Question

Which of the following does not make a nest of its own?
A. crow
B. Parrot
C. Cuckoo bird
D. Sparrow

Answer 1

Hint: A bird nest is a location in which a bird lays and dwells its eggs and raises its young. Although the term popularly refers to a specific structure made by the bird itself—such as the grassy cup nest. For some bird species, a nest is simply a shallow depression made in the sand; for some, it is the knot-hole left by a broken branch, or a burrow dug into the ground, a chamber drilled into a tree trunk, a shelf made of dried saliva or a mud dome with an entrance tunnel.

Complete answer:
> Option A- Crows typically hide their nests in the lap of a tree trunk or on a horizontal branch, generally towards the top third or quarter of the tree. The birds prefer to nest in evergreens but will nest in deciduous trees when evergreens are less available. Both the birds contribute to nest structuring. Nests can be 50cm or more wide, larger than the birds are long!

> Option B is Parrots are like most other birds and lay eggs in a nest. Some species, though, lay their eggs in tree holes, ground tunnels, rock cavities, and termite mounds. The captive parrot's nest in the nest boxes but the wild parrots have a variety of interesting sites. A parrot's egg needs 18 to 30 days to dwell before it can hatch, so the parents take turns sitting on the eggs.

> Option C is a Cuckoo bird. The common cuckoo bird does not make a nest of its own. They do not bring up their own young. Instead, the female lays her eggs in the nests of other birds, which then rear the baby cuckoo instead of their own.

> Option D Nest Placement
House Sparrows nest in holes of buildings and other structures such as streetlights, gas-station roofs, signs, and the overhanging fixtures that hold traffic lights. The birds sometimes build nests in vines climbing the walls of buildings.

Hence, The correct answer is option (C).

Note: It is a brood parasite, which means it lays eggs in the nests of other bird species, particularly of dunnocks, meadow pipits, and reed warblers. The reason the cuckoo bird is called a parasite is because of their poor nesting habits. These lazy birds are considered to be the worst parents in the bird world as they don't even build their own nest for their eggs to hatch and raise their young ones. The cuckoo's egg will hatch a lot faster than the host eggs.