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- Title
Sexing greater flamingos by weight and linear measurements.
- Authors
Richter, Nadine A.; Bourne, Godfrey R.
- Abstract
The sex of 59 adult Greater Flamingos ( Phoenicopterus ruber roseus L.) was determined by laparoscopic exam of the gonads. Concomitant body weight (kg) and linear measurements (mm) of the culmen (bill), tarsus, middle toe, and wing were taken and compared for males vs. females. Although an overlap between sexes existed in all measurements, males on average were larger than females. Student's t-test indicated significant sexual differences for all five measurements. Thus, weights and linear measurements-especially tarsus, middle toe, and wing length-appear to be a useful parameter in determining an individual's sex in lieu of laparoscopic, feather pulp, blood chromosome, or fecal steroid analysis.
- Publication
Zoo Biology, 1990, Vol 9, Issue 4, p317
- ISSN
0733-3188
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/zoo.1430090407