Nicobar Pigeon | 台北市立動物園資訊網

PHYSICALCHARACTERISTICS.TheNicobarpigeonisoneofthemostbeautifulofthemanyspeciesofpigeonsordoves.Likeallpigeons,theNicobarpigeonis​ ...

All pigeons in general follow similar courtship patterns. The males coo loudly, displaying before the females. At a more advanced stage of courtship the movements seem more like a bowing to the female. These displays sometimes go on for days followed by nest building. The male chooses the nesting site and gathers twigs, roots and other materials, which are set in place by the female. These birds are monogamous and tend to mate for life.

There are usually two eggs in each clutch, elliptical in shape and white, with a faint bluish tinge. Male and female share incubating duties for about 2 weeks after which the chicks are hatched nearly naked. These birds are altricial.

They are first fed “crop milk” which is a rich fluid the female parent regurgitates for the chicks to take from her bill. The chicks switch gradually to a solid diet of seed and frui...