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Agapornis Roseicollis AKA the Rosy faced lovebird or Peach faced lovebird have a very unique trait.
Whereas most birds carry nesting materials in their beaks, the Roseicollis will store away shredded material in their rump. As they tear a piece of something and pass it left to right in their beaks, they then lift the feathers on their rump, nestle the material inside and then flatten the feathers, trapping the material securely in place. Once the bird has what they feel is enough, they go to their nest and pull out one piece at a time from under the feathers, chewing on each piece to make it soft, and fastening it to the nest before pulling out the next.
This is usually a female trait however it is not rare to see a male indulge in this same technique.
In captive birds, the most commonly seen tails are that of paper. But they will also take chunks of millet right from the spray and tuck them inside, along with things such as shredded popsicle sticks, wicker, bits of broken balsa, cardboard, cotton string from the perches, and anything else they get their beaks on.
I can't believe there isn't a thread sharing the different tails our lovebirds have made, so let's start one!
Post your photos and videos!
Whereas most birds carry nesting materials in their beaks, the Roseicollis will store away shredded material in their rump. As they tear a piece of something and pass it left to right in their beaks, they then lift the feathers on their rump, nestle the material inside and then flatten the feathers, trapping the material securely in place. Once the bird has what they feel is enough, they go to their nest and pull out one piece at a time from under the feathers, chewing on each piece to make it soft, and fastening it to the nest before pulling out the next.
This is usually a female trait however it is not rare to see a male indulge in this same technique.
In captive birds, the most commonly seen tails are that of paper. But they will also take chunks of millet right from the spray and tuck them inside, along with things such as shredded popsicle sticks, wicker, bits of broken balsa, cardboard, cotton string from the perches, and anything else they get their beaks on.
I can't believe there isn't a thread sharing the different tails our lovebirds have made, so let's start one!
Post your photos and videos!
I don't know where that came from... Must have been in a purse... But I can't remember, it was recent though...
