How do birds mate?

When birds are ready to breed, their reproductive organs – the testes and ovaries – swell and produce the sperm and ova. Male birds store sperm in their cloaca until an opportunity to mate arises, and females will receive that sperm into their cloaca before it travels to fertilize their ova. read more

Once a female bird is receptive to a mate – whether it is a new mate every breeding season or simply renewing ties with a life-long partner – the actual mating can take place. The positions and postures birds assume to mate can vary, but the most common is for the male bird to balance on top of the female. read more

Birds mate by rubbing their cloaca together in what scientists call a cloacal kiss. Birds of both sexes have a cloaca, which is an opening that swells and sticks out of the body slightly during mating season. read more

For birds to mate, a male bird and a female bird must collaborate to do it. Unlike other animals which show the signs of being on heat, birds can mate as many times in a day as possible. Most female birds will however not readily give in during mating. read more