Body Dimensions in Great Alexander Parrots

  • Alexandru USTUROI University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Science, 8 Mihail Sadoveanu Alley, 700489 Iasi, Romania;

Abstract

Research aimed determining the body size in 60 studied Great Alexander parrots, equally allocated in three aviaries: L1 (Animal Science Faculty-Iasi); L2 (Zoological Park-Bârlad) and L3 (Le?cani-Iasi). Concerning the body sizes in the investigated population, the whole average body length was of 56.33 cm (53.97 cm in females and 58.68 cm in males), while trunk length reached 14.34 cm (13.63 cm in females and 15.07 cm la males). Wingspan was measured at 37.38 cm in females and 44.59 cm in males, therefore a population average of 40.98 cm. Thorax circumference was situated at an average value per population of 21.18 cm, being lower in females (19.94 cm) than in males (22.42 cm). The same situation was found for the length of sternum keel, which presented higher values in males (12.33 cm) than in females (11.15 cm), with and average, for the entire population, of 11.75 cm. Besides the novelty fact, we consider that the data we acquired, related to the dimensional depiction of a Great Alexander parrots population, could be used in the breeding activities of this species, even for the fixation of certain traits, even for obtaining new varieties.
Published
2011-11-01