Сборник от Научната конференция с международно участие „Животновъдната наука – предизвикателства и иновации”,
1 – 3 ноември 2023, София
eISBN 978-619-92591-1-5, ИЖН - Костинброд
eISBN 978-619-92591-1-5, ИЖН - Костинброд
Proceedings of Scientific Conference with International Participation „Animal Science - Challenges and Innovations”,
1 – 3 November 2023, Sofia
eISBN 978-619-92591-1-5, IAS- Kostinbrod
eISBN 978-619-92591-1-5, IAS- Kostinbrod
SOCIAL BEHAVIORS OF CHUKAR PARTRIDGE (ALECTORIS CHUKAR)
Eyup Başer
In recent years, the number of Chukar partridge (Alectoris chukar) has been decreasing in the geography of Türkiye. In this study, some behavioral characteristics of Chukar partridge produced for game birds or release in semi-open systems were investigated. The Chukar partridge, which originates from Central Asia, is a wild bird in the family Phasinidae of the order Galliformes. In the animal kingdom, communication can generally be seen in the form of voice, body language, flapping wings, dance movements, differentiation in walking, or touching and smelling. As birds and other poultry, the different forms of sound produced by partridges appear to have different meanings as a means of communication. These include alarming, social contact, dominance, and sexual appeals. It has been observed that chukar partridges have purposes such as danger and warning signs, social status, loyalty to the group, hunger, need for feed and water, call for food and water, signs of anxiety and distress, courtship, and threat, as in other domestic or wild animals. As in chickens, the male initiates the sexual movement in chukar partridges. The unique courtship behavior of male partridges in influencing the female and finding a sexual response is the flapping or waltz movement. Female partridges may respond to courtship behavior by being positive, negative, or apathetic. During the first-time access to water and food for the partridges reared in the cage, the dominant male of the herd makes a vocal call to the group for food and water. The partridges responded to this call in a hierarchical order; it has been observed that if there are individuals who do not comply with the hierarchical order in access to feed or water, the dominant male is forced by pecking to retreat by warning the partridge that does not comply with the rule. In the study, it was concluded that the social behaviors of the chukar partridges occur in a hierarchical order.
Chukar partridge, hierarchical order, social behavior
Başer, E. (2023). Social Behaviors of Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar). Proceedings of Scientific Conference with International Participation „Animal Science - Challenges and Innovations”, 1–3 November 2023, Sofia, Institute of Animal Science – Kostinbrod, Sofia, Bulgaria, eISBN 978-619-92591-1-5, pp. 78–85.
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