Sains Malaysiana 54(3)(2025): 733-743

http://doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2025-5403-10

Pengaruh Ikatan Pasangan terhadap Tingkah Laku Berdandan dan Kelakuan Agresif Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)

(The Effect of Pair Bonding on Grooming Behavior and Aggressive Behavior of Budgerigars (Melopsittacus undulatus))

NORLINDA MOHD. DAUT* & JANANI RAMACHANDRAN

Jabatan Sains Biologi dan Bioteknologi, Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia

Diserahkan: 8 Mei 2024/Diterima: 3 Januari 2025

Abstrak

Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) sangat popular dalam kalangan penggemar dan pemelihara burung kerana selain daripada bentuk fizikalnya yang menarik, burung ini mempunyai nilai komersial serta estetikanya yang tersendiri. Kefahaman mengenai kelakuan agresif dan pengaruh berdandan budgerigar dalam kurungan amat penting bagi memastikan kebajikan dan kesihatan melalui hubungan sosial burung ini terjamin serta bebas membiak tanpa tekanan. Penyelidikan ini dijalankan bagi mengenal pasti kelakuan agresif dan menganalisis hubung kait kelakuan berdandan terhadap tingkah laku agresif. Enam ekor budgerigar yang terdiri daripada tiga ekor jantan dan tiga ekor betina telah dipilih sebagai subjek kajian. Kajian ini dijalankan di Rumah Haiwan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Sejumlah 100 jam pemerhatian setiap individu telah berjaya direkodkan menggunakan pensampelan fokus. Hasil kajian mendapati budgerigar betina mempunyai tahap keagresifan yang lebih tinggi berbanding jantan. Secara diad, budgerigar lebih cenderung mendandan pasangan berlawanan jantina berbanding pasangan sama jantina. Analisis korelasi kelakuan agresif dan berdandan menjelaskan wujud pengaruh kekuatan ikatan pasangan dan hubung kait kedua-dua kelakuan tersebut. Kajian ini penting dalam memberi input berguna kepada pengurusan bagi memenuhi aspek keperluan sosial dan kebajikan budgerigar di dalam kurungan.

Kata kunci: Budgerigar; burung sosial; psittacine; nuri kecil

Abstract

The Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) is very popular among bird enthusiasts and keepers, due to its attractive physical appearance, as well as its commercial and aesthetic value. Understanding the aggressive behaviour and the influence of allopreening among budgerigars in captivity is crucial to ensure their welfare and health through social interactions and breeding without stress. This study was conducted to identify aggressive behaviour and analyze the relationship between allopreening behaviour and aggressive behaviour. Six budgerigars, consisting of three males and three females, were selected as the subjects of the study. This study was carried out at Rumah Haiwan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). A total of 100 h of observation per individual was successfully recorded using focus sampling. Results found that female budgerigars have a higher level of aggression than males. As dyad, budgerigars are more inclined to preen partners of the opposite sex rather than same-sex partners. The correlation analysis between aggressive behaviour and allopreening behaviour explains the influence of pair bonding strength and the relationship between both behaviours. This study is important in providing useful insights to management in meeting the welfare and social needs of budgerigars in captivity.

Keywords: Budgerigar; psittacine; small parrot; social bird

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