EEP Crowned pigeon number 4

EEP STUDBOOK CROWNED PIGEONS
The behaviour of the young pair of Goura victoria in Burgers’ Bush and the behaviour of the
pair of Goura cristata in Alphen a/d Rijn are the least correlated, while the behaviour of the
crowned pigeons in Burgers’ Breeding Centre and in the left enclosure in Amsterdam Zoo are
correlated in many types of behaviour.
Preference for types of substrate
There were four types of behaviour recognized: “to forage on the sand”, “to forage on the
mould”, “to preen on the sand” and “to preen on the mould”.
Table 2: Preference for a special type of behaviour at a special type of substrate.
In column: F = to forage, P = to preen, S = sand, M = mould.
Only percentages of significant importance are listed.
(+) = p < 0.05, (*) = p < 0.01, (#) = p < 0.001.
PM >
PS
PS >
PM
PM >
FM
FM >
PM
FS >
FM
FM >
FS
FS >
PS
PS >
FS
PM >
FS
FZ >
PM
FM >
PS
PS >
FM
Amsterdam
left cage
M (n=12)
3.22 – 0
(*)
3.14 – 0
(*)
3.14 – 0.13
(*)
3.22 – 0.13
(*)
Amsterdam
left cage
F (n=12)
3.67 – 0.06
(#)
3.67 – 0.13
(#)
Amsterdam
right cage
M (n=12)
12.97 – 0
(#)
6.03 – 0
(+)
6.03 – 0.12
(+)
12.97 – 0.12
(#)
105
Amsterdam
right cage
F (n=12)
5.94 – 0
(*)
6.66 – 0
(#)
6.66 – 0.16
(#)
5.94 – 0.16
(#)
The table above can be read horizontally and vertically.
Alphen
a/d Rijn
M (n=10)
7.35 – 0.03
(#)
7.35 – 0.59
(#)
Alphen
a/d Rijn
F (n=10)
24.36 – 0.46
(#)
24.36 – 1.19
(#)
24.36 – 6.20
(#)