trivia Rule Book' which rules out bird info as being 'acceptable' trivia?
Cheryl Perkins
I had the whole picture but had no idea as it is foreign to me.
ninakamwene
Missed it. I hope they do not all disappear, what a loss to the planet! Thank you.