AN ETHOGRAM OF SOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN CAPTIVE ST-LUCIA PARROTS AMAZONA VERSICOLOR

During a study of reproductive behaviour in four pairs of captive St. Lucia parrots at the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust, an ethogram o f behaviours and vocalisations involved in social interaction was comp iled. These 28 elements are described and information on the diurnal p attern of inter-pair, intrapair and self maintenance behaviours is pre sented. Such studies enhance our understanding of parrot behaviour and are useful to captive breeding programmes, since they provide a means by which to assess the compatibility of pairs, and hence to improve c aptive management.