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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

It is spring in the northern hemisphere and birds initiate the remarkable architectural feat of building a home for the young. How is this accomplished? Hormones and Getting in the Mood Much of the ...

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 ...

Among the thousands of bird species there is great variation in nesting habits: Some nest in burrows, or tree cavities and nest boxes, or mounds of decaying vegetation and so on. Most birds build some ...