The large communal nests of Sociable Weavers provide year-round insulated refuge for weavers and Pygmy Falcons

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• nest 87%
• refuge 83%
• buffering 70%
• tunnel 47%
• insulation 29%
• breeding 26%
• nest structure 24%
• bird 21%
• temperature 19%
• roosting 19%
• nestling 18%
• thermoregulation 18%
• animal community 18%
• built structure 17%
• arid environment 15%
• thermal structure 15%
• parasite 13%
• egg 12%
• freezing 11%
• Africa 9%
• cold 9%
• weather 9%
• climate change 7%
• cost 6%

Agriculture & Biology

• falcons 100%
• nests 63%
• heat 44%
• insulating materials 25%
• temperature 18%
• buffering capacity 13%
• birds 13%
• breeding 13%
• thermal stress 12%
• thermoregulation 12%
• dry environmental conditions 12%
• nestlings 11%
• savannas 11%
• freezing 9%
• South Africa 9%
• weather 9%
• climate change 9%
• buffers 9%
• parasites 7%
• eggs 6%