Application of Richards\'s growth model to Brown-headed Parrot <i>Poicephalus cryptoxanthus</i> nestlings

Abstract

We generated a generalised growth curve for the Brown-headed Parrot Poicephalus cryptoxanthus. The growth model correlated well with the data from captive-bred chicks and should be used by ecologists and aviculturists to monitor the health of chicks, parental performance or disease and parasitism.

Ostrich 2008, 79(1): 79–82