Colonial
Species that breed or live in dense groups, sometimes thousands strong.
What it means
A colony packs an enormous number of individuals into very little space, and that brings clear advantages: more eyes keeping watch, joint defence against predators and shared information about where the food is. The price is competition for space, the spread of parasites and the risk of losing everything if something goes wrong at that one spot. It is a common arrangement among seabirds, bats, social insects and many corals.
Species
Asian Giant Hornet
Vespa mandarinia
EndangeredEmperor Penguin
Aptenodytes forsteri
Least ConcernGreater Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
Large Flying-fox
Pteropus giganteus
House Mouse
Mus musculus
Least ConcernCommon Tern
Sterna hirundo
Red Wood Ant
Formica rufa
Not EvaluatedMonarch
Danaus plexippus
Mauve Stinger
Pelagia noctiluca
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
Leaf-cutter Ant
Atta cephalotes
Least ConcernBrown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
Least ConcernRock Pigeon
Columba livia
Least ConcernCommon Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Least ConcernWhite Stork
Ciconia ciconia
Least ConcernGreater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Least ConcernMallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Critically EndangeredElkhorn Coral
Acropora palmata
Near ThreatenedEuropean Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Vampire Bat
Desmodus rotundus
Least ConcernAfrican Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Coconut Lorikeet
Trichoglossus haematodus
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