When it comes to home-building, some birds put even the finest architects to shame. Their nests are not just shelters but ...

Weaver birds are tiny artists, famous for their intricately woven nests that dangle from tree branches. Using grasses, twigs, and leaves, they create globe-shaped homes that sway in the breeze.

Spectacled Weavers often build very long nest entry tunnels which hang below the nest. These can be up to 60cm long in some cases. The longer the tunnel the more protection the eggs and chicks have ...

A 70-year-old man has been arrested for illegally cutting down a palm tree planted on government land in Jhalakathi, which had more than a hundred nests of weaver birds, leading to the deaths of ...

Dr. Rohwer is the curator of birds and mammals at the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. Most birds go to great lengths to hide their nests. So when I find one, invariably so carefully ...

The Birds In Helping Hands founder said it's illegal to cut down most bird nests.

Thousands of birds flying south for the winter stop off in Nigeria’s Hadejia Wetlands National Park. Researchers mapped the park, uncovering hundreds of species.

South Africa's national bird, the Blue Crane, is in trouble. Until just 15 years ago, numbers of this stately bird -- a firm favourite of nature lovers -- were increasing well.

As bird flu cases rise in the US, South Africa's desperate need for chicken imports leads to a crucial agreement with the US government ...

The Birds of Tropical West Africa: with Special Reference to those of the Gambia, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast and Nigeria. By D. A. Bannerman.