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The nesting season is early spring to early summer, or sometimes as late as late July. As in other cardueline finches, pairs form in large pre-breeding flocks. Pairs leave the flocks and search for nest sites, the female taking the lead, often carrying nesting material and making building motions. The male follows, singing and calling.
For nesting, it is recommended to provide the birds with a nesting box with the dimensions 15 cm × 15 cm × 15 cm (5.9 in × 5.9 in × 5.9 in) and material for building the nest, such as hay and cotton. If a nest is provided, breeding will typically begin ~1 week after pairing. [83]
The male frequently flies with the female as she collects nesting materials, and though he may carry some materials back to the nest, he leaves its construction to the female. The outer shell of the nest is built of bark, weeds, vines, and grass. [21] The inside diameter of the finished nest is about 6.5 cm (2.6 in). [19]
The observation consisted of juveniles collecting nesting material along with adults and adding material to nests (5). This species usually nests close to the ground on trees or shrubs (9). All species of the genus Melopyrrha , which is endemic to the Caribbean, are described as constructing domed or globular nests and laying clutches of 2–3 ...
The nest used for roosting outside of the breeding season is a simpler design [4] Pairs share feeding responsibilities, and there has been one report of birds from older broods helping their parents raise the following brood, the first time that cooperative breeding has been recorded in an Australian estrildid finch. [12]
The nesting season is in summer in the temperate parts of its range; in the tropics it apparently breeds all-year round, perhaps less often in September and October. [18] It lays three or four bluish white eggs in a cup nest made of fine plant materials such as lichens, rootlets, and strips of bark, placed in a bush or at low or middle levels ...
Cut-throat finches usually use nests constructed by other birds . A clutch usually consists of 3 to 6 white eggs, which hatch after an incubation period of 12–13 days. [8] The chicks leave the nest after 21–27 days but continue to be fed by their parents for a further three weeks. [9]
The nests vary in size, shape, material used, and construction techniques from species to species. Materials used for building nests include fine leaf fibers, grass, and twigs. Many species weave very fine nests using thin strands of leaf fiber, though some, like the buffalo-weavers, form massive untidy stick nests in their colonies, which may ...