Beak Shaking...

[McCaille]

Ok, We have two conures, a Sun (Zach) and a Nanday (Zora). Over the last few weeks Zora has started a new habit, while their together she will randomly grab Zach's beak and shake his head, only for a few seconds. Perhaps I haven't done enough research (or I'm really having a major brain fart) what is this behavior? I'm assuming it's a dominance thing, as once she does it the just resume their grooming.

[wildirish]

Sounds like she may be trying to feed the other or trying to get the other one to feed her.

[Monica]

Indeed, that is a feeding response. If Zoras head is above or level to Zach's, its 'I want to feed you'. If Zoras head is slightly below then it's more of a 'I want to be fed'. I'd suspect the first however...