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<strong>EEP</strong> STUDBOOK CROWNED PIGEONS<br />
Description of the nests found<br />
Nest Height<br />
in tree<br />
(m)<br />
Sizes<br />
(cm)<br />
Cup sizes<br />
(cm)<br />
Thickness<br />
of nest<br />
(cm)<br />
138<br />
Location in tree Location above<br />
ground<br />
1 (19-07) 9.00 48 X 44 22 X 16 20 On branch 70 cm Tree on a slope, 50<br />
(depth 5)<br />
from trunk m from stream<br />
2 (29-07) 5.20 40 X 30 Not a real 6 On a cross of two Above stream<br />
cup<br />
lianes<br />
(dry now)<br />
3 (21-08) 6.30 40 X 30 18 X 12 15 On division of 2 On bank, almost<br />
branches above stream<br />
4 (21-08) 7.60 No nest anymore On armpit of 3 On bank, almost<br />
branches above stream<br />
5 (22-08) 9.80 Not able to climb On armpit of 3<br />
branches<br />
High above stream<br />
6 (23-08) 2.90 40 X 38 Not a real<br />
cup<br />
12 In epifit Above stream<br />
7 (30-08) 12.90 38 X 35 16 X 14 7 On a thick brach, High in tree, no<br />
just after division water in<br />
surroundings<br />
8 (04-09) 11.40 50 X 50 30 X 30 20 On armpit of 3 High in tree, 4<br />
branches meters from stream<br />
9 (08-09) 11.40 50 X 38 25 X 18 10 On armpit of 3<br />
branches<br />
Above stream<br />
10 (09-09) 5.00 40 X 37 19 X 19 13 On top of dead<br />
branch, in epifit<br />
Above stream<br />
11 (09-09) 6.60 Ruinous Hanging on 2 On bank, almost<br />
lianes, in epifit above stream<br />
Conclusion<br />
Average height is 8.00 m (SE = 3 m), average sizes of the nest 43 X 38 cm (SE = 6 cm), average<br />
cup sizes 22 X 18 cm (SE = 5 cm), thickness of the nest 13 cm (SE = 5 cm). Most crowned<br />
<strong>pigeon</strong>s build their nest on an armpit of three branches, or on a division of two branches. Some<br />
crowned <strong>pigeon</strong>s use an epifit to support the nest. In such a case they do not need two or more<br />
branches. It is remarkable that nine of eleven nests were directly situated on a bank or even<br />
above a small (maximum 5 meters width) stream. Although there is a danger that the egg or<br />
chick may fall into the water (if it falls on the ground it is broken or dead as well), the nest is<br />
much easier to approach for crowned <strong>pigeon</strong>s, because there are not so many trees and shrubs<br />
there, which makes the nest easier to approach.<br />
They mostly build the nest under the top of the tree, in such a way that from the sky the nest is<br />
camouflaged by the leaves.
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