Time Budget of Captive Oriental White Storks in Breeding Season
Time budget of a pair of captive Oriental White Storks ( Ciconia boyciana) has been observed during breeding season from March 1st to May 31th in 2000, in Harbin Zoo. Seven categories of behaviors were recorded and influence of sex and breeding stage on the behavior was examined. The time budget of each behavior was as following: standing 49.4% , breeding 19.7% , preening 8.9% , feeding 6.4% , nest fixing 5.7% , bill clattering 5.7% and wandering 4.3% respectively. The time budget was modified by daily rhythm, and was varied with the difference of breeding stage and the sex.
Artificial breedingOriental White Stork( Ciconia boyciana)Breeding seasonTime budgeting