Table 1.
Behaviors | Description | |
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Aggressive peck | Forceful pecks to the head or neck of the other bird | |
Body peck | Severe peck | Vigorous pecks to at the feather on the wing, back, or tail, that tend to pull, break or remove the feathers |
Feather peck | Gentle pecks/nibbles at the feathers on the wing, back, or tail | |
Kick | Forceful extension of leg to make contact with the other bird | |
Threat | Standing with the neck erected and hackle feathers raised in front of the other bird | |
Fight with peck | Similar to threat, but at least one aggressive peck is involved | |
Fight with kick | Similar to threat, but at least one kick is involved |
The behavioral ethogram is adjusted based on Dennis et al. (2013).