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<strong>EEP</strong> STUDBOOK CROWNED PIGEONS<br />
<strong>Crowned</strong> <strong>pigeon</strong>s are typical ground dwellers and the best is to keep them solitary, eventually<br />
with some other small species, which lives in the trees, because they can be very aggressive.<br />
To get them incubating an egg, there should not be any other large birds in the aviary. For<br />
example turacos and kookaburras are that curious and cheeky that they start emptying the nest<br />
if they have the possibility.<br />
Although crowned <strong>pigeon</strong>s kept under the most natural circumstances in the Netherlands<br />
(Burgers’ Bush) have a preference for thin perches (diameter maximum 3 centimetres) to rest<br />
and sleep on, in this research project it could not be proved that also other crowned <strong>pigeon</strong>s<br />
have a preference for thin perches. A long-term research projected should be initiated in an<br />
enclosure where the perches can be changed easily, without causing much stress. Finally in<br />
situ research is necessary to adapt the husbandry in situ if necessary and possible.<br />
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