A team of biologists in the U.K. and Canada has found that at least one type of bird has its own distinct nest building style. In their study, published in the journal Science, the group conducted a ...

Birds build remarkable hanging nests using natural materials for safety. These woven structures protect eggs and chicks from predators and harsh weather. Skilled builders rely on instinct and ...

From afar, the acacia trees look like they have been decorated with grass pom-poms. The birds have been busy, building shelters of straw and grass. Up close, the real shape of the "pom-poms" becomes ...

In the thorny acacia trees of the Kalahari Desert, avian construction crews are hard at work. White-browed sparrow weavers, a species of social bird, assemble complex roosts and nests from ...

Weaver bird name for the Ploceidae, a family of Old World seed-eating birds closely resembling finches. The weavers are named for the highly complex woven nests built by many species, though others ...

Sparrow weavers in Africa appear to learn distinct building styles that reflect group traditions, research shows. It raises intriguing questions about avian intelligence. By Rebecca Dzombak Birds can ...

Neighboring groups of birds within the same species can create very different-looking nests — showing that their nest-building choices aren’t solely controlled by instinct and the environment. Instead ...

Challenging long-held beliefs that bird nest building is solely influenced by genetics or the environment, researchers report that the white-browed sparrow weavers of the Kalahari Desert, Africa, ...