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NEST‐BUILDING BEHAVIOUR OF QUAKER PARROTS MYIOPSITTA MONACHUS
Author(s) -
Harrison C. J. O.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1973.tb02628.x
Subject(s) - nest (protein structural motif) , geography , biology , ecology , zoology , biochemistry
Summary. An account is given of nest‐building by captive Quaker Parrots Myiopsitta monachus. Nests were made by thatching movements, twigs being inserted into a base by a sideways movement of the head. A downward slanting sheaf was formed around an internal cavity. The lip of the nest‐hollow was formed by pulling up and inserting the ends of some twigs. The cavity was shaped by chewing off projecting ends, and floored with chewed and shredded twigs.