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 ...

Nest-building is not just instinctive but is a skill that birds learn from experience, research suggests. Scientists filmed male Southern Masked Weaver birds in Botswana as they built multiple nests ...

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 birds are the artisans extraordinaire of the bird world. As their name suggests, they fashion intricate nests out of plant material, carefully threaded and woven into a solid structure. All of ...

Vocal control areas in the brain of weaver birds fire in time when they sing together. When a male or female white-browed sparrow-weaver begins its song, its partner joins in at a certain time. They ...

Birds exhibit remarkable architectural skills, constructing diverse nests tailored to their needs. Bald Eagles build massive tree nests, while Golden Eagles create sturdy homes on cliffs. Weaver Birds ...

Many in the scientific community have long assumed that nest-building in birds is a purely instinctive skill — an inborn ability that birds repeat from one nest to the next, regardless of their ...

Two sociable weaver birds being recognized by a new artificial intelligence-powered software. Annie Basson and André Ferreira. Imagine seeing a group of birds of the same species cavorting in a nearby ...