Exotic Animal Formulary5

ground
Dove,
mourning
Pigeon (rock
dove)
13-14 12-14 — — — —
16-19 28-35 35 — 1 yr 4-8 (>20)
Ratites
Emu 50-57 — Precocial — 3-5 yr 30
Ostrich 41-43 — Precocial — 4 yr 80
Rhea 36-41 — Precocial — 1.5-2 yr —
a
Guidelines only; data vary between references. For raptors, see Table 5-26.
b
Brotogeris parakeets, 22; Pionus parrot, 25-26; Psittacula parakeets, 23-26; Quaker parakeet, 23;
Senegal parrot, 24-25.
c
Bourke’s parakeet, 40 (35-50); kakariki parakeet, 95-100; Princess of Wales parakeet, 108 (100-129);
red-rumped parakeet, 65 (60-69).
d
Congo, 28; Timneh, 26.
e
Green-cheeked, blue-fronted, 26; spectacled (white-fronted), 24; yellow-naped, yellow-fronted, yellowcrowned,
double yellow-headed, 28-29.
f
Blue-crowned, 740 (618-998); blue-fronted, 432 (361-485); double yellow-headed, 568 (463-694);
Mexican red-headed, 360 (343-377); yellow-naped, 596 (476-795).
g
Bare-eyed, 331; greater sulphur-crested, 806; Leadbeater’s (Major Mitchell’s), 423 (381-474); lesser
sulphur-crested, 303; Moluccan, 808; rose-breasted, 299; triton, 559; umbrella, 552.
h
Bare-eyed, 23-24; citron-crested, 25-26; greater sulphur-crested, 27-28; Leadbeater’s (Major
Mitchell’s), 26; lesser sulphur-crested, 24-25; Moluccan, 28-29; palm, 28-30; triton, 27-28; umbrella, 28.
i
Blue-crowned, 23-24; orange-fronted, 30; Nanday, 21-23; Patagonian, 24-25; sun, 27-28.
j
Queen of Bavaria, 262 (252-276).
k
Blue and gold, 1021; green-winged, 1179; hyacinth, 1355 (1197-1466); military, 788; red-fronted, 458;
scarlet, 1103.
Table 5-26
Biologic and Physiologic Values of Selected Raptors. 75,134,214,257,317,698,737
Species
Clutch
Size
Incubation
Period
(days)
Interval
Between
Eggs
(days)
Start of
Incubation
Fledging
(days)
Sexual
Maturity
(yr)
American
kestrel
3-7 29-31 — — 30-31 —
Bald eagle 1-3 34-36 — — 70-98 —
Barn owl 2-9 30-31 2-3 First egg 70-75 7
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