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I thought that this dissected video could help others who are confused or unsure about their lovebirds movements and want to see if maybe their bird is trying to mate the other bird, a human or an object.
It also clarifies a few things that I say to people by seeing it visually - especially the wing flick (tick or however you want to call it) and the walking backwards (not as much as a moonwalk ). I´m not an expert on terminology, these are just my observations and the adjectives I chose to describe the actions.
Timestamps are listed below;
0:12 Walking backwards
0:13 Wing flick
0:14 Fluff up
0:20 Shake head
0:21 Scratching
0:27 Fluff up
0:52 Shake head
1:08 Shake head
1:11 Shake head
1:12 Wing flick
1:15 Fluff up
1:16 Regurgitating/feeding
1:20 Scratching
1:22 Regurgitating/feeding
1:28 Shake head
1:30 Scratching
1:32 Regurgitating/feeding
1:39 Scratching
1:44 Shake head
1:46 Walking in circles
1:47 Wing flick
1:48 Regurgitating/feeding
1:55 Scratching
1:57 Regurgitating/feeding
2:03 Shake head
2:05 Regurgitating/feeding
2:08 Walking in circles
2:10 Beak rubbing/banging
2:12 Shake head
2:14 Shake head
2:16 Regurgitating/feeding
2:24 Scratching
2:27 Shake head
2:28 Regurgitating/feeding
2:37 Beak rubbing/banging
2:39 Shake head
2:40 Walking backwards
2:44 Scratching
2:45 Walking in circles
2:46 Regurgitating/feeding
2:50 Beak rubbing/banging
2:51 Shake head
2:56 Beak rubbing/banging
3:02 Walking backwards
3:03 Wing flick
3:04 Scratching
3:12 Wing flick
3:14 Shake head
3:16 Flock call
3:18 Fluff up
3:20 Beak rubbing/banging
3:23 Walking in circles
3:24 Walking backwards
3:25 Fluff up
3:27 Regurgitating/feeding
3:31 Scratching
3:38 Beak rubbing/banging
3:51 Beak rubbing/banging
3:59 Walking in circles
4:00 Shake head
4:03 Walking in circles
4:08 Walking in circles
4:15 Flock call
4:18 Flock call
It´s worth noting that;
-flock calling is not specific only to mating
-beak banging can mean excitement, and beak rubbing can be a warning before a bite (similar to eyes pinning in larger birds)
-Fluffing up can also be a sign of frustration/getting angry if done alone (sometimes accompanied by beak rubbing).
Usually the male will make a loud clicking sound whilst doing all of these movements (hense where the title ¨clicky dance¨ comes from) and will stop making the sound when actually mating.
Sydney didn´t click so loud in the video because this is not his mate - he clicks very loudly for his boing
It also clarifies a few things that I say to people by seeing it visually - especially the wing flick (tick or however you want to call it) and the walking backwards (not as much as a moonwalk ). I´m not an expert on terminology, these are just my observations and the adjectives I chose to describe the actions.
Timestamps are listed below;
0:12 Walking backwards
0:13 Wing flick
0:14 Fluff up
0:20 Shake head
0:21 Scratching
0:27 Fluff up
0:52 Shake head
1:08 Shake head
1:11 Shake head
1:12 Wing flick
1:15 Fluff up
1:16 Regurgitating/feeding
1:20 Scratching
1:22 Regurgitating/feeding
1:28 Shake head
1:30 Scratching
1:32 Regurgitating/feeding
1:39 Scratching
1:44 Shake head
1:46 Walking in circles
1:47 Wing flick
1:48 Regurgitating/feeding
1:55 Scratching
1:57 Regurgitating/feeding
2:03 Shake head
2:05 Regurgitating/feeding
2:08 Walking in circles
2:10 Beak rubbing/banging
2:12 Shake head
2:14 Shake head
2:16 Regurgitating/feeding
2:24 Scratching
2:27 Shake head
2:28 Regurgitating/feeding
2:37 Beak rubbing/banging
2:39 Shake head
2:40 Walking backwards
2:44 Scratching
2:45 Walking in circles
2:46 Regurgitating/feeding
2:50 Beak rubbing/banging
2:51 Shake head
2:56 Beak rubbing/banging
3:02 Walking backwards
3:03 Wing flick
3:04 Scratching
3:12 Wing flick
3:14 Shake head
3:16 Flock call
3:18 Fluff up
3:20 Beak rubbing/banging
3:23 Walking in circles
3:24 Walking backwards
3:25 Fluff up
3:27 Regurgitating/feeding
3:31 Scratching
3:38 Beak rubbing/banging
3:51 Beak rubbing/banging
3:59 Walking in circles
4:00 Shake head
4:03 Walking in circles
4:08 Walking in circles
4:15 Flock call
4:18 Flock call
It´s worth noting that;
-flock calling is not specific only to mating
-beak banging can mean excitement, and beak rubbing can be a warning before a bite (similar to eyes pinning in larger birds)
-Fluffing up can also be a sign of frustration/getting angry if done alone (sometimes accompanied by beak rubbing).
Usually the male will make a loud clicking sound whilst doing all of these movements (hense where the title ¨clicky dance¨ comes from) and will stop making the sound when actually mating.
Sydney didn´t click so loud in the video because this is not his mate - he clicks very loudly for his boing