Types of Conures
The Austral Conure or Austral Parakeet (Enicognathus ferrugineus) is one of only two species in the Enicognatus genus. These conures are found on the southern tip of South America and - along with the Slender-billed Conure (Enicognathus leptorhynchus) - they are the most southerly distributed of all parrots.
Black Capped Conures are small conures, reaching a length of approximately 10 inches from the beak to the tips of the tailfeathers. Average Lifespan: Properly cared for, Black Capped Conures can live for up to 30 years in captivity. Temperament: Known as friendly, easy-going birds, Black Capped Conures are highly social and highly trainable pets.
With its intelligent eyes and iridescent feathers, the blue-crowned conure is not only a favorite among bird fanciers, but it also gained notoriety in the 1998 movie “Paulie,” which featured a blue-crowned conure with a large vocabulary and high intelligence to match.
The brown-throated parakeet (Eupsittula pertinax), commonly known as the St Thomas conure or brown-throated conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.
The burrowing parrot (Cyanoliseus patagonus) is a bird species in the parrot family. It belongs to the smaller long-tailed Arinae (macaws and conures). It is also known as the Patagonian conure and some authorities call it the burrowing parakeet.
The Carolina parakeet ... The Carolina parakeet was a small green parrot very similar in size and coloration to the extant jenday and sun conures.
The crimson-bellied parakeet (Pyrrhura perlata), more commonly known as the crimson-bellied conure in aviculture, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.
The dusky-headed parakeet (Aratinga weddellii), also known as Weddell's conure or dusky conure in aviculture, is a small green Neotropical parrot with dusty grey head found in wooded habitats in the western Amazon basin of South America.
The fiery-shouldered parakeet (Pyrrhura egregia), also known as the fiery-shouldered conure, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.
The Finsch's Conure (Aratinga finschi) is also known as the Crimson-fronted Parakeet or Finsch's Parakeet. This small, mostly green Aratinga conure is endemic to tropical Central America from Southern Nicaragua, Costa Rica to Western Panama.
The golden parakeet or golden conure, (Guaruba guarouba), is a medium-sized golden-yellow Neotropical parrot native to the Amazon Basin of interior northern Brazil. Its plumage is mostly bright yellow, hence its common name, but it also possesses green remiges.
The Gold-capped Conures (Aratinga auricapillus) - also known as Golden-capped Parakeets - are endemic to Brazil and Paraguay. Their natural habitats include subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and plantations.
The green-cheeked (or green cheek) conure also is known as the green-cheeked parakeet, the yellow-sided conure, and green-cheeked parrot. Scientific Name The taxonomical name for the green-cheeked conure is Pyrrhura molinae, a member of a genus that features a number of parrot species with smallish bodies and long tails.
As for White-eared Conure: enjoys bathing so provide overhead misters or shallow water bowls. Also may be avid chewer so provide lots of unsprayed, bird-safe flowering, fir, pine, willow or elder branches and perches, wooden block and vegetable tanned leather toys, as well as heat-sterilized pine cones.
The jandaya parakeet or jenday conure (Aratinga jandaya) is a small Neotropical parrot with green wings and tail, reddish-orange body, yellow head and neck, orange cheeks and black bill native to wooded habitats in northeastern Brazil.
The maroon-bellied parakeet (Pyrrhura frontalis) is a small parrot found from southeastern Brazil to north-eastern Argentina, including eastern Paraguay and Uruguay. It is also known as the reddish-bellied parakeet, and in aviculture it is usually referred to as the maroon-bellied conure, reddish-bellied conure or brown-eared conure.
The mitred parakeet (Psittacara mitratus), also known as the mitred conure in aviculture, is a species of green and red parrot in the family Psittacidae.
The Nanday Conure, Nandayus nenday, is a South American parrot that is sometimes grouped with the Aratinga (conure) genus, since they are able to interbreed (hybridize) and produce fertile young with such species as Jendays and Sun Conures.
The ochre-marked parakeet (Pyrrhura cruentata) is a species of parrot native to Brazil. It is also known as blue-throated parakeet, and red-eared conure in English and cotorra tiriba and perico grande in Spanish.
The Olive-throated Conure prefers to fly swiftly in groups of up to 30 birds, in tight formation twisting and turning through the treetops like shoals of feathered fish.
The orange-fronted parakeet or orange-fronted conure (Eupsittula canicularis), also known as the half-moon conure, is a medium-sized parrot that is resident from western Mexico to Costa Rica
The Painted Conure (Pyrrhura picta) - also known as the Painted Parakeet - is endemic to northern South America (north of the Amazon River); specifically the Guianas, and most regions of the Amazon Basin - except the northwest Basin in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
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The Pearly Conure or Pearly Parakeet (Pyrrhura lepida) is a Brazilian endemic whose natural range are the subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests in Cumã Bay, Maranhão west to Belém and Rio Capim, Pará in Brazil.
The red-masked parakeet (Psittacara erythrogenys)[2] is a medium-sized parrot from Ecuador and Peru. It is popular as a pet and are known in aviculture as the cherry-headed conure or the red-headed conure.[3] They are also considered the best talkers of all the conures.[4]
The Red-throated Parakeet, also known as Red-throated or Orange-throated Conure (Aratinga holochlora rubritorquis) is a sub-species of the Green Conure (Aratinga holochlora). Although relatively common within its natural range, this conure is quite rare in captivity.
The scarlet-fronted parakeet (Psittacara wagleri), also known as the scarlet-fronted conure, red-fronted conure or Wagler's conure, is a long-tailed South American species of parrot. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The sulphur-winged parakeet (Pyrrhura hoffmanni), also known as the Hoffmann's conure in aviculture, is a medium-small parrot endemic to humid highland forests and woodlands in Costa Rica and western Panama.
Sun Conure. Aratinga solstitalis. The sun conure is one of the more popular conures of its size due to its stunning plumage, its extraordinary disposition, and its exceptional quality as a companion bird. Sun conures are lively, vocal, and expressive; this is a bird best known for its beauty and its big mouth.
The White-eyed Conure or White-eyed Parakeet (Aratinga leucophthalma) is native to northern South America - with a range that stretches from eastern Venezuela, Colombia and the Guianas in the north across Brazil to northern Argentina and Uruguay.