This sprawling African nation is home to verdant wetlands, vast plains and a wealth of fascinating bird species.

African tourism and wildlife. Sociable Weaver, or Philetairus socius, near a large compound community nest, perhaps the most spectacular structure built by any bird, in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, ...

The southern red-billed hornbill is a native bird species found in the drier bushlands in southern Africa and nests in ... that white-browed sparrow-weaver nests always point westward, see how ...

Village Weaver is found across much of sub-Saharan Africa ... constructing distinctive nests that suspend from a tree branch and are made from woven grass and leaf strips with a downward-facing ...

When you drive north from here, you eventually reach a magical part of South Africa known as the Kalahari. When you get there, you immediately notice that the most successful weaver nests are the ones ...

Image via Depositphotos Weaver birds are aptly named for their intricate nest-building skills ... These structures, found notably in Africa and Australia, can reach up to 30 feet in height and house ...

From fiery scarlet to subtle amber, these birds often flaunt this color for reasons beyond just looking pretty, many rely on ...

The present volume covers seven families of the Passeriformes ; the eighth will deal with the weaver-birds ; and the eighth will contain additional information that has meanwhile come to hand on ...

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every February, and this year focuses on a unique theme to highlight the significance of ...

A museum curator with a ladder showed that birds that build cavity-style nests are able to protect their eggs with the skin shed by snakes. By Kate Golembiewski In 1889, the naturalist Allan ...