Breeding of nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) in Captivity
1995
Yupaporn Surapanpitak | Sompong Vanigasumbun (Royal Forest Dept., Bangkok (Thailand). Natural Resources Conservation Office. Wildlife Conservation Div.)
Breeding of Nicobar Pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica) was studied at Khok Mai Ruar Wildlife Breeding Center, Narathiwat province, from June 1990 to October 1995. It was observed that Nicobar Pigeon bred and laid egg all the year round. Rough, plate form nest was built by twigs and dry leaves. A single egg was found in each cluth. Averaged sized and weight was 31.64*45.0 mm and 25.05 g, respectively. Both sex took part in incubating egg. Incubation period was 25-29 days. When the young bird was 40 days old, the mother start to lay a new cluth. Nestling was an altricial. After hatching about 34-36 days, the young bird could fly and forage. First plumage completed in 3 months. Primaries molt happened when the bird was 7 months old, and at 24 months old the bird had the same plumage as an adult.
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