hi,these babblers live in groups of 5 to 7 and have very close bond amongst themselves. they usually have one nest and all the members of the group take care of the chicks in feeding etc. that ensures the success of survival in nestlings. its not yet known,whether, only dominant pair breeds or all of them take tern???? it is not even clear,that what is the sex ratio of female and males in group.
regards
niranjan
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Very nice capture Niranjan. Loved the shot - Great behavior action, sharpness and BG. It is very common to see birds preening themselves, but not very common to see one bird preen another bird (unlike mammals). Love it. Cheers
Niranhan- Nice to see, and you bring up an interesting case of social behaviour in this species. When you see cooperation like you have described, it usually involves related individuals such as older offspring returning to help their parents rear the next brood.
Asif- In the seabird world as least, "allopreening" as this is called is quite common between males and females of a pair. It gets them used to touching and being close to each other (which they need for copulation etc) and it also removes ectoparasites (external parasites) from hard to reach places like around the head.
jungle babblers preenning
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