how do birds mate?

Answer 1

The male's sp*rm, produced in the testes, passes to the cloaca where it is stored until copulation (act of sex). The female also has a cloaca that leads from the ovaries. The female bird unfans her tail, moves it to one side while the male climbs up onto her back or gets close to her. Their cloacas are pressed together and the sp*rm moves from the male to the female. This act is called a cloacal kiss.

Answer 2

birda have a cloaca(sp?) its a common opening for birth and waste. so a male and female bird will have to line up the parts and exchange DNA. pretty complicated actually as the female will have to be on her back to accept the males donation. thats why it looks like they are fighting.

Answer 3

It depends on the type of birds.... some parrots mate with the male on top of the female (with the female sitting on a perch, head and tail tilted up) with the male standing on top of her, standing back as their cloacas meet...
http://www.geocities.com/thoronton/ekeets5.html

Some birds have a hemi-penis (or half penis) which serves multiple purposes...
http://www.feathert.com/hemi-penis.html

Of course depending on the species yet again depends on how they mate...
http://images.worldofstock.com/slides/NBI3091.jpg
http://images.google.com/images?q=mating+birds&svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&rlz=1T4ADBS_en_____214


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Answer 4

Very quickly, from what I've observed.

Answer 5

standing up birdy style

Answer 6

maybe by sitting over each other

Answer 7

no one knows because they do it under their feathers

Answer 8

to have chicks! Instincts!!!

Answer 9

they rub their cloacheas(sp) together

Answer 10

http://birding.about.com/library/weekly/aa071700c.htm
this should help