Nicobar Pigeon
There are variety of birds that is breed and kept in Wildlife Fauna Janda Baik. Here is only some of them.
Description:
Nicobar Pigeons are 15-17 inches long. Their plumage is dark overall, with a
contrasting white tail. They have a "mane" of long, hair-like feathers
around the neck. The long neck feathers, called hackles, are black with
purple iridescence. The upperparts are dark green, and the underparts are
iridescent green and blue. Their beak is black with an enlarged cere (fleshy
swelling around the base of the beak). Males and juveniles have brown eyes,
while females have white eyes. Females also have shorter hackles and are
browner overall. Juveniles do not have hackles, and they are entirely
brownish black, including the tail.
Range:
Pacific islands from the Nicobar Islands to New Guinea and the Solomons
Habitat:
Mangroves and lowland forests of small islands
Diet:
In the wild, they eat fruit and seeds. In the zoo, our pigeons eat scratch mix,
Zupreem bird diet, and fresh fruit.
Life Cycle:
The breeding season for Nicobar Pigeons varies throughout their range, but is
usually very long. On some islands, pairs begin nesting in June, and some birds
continue nesting until January. Males display by puffing out their iridescent
feathers and bowing to the females. They nest in colonies on small offshore
islands, sometimes gathering in huge flocks containing thousands of pairs. The
nest is an untidy platform of twigs placed at least 10 feet above the ground.
Females lay one white egg per clutch, and both parents incubate. The hatchling
has black skin and little or no down. It is fed crop-milk by both parents, and
fledges after about 1 month.