What does "Bonded" mean regarding a bird?

Question

"Bonded" Derbyan Parakeet

Answer 1

is it a pair of derbyans?
if so, it means the pair are bonded to each other. meaning, they are compatable and could possibly breed for you.
derbyans are sexually dimorphic, you can tell the male from the female. in derbs, the male has an orange beak and the female's is black.
keep in mind, two same sex parrots could also be 'bonded' :P

check this out:
http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt1177.html

Answer 2

Bonding is what many bird species do when they chose a mate. They find a mate they like and they settle down to produce chicks with them. In pet birds, bonding can mean finding a mate and bonding with them, or simply finding another bird that gets along with. They say hand feds bond easier to humans, but I've had cockatiels who were hand fed and they bonded to another cockatiel strong enough to produce many wonderful chicks. Budgies (parakeets), conures and many of the smaller parrots are like this. Larger parrots, such as cockatoos, bond better to other birds if they were raised by their parents. They have all the lessons their parents taught them such as social skills and feeding habits. Parent feds also has the experience of being fed by their parents until they weaned, which they wouldn't have if they were hand fed. A parent fed bird knows how to be a bird because it was raised by birds. Hand feds know how to act around humans because they were raised by humans.

It's thought that the different types of bonding help chicks live longer in different environments. A bird who is bonded for a lifetime can concentrate more effort on raising chicks than looking for a mate, but it limits the genetic diversity in an area. That's why some birds only bond for a season. If a better mate comes along the next year, there's no fear of switching mates to improve the genes of one's offspring the next season.

The easiest way of thinking of 'bonding' is thinking of it as a birdy marriage. Some birds bond a lifetime, such as parrots, geese, ducks and some song birds such as Zebra Finchs. Other birds bond for a single breeding season, such as robins and many sparrows.

Answer 3

Bonded does not mean just to humans. Birds will take up to another bird and if they are both compatiable they will develop a bond with each other. Yes birds can also Bond to humans, but bonding occures in the wild and domesticated birds. Some bird that bond to eachother may mate for life and will not take up withother bird should the mate die.

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Answer 4

When your bird bonds with you they regard you as their best friend. I have two birds. I had one first who I wanted to bond with me, but I felt sorry for her, she was alone all day. So I got my budgie a friend. She had bonded with me and now she is best buds with her the other guy. Birds will bond to you if you only have one. I wouldn't recommend this though if you don't have the commitment to make to your bird. He or she will need love and tons of attention. Your bird will want to always be with you and to go wherever you go. When your bird bonds with you, it's like regarding you as another bird. They may bring you food. I know mine preen my hair. It's cute. So that is what it means to be bonded with a bird.
Hope this was helpful!
Alanna

Answer 5

Maybe it means the bird has bonded to humans. Hand-fed birds cost more because they like people.

Answer 6

that it has a mate.