Different type of bird nests for kids | Bird nest designs | What are nests made of? | Nests of birds

Bird’s nests can help birdwatchers identify the types of birds that are nearby. Nests are made of a variety of materials, in different shapes, and found in varying locations.

This article will describe 10 types of bird nests:
Cup
Cavity
Suspended Cup/Pendant
Platform
Scrape/Ground
Mound
Burrow/Underground
Floating Or Water-Adjacent
Sticky Adherent
Sphere nest

Nest building is part of a species’s ability to successfully produce offspring.

Many birds nest in trees, but there are also quite a few that do not. Females tend to build nests, but there are species-specific variances where the male helps.

Most nests are built to have characteristics that provide shelter, cushioning, and camouflage to protect the eggs and chicks. Often a nest is “glued” together with woven and natural materials, spider webs, mud, or saliva

In some species, a nest is started to attract mates and then is finished after one has been found.

Cup, cavity, and pendant-styles of nests are most commonly seen in construction for a wide variety of birds. Each type of nest below is described in detail, along with one or more examples of birds that build it.


In Conclusion
Nest diversity serves different functions and purposes specific to the species of birds for survival. This includes what they are made out of and where they are placed.

The most common types of nesting styles are cup, cavity, and suspended.

Some species of birds do not build any nests, opting for abandoned nests or burrows, or simply laying eggs out in the open.