Dogs
- Amazing Photographs Of Group Of Animals
Here’s a collection of wonderful photos of groups of animals. An Army of Crab Image Source A Colony of Royal Penguin Image Source A Shoal of Surgeonfish Image Source Snow Goose Gaggle Image Source A School of Anchovies Image Source A Herd of Goats...
- Bizarre And Oddest-looking Birds In The World
Creepy-Looking Winged-Billed-Creatures There are about 9,000 species of birds. With this numerous number, there are colorful birds, large and small birds and there are also creepy-looking birds. Here are some of the creepiest-looking winged animals....
- Type Of Nests Of Different Bird Species
There are several types of nests. These include mound, scrape, burrow, cavity, cup, pendant, sphere, saucer and platform. Here are the different types of nest of animals (with photos). Burrow Image Source Many burrow-nesting birds excavate...
- Amazingly Interesting Facts About Peculiar Birds’ Nests
Almost all birds build their own nest. A few don’t build any at all while scores will utilize abandoned nests, burrows or cavities on trees. Some birds are bizarre in creating their nest. Here are some of them. 1.) Cave Swiftlets’ nests are made...
- Names Of Animal Nests
What do you call the different nest of animals? The nest of a Badger is called a “Sett”. Image Source A Sett is a Badger’s den that usually consists of a network of tunnels that can accommodate 15 or more animals, with up to 300 meters of tunnels...
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The Most Beautiful and Spectacular Nests in the World
Nests are important to many birds and other animals to keep their eggs and to provide a place to live or raise offspring. Nests are usually made of some organic material like, grass, leaves, twigs or simply a depression in the ground, or a hole in a tree, rock or building.
The nest mounds built by Dusky Scrubfowls are the largest nest in the animal kingdom. They usually measure more than 11 m or 36 ft in diameter and stand nearly 5 m or 16 ft tall.
Hummingbird
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The smallest bird nests are those of some Hummingbirds, tiny cups which are 2 cm across and 3 cm high. The beautiful Hummingbird nest with two chicks on the above photo was photographed in Santa Monica, California, USA.
Purple-crowned Fairy
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The cute Cup type nest on the above photo belongs to a Purple-crowned Fairy. Like many other small birds, they use considerable amount of spider silk in their cup nest. Purple-crowned Fairy or Heliothryx barroti can be found Mexico down to Ecuador.
Pendant Nest
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This beautiful Pendant nest of an unknown bird species was photographed inYelagiri, India.
Baya Weaver
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The Baya Weaver or Ploceus philippinus is a great weaver of nest as evident of the intricately weaved and designed nest on the above and below photo. The hanging retort shaped nests woven from leaves by these South and Southeast Asian birds are usually found on thorny trees or palm fronds.
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The nests are often built near water or hanging over water where predators cannot reach easily.
Sociable Weaver
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The Sociable Weavers or Philetairus socius are impressive species of bird of Africa. They can be found in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa. Sociable Weavers build large compound community nests, a rarity among birds.
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The nests of Sociable Weavers are perhaps the most spectacular structure built by any bird. These amazing birds are also known as Social Weaver.
Thick-billed Weaver
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Unlike many weaver bird species, the Thick-billed Weaver builds a different type of nest – the Sphere type. Its formal name is Amblyospiza albifrons.
Cliff Swallow
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Cliff Swallows are unique in building their nests. Unlike many bird species, they use mud as primary material in constructing their nests.
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The Cliff Swallow or Petrochelidon pyrrhonota is a passerine bird.
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Cliff Swallows breed in North America, and migrate in South America during winter season.
Taveta Weaver
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Another great nest weaver is the Taveta Weaver or Ploceus castaneiceps. This species of bird can be found in Kenya and Tanzania.
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The name of the bird comes from the unique markings/coloration of the bird, as well as how these birds weave intricate nests.
Montezuma Oropendola
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The nests above are Colonial pendant nests of Montezuma Oropendola. It was photographed in Alahuela Province, Costa Rica. Its scientific name is Psarocolius Montezuma. It can be found in Central America.
Common Blackbird
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The Cup type nest above belongs to Common Blackbird or Turdus merula. Their nest is simply beautiful. They are also known as Eurasia Blackbird.
Village Weaver
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Another great nest weaver is the Village Weaver. They build pendant type of nest. Its binomial name is Ploceus cucullatus and is also known as the Spotted-backed Weaver or Black-headed Weaver. It can be found in sub-Saharan Africa.
Great Reed Warbler
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The nest above is a cup type nest built by Great Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus). It is a Eurasian songbird.
Snowy Egret
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Like Eagles and Ospreys, Snowy Egrets build Platform type of nest. Snowy Egret or Egretta thula is a white heron that can be found in Bahamas.
Cacique
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Caciques build pendant type of nests. They can be found in Central and South America.
See also
- Amazingly Interesting Facts About Peculiar Birds’ Nests
- Amazingly Unique Nesting, Mating and Hatching Behaviors of Birds
- Interesting Things About Birds
- Amazing Facts About Owls
- Names of Animal Nests
- Amazing Photographs Of Group Of Animals
Here’s a collection of wonderful photos of groups of animals. An Army of Crab Image Source A Colony of Royal Penguin Image Source A Shoal of Surgeonfish Image Source Snow Goose Gaggle Image Source A School of Anchovies Image Source A Herd of Goats...
- Bizarre And Oddest-looking Birds In The World
Creepy-Looking Winged-Billed-Creatures There are about 9,000 species of birds. With this numerous number, there are colorful birds, large and small birds and there are also creepy-looking birds. Here are some of the creepiest-looking winged animals....
- Type Of Nests Of Different Bird Species
There are several types of nests. These include mound, scrape, burrow, cavity, cup, pendant, sphere, saucer and platform. Here are the different types of nest of animals (with photos). Burrow Image Source Many burrow-nesting birds excavate...
- Amazingly Interesting Facts About Peculiar Birds’ Nests
Almost all birds build their own nest. A few don’t build any at all while scores will utilize abandoned nests, burrows or cavities on trees. Some birds are bizarre in creating their nest. Here are some of them. 1.) Cave Swiftlets’ nests are made...
- Names Of Animal Nests
What do you call the different nest of animals? The nest of a Badger is called a “Sett”. Image Source A Sett is a Badger’s den that usually consists of a network of tunnels that can accommodate 15 or more animals, with up to 300 meters of tunnels...