In December 2018, a video purportedly showing a baya weaver bird dying next to its deceased mate went viral on social media, driven by the associated claim that this species of bird is "the only ...

We plan to continue documenting the architectural styles of different white-browed sparrow weaver families and to record ...

There may be few trees in the desert to offer shelter from the baking sun but the sociable weaver bird doesn't let that stop it from building enormous nests to house hundreds of birds. The ...

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 ...

It raises intriguing questions about avian intelligence. By Rebecca Dzombak Birds can be picky building their nests. They experiment with materials, waffle over which twig to use, take them apart ...

Birds of a feather flock together—at least when their diets and habitats are conducive to sociable behavior, according to research on weaver birds. There are 118 species of weaver birds ...

More information: Maria C. Tello-Ramos et al, Architectural traditions in the structures built by cooperative weaver birds, Science (2024). DOI: 10.1126/science.adn2573 ...

We plan to continue documenting the architectural styles of different white-browed sparrow weaver families and to record their building behaviour so we can determine how these birds coordinate ...