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Which bird makes hanging nest for laying eggs?

Which bird makes hanging nest for laying eggs? Correct Answer <span style="">Weaverbird</span>

Concept:

  • Birds build nests to lay their eggs and incubate their younger ones.
  • Different birds build nests at different places, some on ground level, some high up on the tree.
  • Different birds use different techniques and different materials to build their nests.

Explanation:

Weaverbird:

  • Weaverbird is a small finch-like bird.
  • They are noted for their nest-building techniques using grass stems and other plant fibres.
  • They are particularly well-known for their roofed nests forming complex, hanging woven chambers.
  • Many species of weavers are highly gregarious.
  • The male weaver bird make beautifully woven nests.
  • The female looks at all the nests and chooses the one that she likes the best and decides in which to lay her eggs.

Thus, the Weaverbird makes hanging nests.

Additional Information

  • The dove makes its nest among the thorns of a cactus plant or a Mehendi hedge.
  • The sparrow and pigeon make their nest anywhere on top of a cupboard, behind a mirror, on a ledge.
  • The barbet or coppersmith bird makes its nest in a hole, in a tree trunk.
  • The tailorbird uses its sharp beak to make its nest by stitching together two leaves on a bush. It lays its eggs in the fold of the leaf that it has made.
  • The sunbird makes a nest that hangs from the branch of a small tree or a bush.
  • The robin makes its nest with soft twigs, roots, wool, hair and cotton wool at ground level, lower branches of a tree or sometimes at the top.

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