#African Grey avian enrichment

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Portrait of a Grey Parrot by Ben-ah Via Flickr: Portrait of Rudy, the Congo African Grey Parrot at Bloedel Conservatory of QE Park in Vancouver, BC Canada. African Greys are considered to be among the most intelligent of all birds, ranking alongside dolphins, and chimpanzees for their ability to associate human word with meanings, shapes and colors. The grey parrot is a medium-sized, predominantly grey, black-billed parrot. Its typical weight is 400 g (0.88 lb), with an approximate length of 33 cm (13 in), and a wingspan of 46–52 cm (18–20 in). It has darker grey than its body over the head and both wings. The head and body feathers have slight white edges. The tail feathers are red. Grey parrots may live for 40–60 years in captivity, although their mean lifespan in the wild appears to be shorter — approximately 23 years. The species is common in captivity and regularly kept by humans as a companion parrot, prized for its ability to mimic human speech, which makes it one of the most popular avian pets. An escaped pet in Japan was returned to his owner after repeating the owner's name and address. They are notorious for mimicking noises heard in their environment and using them tirelessly. They are highly intelligent birds, needing extensive behavioral and social enrichment as well as extensive attention in captivity or else they may become distressed. Feather plucking is a common symptom seen among such distressed grey parrots. They also may be prone to behavioural problems due to their sensitive nature. Social isolation hastens stress and aging. Their ability to reproduce noises has led to them exercising their vocal abilities in front of humans. --- wikipedia

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Why is my bird plucking? Non-Medical Causes of Feather Plucking

(Here is a thing I wrote for a Wordpress blog! Contains academic sources!)

Feather plucking in birds can be a confusing situation. Sometimes birds pluck themselves, sometimes they pluck other members of the flock; the cause can be a medical issue or the cause can be a behavioral problem. In this post, we'll take a look at the non-medical side to feather plucking.

Note: If your bird is plucking, please do not try to diagnose the cause on your own. Seek veterinary care, as the plucking could be caused by an underlying condition.

Birds are incredibly smart creatures, and without the proper environment and stimulation, they can turn to self-mutilation. Likely causes for behavioral-based plucking include stress, separation anxiety, lack of enrichment/interaction and attention seeking. It's also important for bird owners not to encourage behavioral plucking, especially if plucking is used as an attention grabber.

However, in a study called "Nonmedical Factors Associated with Feather Picking in Pet Psittacine Birds," published in the 2014 issue of Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery, researchers found that some species are more inclined to pluck. They found that African greys and cockatoos were more likely to pluck than other birds. A few other studies included macaws and eclectus parrots as being more likely to pluck. The researchers also found that rescue birds and birds given more than eight hours of out-of-cage-time were more likely to pluck.

So why would African greys and cockatoos be singled out as the most likely to pluck? African greys are extremely intelligent birds -- they're compared to human toddlers for a reason. Their intelligence may lend them to be more likely to suffer from lack of interaction and enrichment and turn to feather plucking. Cockatoos are also intelligent birds, but lean toward the affectionate side. Cockatoos crave socialization, and if they are denied that, especially if it is a single bird, they may pluck due to separation anxiety, lack of interaction or attention-seeking behavior.

On the flip side, over-stimulation can lead to plucking and feather damaging behaviors, too. Lack of sleep or downtime and constant noise (think young children playing or a noisy neighborhood) are examples of over-stimulation that are likely to cause stress and possibly feather plucking.

Mating behavior and territorial behavior may also lead to feather plucking. Either of these could lead to one bird plucking its flockmate. If this occurs, the owner needs to separate the two to prevent further aggression.

Why is your bird plucking? Even on the behavior-based/non-medical side, there is a plethora of reasons why a bird may pluck. Other research, which wasn't even discussed in this article, cites cage placement, sex and obsessive grooming as causes. It can be difficult to pin down the exact reason. The best way to answer the "why" is to evaluate yourself, your bird and your relationship. If you are able to examine your bird's behavior, diet, sleep schedule, toys, etc., you can narrow down your possible causes.

A vet can help you diagnose the cause of your bird's plucking, as well as correct it.

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Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

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Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

The Sun Conure is a medium-sized, one of the most popular brightly colored parrot habitat in the relatively small region of northeastern South America. They also occur in north Brazil, southern Guyana, and Venezuela, most travelers to coastal French Guiana.

These birds lived alongside the Amazon River in Brazil are now well-known to the sulfur-breasted parakeet. They’re very social birds, normally found in flocks. Sun conures form monogamous pairs for breeding, and nest in cavities of palm in the tropical areas.

The sun conure found in tropical inland habitats may live dry savanna forests and coastal woodlands. They typically inhabit trees with fruits and palm plantations. Cross more open savannah territories only when traveling between areas of forest.

The sun conures are one of the most popular birds of their size due to their stunning plumage, fantastic disposition and excellent quality as a companion bird. They’re active, vocal, and communicative; these birds are known for their beautiful nature.

Sun Conure Description

There are various types of sun conures, which have many colors and size, such as the Nanday Conure is the more abundant species with green plumage and black head. First feathers of sun conures are olive green, change to the yellowish-orange about at the age of 6 months.Black beaks; feet are grey, bare white rings around their eyes and a long olive-green pointed tail with a blue tip.

The males are a little brighter, flatter, square, and females have smaller and round head. Mostly birds have golden-yellow feathers with orange-red around the eyes and underparts.The wing-coverts are yellow, and green; below all the flight plumages have dark grey colors. An average sun conure weigh is about 110 grams or 4oz and 12 inches or 30 cm long. The sun conure lifespan is 30 to 35 years in captivity with an excellent diet and proper care.

Sun Conure Talking Ability

They can mimic human voices, not as some larger parrots like African grey parrot and macaw. The sun conures haven’t much-talking ability but prefer imitating sounds such as whistles, doorbells, telephones rings and perform different tricks.

Sun conure talking does not usually develop broad vocabularies, tending to learn only a few words and sentences. Talking skill and learn various tricks are quite moderate in captivity. Some sun conure never mimics any sounds, and prefer the normal range of vocalizations for their species.

Sun Conures are not very loud

Sun conure my beautiful fluffy companion bird is not very loud. Birds curious personality, they demand very much of attention from their family members, with whom they can affectionate and cuddly.

They’re extremely loving and loyal, an easy to keep and thrive in your family as a beautiful pet. Sun conures are very smart and inquisitive, require constant social interaction and mental stimulation. You should never Keep them with other bird species, make sure you have provided safe areas to walk and explore around.

The loud, high-pitched call commonly is they used to get attention to important situations or particularly at dawn and dusk. Honestly, I never find my sun conure is shrilled at these specific times.

Behavior & Personality

Like other Conure species, sun conures are very sociable and occurs typically in large groups about 25 to 30 birds. They occasionally leave the group, but when they become apart from the flock, they screech in a high-pitched call, allowing birds to talk with their group and return to them. In the wild, their call is used to communicate with other birds miles away.

These birds are relatively quiet while eating, but well-known to be very loud and make shrill sounds when in traveling. They can fly many miles in a day, and they are rapid and nonstop flyers.

The sun conure in a flock roost, feed each other, preen, and bath throughout the day. They move on the trees with their beaks for additional support. They also have the skill to use their feet to help hold, observe, or eat foods. 

During molt sun conures are uncomfortable, so can easily short-tempered. Regular bathing, warm rains, and humidity allow the covers of each pin feather to open more efficiently and reduce their irritation.

Sun Conure Diet

In the wild, they mainly eat fresh fruits, seeds, berries, flowers, blossoms, nuts, and insects. You should offer an excellent balanced diet, with a large variety of fruits and vegetables.

Different foods that including fresh fruits, vegetables such as leafy greens and root vegetables.

Sun Conure loves to eat throughout the day; also give the small amounts of fortified bird’s seeds and nutritional balanced pellets diet.

They also eat red cactus fruit, legume pods; feed ripe, seeds half-ripe both berries and fruits.

Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds & other Foods

Adding a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to your bird’s diet is an excellent way to supplement their nutrients intake everyday. Make sure to chop into small, easily edible pieces before placing into your bird’s food dish.

Some good fruits are apples, oranges, bananas, papaya, strawberries, grapefruits, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, rowans, currants, elderberries, cucumbers, tomatoes and rose hips.

Sun conure care is important, many types of vegetables include Spinach, kale, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, cress, carrots, peas, endive, alfalfa, dandelions, and sweet potatoes.

Give beans, sprouted sunflower seeds, grass seeds, chickweed, soaked corn, spray millet. Sun conures likes to feed fruits tree buds like willows, elderberry bushes, aspen, and hawthorn.

Make sure to wash the fruits and vegetables thoroughly before feeding your conure to eliminate pesticides. If the fruits or vegetables have a thick outer shell, you should remove this before giving to your bird. You may also need to consider getting organic fruits and vegetables. Give clean, filtered, fresh, chlorine-free water and change daily. Fruits and vegetables should be discarded after a few hours.

Add Pellet Food Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

Pellet food should be the main of your bird’s diet, and this food creates the base of a nutrition diet for your birds.

Offer a pellet food that is all natural so that you can prevent your birds from any dangerous additives.

You can find bird’s high-quality pellet diet at any pet store.

Include the pellet food with seed mixes that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be provided in small amounts.

You can offer healthy, non-sugar grains like cooked brown rice, barley, or crackers.

Supplement Diet with More Vitamins & Minerals

They require more protein consumption during the breeding season, more carbohydrates when raising young, and more calcium during the production of eggs.

Foods are included cuttlebones, ground oyster shells, hard-boiled eggs, low-fat cheese, biscuits, nuts, bread, and mineral blocks.

The females are laid eggs can be prone to calcium deficiency and the problem of egg binding.

Add Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

These foods are the best way to add a little variety and extra nutrition to your bird’s diet.

You can include seed mix with the pellet food that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be given in little amounts.

You can provide your bird healthy, non-sugary grains like cooked brown rice, barley, and crackers.

Add low-salt, unshelled nuts; shells of peanut can be toxic to birds. 

Avoid some Toxic Food

Avocado, fruit seeds, chocolate, onion, salt, sugar and high-fat foods, caffeine, and other unsafe drinks.

Avoid feeding your birds sugary cereals or grains, processed foods of any type, or non-vegetarian food.

Health & Common Conditions

Like other conures and parrots, the sun conure can be prone to feather plucking. It may be a medical cause, or lack of proper mental stimulation and boredom can be the reason. Offer your bird enriched environment with lots of opportunities for foraging and safe toys for play and chew. Visit an avian veterinarian for their regular health checkups, as they can help diagnose and treat many illness growths before time.

Health Symptoms

Feeds and drinks water during the day

Active and sociable

Dry, bright eyes and nostrils

Smooth, and neat feathers

Legs, feet, beak are normal

Symptoms of Sickness

Plucked, fluffed or soiled feathers

Inactive and sitting on the floor of the cage

Coughing and wheezing

Beak swelling

Runny poops

When not sleeping supporting one foot

Loss of appetite

Discharge from eyes or nostrils

Swollen eyes

Breeding Season

In the wild, they usually nest in Maurita flexuosa palm cavities. Mature birds form monogamous pairs about one or two years of their age. Before breeding, they love feeding and grooming each other. Usually, size of clutch size three or four white eggs, and the female may lay intervals of two to three day.

The females have responsibility for the complete incubation period from 24 to 27 days, and only leave the nest for small feeding times. The males aggressively defend the nest from predators. Both parents take part in feeding the young.The chicks depended on their parents for 8 to 9 weeks and fledged the nest after 10 to 12 weeks.

Sun Conure as Pet

The sun conure is a playful and entertaining bird that enjoys different antics, very affectionate, and cuddly  to all family members.Hand-reared birds can be very sociable to people, they may be aggressive with visitors and even territorial with guests. Like other pet birds, they require training, you need to have an encouraging and entertaining bond with them. Kind support techniques can be used to train your bird to many athletic antics. Make sure the bird will not respond and never scold or any negative reinforcement. 

The sun conures are very active, they will be happiest in a large cage. Provide conditioning perches, birds rub their beaks and keep them accurately in shape and clean. Perches  are available in different sizes and colors to keep birds stimulated. Sun conures are strong chewers and need treats and toys often. Give 4 to 5 toys like organic wood blocks, rope, or pieces of coconut to chew.

Due to dangers around, they should not be allowed to move and fly unsupervised.Fill a shallow dish with room temperature or lukewarm water and allow your bird for the bath. Never use soap for bathing.

Like many parrot species, the sun conure requires safe areas out of their cage to explore  around. The sun conures are affectionate and playful, they need attention and make the stable companionship.

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Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

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Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

The Sun Conure is a medium-sized, one of the most popular brightly colored parrot habitat in the relatively small region of northeastern South America. They also occur in north Brazil, southern Guyana, and Venezuela, most travelers to coastal French Guiana.

These birds lived alongside the Amazon River in Brazil are now well-known to the sulfur-breasted parakeet. They’re very social birds, normally found in flocks. Sun conures form monogamous pairs for breeding, and nest in cavities of palm in the tropical areas.

The sun conure found in tropical inland habitats may live dry savanna forests and coastal woodlands. They typically inhabit trees with fruits and palm plantations. Cross more open savannah territories only when traveling between areas of forest.

The sun conures are one of the most popular birds of their size due to their stunning plumage, fantastic disposition and excellent quality as a companion bird. They’re active, vocal, and communicative; these birds are known for their beautiful nature.

Sun Conure Description

There are various types of sun conures, which have many colors and size, such as the Nanday Conure is the more abundant species with green plumage and black head. First feathers of sun conures are olive green, change to the yellowish-orange about at the age of 6 months.Black beaks; feet are grey, bare white rings around their eyes and a long olive-green pointed tail with a blue tip.

The males are a little brighter, flatter, square, and females have smaller and round head. Mostly birds have golden-yellow feathers with orange-red around the eyes and underparts.The wing-coverts are yellow, and green; below all the flight plumages have dark grey colors. An average sun conure weigh is about 110 grams or 4oz and 12 inches or 30 cm long. The sun conure lifespan is 30 to 35 years in captivity with an excellent diet and proper care.

Sun Conure Talking Ability

They can mimic human voices, not as some larger parrots like African grey parrot and macaw. The sun conures haven’t much-talking ability but prefer imitating sounds such as whistles, doorbells, telephones rings and perform different tricks.

Sun conure talking does not usually develop broad vocabularies, tending to learn only a few words and sentences. Talking skill and learn various tricks are quite moderate in captivity. Some sun conure never mimics any sounds, and prefer the normal range of vocalizations for their species.

Sun Conures are not very loud

Sun conure my beautiful fluffy companion bird is not very loud. Birds curious personality, they demand very much of attention from their family members, with whom they can affectionate and cuddly.

They’re extremely loving and loyal, an easy to keep and thrive in your family as a beautiful pet. Sun conures are very smart and inquisitive, require constant social interaction and mental stimulation. You should never Keep them with other bird species, make sure you have provided safe areas to walk and explore around.

The loud, high-pitched call commonly is they used to get attention to important situations or particularly at dawn and dusk. Honestly, I never find my sun conure is shrilled at these specific times.

Behavior & Personality

Like other Conure species, sun conures are very sociable and occurs typically in large groups about 25 to 30 birds. They occasionally leave the group, but when they become apart from the flock, they screech in a high-pitched call, allowing birds to talk with their group and return to them. In the wild, their call is used to communicate with other birds miles away.

These birds are relatively quiet while eating, but well-known to be very loud and make shrill sounds when in traveling. They can fly many miles in a day, and they are rapid and nonstop flyers.

The sun conure in a flock roost, feed each other, preen, and bath throughout the day. They move on the trees with their beaks for additional support. They also have the skill to use their feet to help hold, observe, or eat foods. 

During molt sun conures are uncomfortable, so can easily short-tempered. Regular bathing, warm rains, and humidity allow the covers of each pin feather to open more efficiently and reduce their irritation.

Sun Conure Diet

In the wild, they mainly eat fresh fruits, seeds, berries, flowers, blossoms, nuts, and insects. You should offer an excellent balanced diet, with a large variety of fruits and vegetables.

Different foods that including fresh fruits, vegetables such as leafy greens and root vegetables.

Sun Conure loves to eat throughout the day; also give the small amounts of fortified bird’s seeds and nutritional balanced pellets diet.

They also eat red cactus fruit, legume pods; feed ripe, seeds half-ripe both berries and fruits.

Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds & other Foods

Adding a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to your bird’s diet is an excellent way to supplement their nutrients intake everyday. Make sure to chop into small, easily edible pieces before placing into your bird’s food dish.

Some good fruits are apples, oranges, bananas, papaya, strawberries, grapefruits, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, rowans, currants, elderberries, cucumbers, tomatoes and rose hips.

Sun conure care is important, many types of vegetables include Spinach, kale, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, cress, carrots, peas, endive, alfalfa, dandelions, and sweet potatoes.

Give beans, sprouted sunflower seeds, grass seeds, chickweed, soaked corn, spray millet. Sun conures likes to feed fruits tree buds like willows, elderberry bushes, aspen, and hawthorn.

Make sure to wash the fruits and vegetables thoroughly before feeding your conure to eliminate pesticides. If the fruits or vegetables have a thick outer shell, you should remove this before giving to your bird. You may also need to consider getting organic fruits and vegetables. Give clean, filtered, fresh, chlorine-free water and change daily. Fruits and vegetables should be discarded after a few hours.

Add Pellet Food Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

Pellet food should be the main of your bird’s diet, and this food creates the base of a nutrition diet for your birds.

Offer a pellet food that is all natural so that you can prevent your birds from any dangerous additives.

You can find bird’s high-quality pellet diet at any pet store.

Include the pellet food with seed mixes that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be provided in small amounts.

You can offer healthy, non-sugar grains like cooked brown rice, barley, or crackers.

Supplement Diet with More Vitamins & Minerals

They require more protein consumption during the breeding season, more carbohydrates when raising young, and more calcium during the production of eggs.

Foods are included cuttlebones, ground oyster shells, hard-boiled eggs, low-fat cheese, biscuits, nuts, bread, and mineral blocks.

The females are laid eggs can be prone to calcium deficiency and the problem of egg binding.

Add Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

These foods are the best way to add a little variety and extra nutrition to your bird’s diet.

You can include seed mix with the pellet food that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be given in little amounts.

You can provide your bird healthy, non-sugary grains like cooked brown rice, barley, and crackers.

Add low-salt, unshelled nuts; shells of peanut can be toxic to birds. 

Avoid some Toxic Food

Avocado, fruit seeds, chocolate, onion, salt, sugar and high-fat foods, caffeine, and other unsafe drinks.

Avoid feeding your birds sugary cereals or grains, processed foods of any type, or non-vegetarian food.

Health & Common Conditions

Like other conures and parrots, the sun conure can be prone to feather plucking. It may be a medical cause, or lack of proper mental stimulation and boredom can be the reason. Offer your bird enriched environment with lots of opportunities for foraging and safe toys for play and chew. Visit an avian veterinarian for their regular health checkups, as they can help diagnose and treat many illness growths before time.

Health Symptoms

Feeds and drinks water during the day

Active and sociable

Dry, bright eyes and nostrils

Smooth, and neat feathers

Legs, feet, beak are normal

Symptoms of Sickness

Plucked, fluffed or soiled feathers

Inactive and sitting on the floor of the cage

Coughing and wheezing

Beak swelling

Runny poops

When not sleeping supporting one foot

Loss of appetite

Discharge from eyes or nostrils

Swollen eyes

Breeding Season

In the wild, they usually nest in Maurita flexuosa palm cavities. Mature birds form monogamous pairs about one or two years of their age. Before breeding, they love feeding and grooming each other. Usually, size of clutch size three or four white eggs, and the female may lay intervals of two to three day.

The females have responsibility for the complete incubation period from 24 to 27 days, and only leave the nest for small feeding times. The males aggressively defend the nest from predators. Both parents take part in feeding the young.The chicks depended on their parents for 8 to 9 weeks and fledged the nest after 10 to 12 weeks.

Sun Conure as Pet

The sun conure is a playful and entertaining bird that enjoys different antics, very affectionate, and cuddly  to all family members.Hand-reared birds can be very sociable to people, they may be aggressive with visitors and even territorial with guests. Like other pet birds, they require training, you need to have an encouraging and entertaining bond with them. Kind support techniques can be used to train your bird to many athletic antics. Make sure the bird will not respond and never scold or any negative reinforcement. 

The sun conures are very active, they will be happiest in a large cage. Provide conditioning perches, birds rub their beaks and keep them accurately in shape and clean. Perches  are available in different sizes and colors to keep birds stimulated. Sun conures are strong chewers and need treats and toys often. Give 4 to 5 toys like organic wood blocks, rope, or pieces of coconut to chew.

Due to dangers around, they should not be allowed to move and fly unsupervised.Fill a shallow dish with room temperature or lukewarm water and allow your bird for the bath. Never use soap for bathing.

Like many parrot species, the sun conure requires safe areas out of their cage to explore  around. The sun conures are affectionate and playful, they need attention and make the stable companionship.

More Pet Birds Species and Additional Content

Other amazing birds you may want to read include:

The American goldfinch

The European goldfinch

The House Finch

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Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

New Post has been published on https://www.birdsandblossom.com/sun-conure/

Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

The Sun Conure is a medium-sized, one of the most popular brightly colored parrot habitat in the relatively small region of northeastern South America. They also occur in north Brazil, southern Guyana, and Venezuela, most travelers to coastal French Guiana.

These birds lived alongside the Amazon River in Brazil are now well-known to the sulfur-breasted parakeet. They’re very social birds, normally found in flocks. Sun conures form monogamous pairs for breeding, and nest in cavities of palm in the tropical areas.

The sun conure found in tropical inland habitats may live dry savanna forests and coastal woodlands. They typically inhabit trees with fruits and palm plantations. Cross more open savannah territories only when traveling between areas of forest.

The sun conures are one of the most popular birds of their size due to their stunning plumage, fantastic disposition and excellent quality as a companion bird. They’re active, vocal, and communicative; these birds are known for their beautiful nature.

Sun Conure Description

There are various types of sun conures, which have many colors and size, such as the Nanday Conure is the more abundant species with green plumage and black head. First feathers of sun conures are olive green, change to the yellowish-orange about at the age of 6 months.Black beaks; feet are grey, bare white rings around their eyes and a long olive-green pointed tail with a blue tip.

The males are a little brighter, flatter, square, and females have smaller and round head. Mostly birds have golden-yellow feathers with orange-red around the eyes and underparts.The wing-coverts are yellow, and green; below all the flight plumages have dark grey colors. An average sun conure weigh is about 110 grams or 4oz and 12 inches or 30 cm long. The sun conure lifespan is 30 to 35 years in captivity with an excellent diet and proper care.

Sun Conure Talking Ability

They can mimic human voices, not as some larger parrots like African grey parrot and macaw. The sun conures haven’t much-talking ability but prefer imitating sounds such as whistles, doorbells, telephones rings and perform different tricks.

Sun conure talking does not usually develop broad vocabularies, tending to learn only a few words and sentences. Talking skill and learn various tricks are quite moderate in captivity. Some sun conure never mimics any sounds, and prefer the normal range of vocalizations for their species.

Sun Conures are not very loud

Sun conure my beautiful fluffy companion bird is not very loud. Birds curious personality, they demand very much of attention from their family members, with whom they can affectionate and cuddly.

They’re extremely loving and loyal, an easy to keep and thrive in your family as a beautiful pet. Sun conures are very smart and inquisitive, require constant social interaction and mental stimulation. You should never Keep them with other bird species, make sure you have provided safe areas to walk and explore around.

The loud, high-pitched call commonly is they used to get attention to important situations or particularly at dawn and dusk. Honestly, I never find my sun conure is shrilled at these specific times.

Behavior & Personality

Like other Conure species, sun conures are very sociable and occurs typically in large groups about 25 to 30 birds. They occasionally leave the group, but when they become apart from the flock, they screech in a high-pitched call, allowing birds to talk with their group and return to them. In the wild, their call is used to communicate with other birds miles away.

These birds are relatively quiet while eating, but well-known to be very loud and make shrill sounds when in traveling. They can fly many miles in a day, and they are rapid and nonstop flyers.

The sun conure in a flock roost, feed each other, preen, and bath throughout the day. They move on the trees with their beaks for additional support. They also have the skill to use their feet to help hold, observe, or eat foods. 

During molt sun conures are uncomfortable, so can easily short-tempered. Regular bathing, warm rains, and humidity allow the covers of each pin feather to open more efficiently and reduce their irritation.

Sun Conure Diet

In the wild, they mainly eat fresh fruits, seeds, berries, flowers, blossoms, nuts, and insects. You should offer an excellent balanced diet, with a large variety of fruits and vegetables.

Different foods that including fresh fruits, vegetables such as leafy greens and root vegetables.

Sun Conure loves to eat throughout the day; also give the small amounts of fortified bird’s seeds and nutritional balanced pellets diet.

They also eat red cactus fruit, legume pods; feed ripe, seeds half-ripe both berries and fruits.

Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds & other Foods

Adding a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to your bird’s diet is an excellent way to supplement their nutrients intake everyday. Make sure to chop into small, easily edible pieces before placing into your bird’s food dish.

Some good fruits are apples, oranges, bananas, papaya, strawberries, grapefruits, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, rowans, currants, elderberries, cucumbers, tomatoes and rose hips.

Sun conure care is important, many types of vegetables include Spinach, kale, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, cress, carrots, peas, endive, alfalfa, dandelions, and sweet potatoes.

Give beans, sprouted sunflower seeds, grass seeds, chickweed, soaked corn, spray millet. Sun conures likes to feed fruits tree buds like willows, elderberry bushes, aspen, and hawthorn.

Make sure to wash the fruits and vegetables thoroughly before feeding your conure to eliminate pesticides. If the fruits or vegetables have a thick outer shell, you should remove this before giving to your bird. You may also need to consider getting organic fruits and vegetables. Give clean, filtered, fresh, chlorine-free water and change daily. Fruits and vegetables should be discarded after a few hours.

Add Pellet Food Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

Pellet food should be the main of your bird’s diet, and this food creates the base of a nutrition diet for your birds.

Offer a pellet food that is all natural so that you can prevent your birds from any dangerous additives.

You can find bird’s high-quality pellet diet at any pet store.

Include the pellet food with seed mixes that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be provided in small amounts.

You can offer healthy, non-sugar grains like cooked brown rice, barley, or crackers.

Supplement Diet with More Vitamins & Minerals

They require more protein consumption during the breeding season, more carbohydrates when raising young, and more calcium during the production of eggs.

Foods are included cuttlebones, ground oyster shells, hard-boiled eggs, low-fat cheese, biscuits, nuts, bread, and mineral blocks.

The females are laid eggs can be prone to calcium deficiency and the problem of egg binding.

Add Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

These foods are the best way to add a little variety and extra nutrition to your bird’s diet.

You can include seed mix with the pellet food that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be given in little amounts.

You can provide your bird healthy, non-sugary grains like cooked brown rice, barley, and crackers.

Add low-salt, unshelled nuts; shells of peanut can be toxic to birds. 

Avoid some Toxic Food

Avocado, fruit seeds, chocolate, onion, salt, sugar and high-fat foods, caffeine, and other unsafe drinks.

Avoid feeding your birds sugary cereals or grains, processed foods of any type, or non-vegetarian food.

Health & Common Conditions

Like other conures and parrots, the sun conure can be prone to feather plucking. It may be a medical cause, or lack of proper mental stimulation and boredom can be the reason. Offer your bird enriched environment with lots of opportunities for foraging and safe toys for play and chew. Visit an avian veterinarian for their regular health checkups, as they can help diagnose and treat many illness growths before time.

Health Symptoms

Feeds and drinks water during the day

Active and sociable

Dry, bright eyes and nostrils

Smooth, and neat feathers

Legs, feet, beak are normal

Symptoms of Sickness

Plucked, fluffed or soiled feathers

Inactive and sitting on the floor of the cage

Coughing and wheezing

Beak swelling

Runny poops

When not sleeping supporting one foot

Loss of appetite

Discharge from eyes or nostrils

Swollen eyes

Breeding Season

In the wild, they usually nest in Maurita flexuosa palm cavities. Mature birds form monogamous pairs about one or two years of their age. Before breeding, they love feeding and grooming each other. Usually, size of clutch size three or four white eggs, and the female may lay intervals of two to three day.

The females have responsibility for the complete incubation period from 24 to 27 days, and only leave the nest for small feeding times. The males aggressively defend the nest from predators. Both parents take part in feeding the young.The chicks depended on their parents for 8 to 9 weeks and fledged the nest after 10 to 12 weeks.

Sun Conure as Pet

The sun conure is a playful and entertaining bird that enjoys different antics, very affectionate, and cuddly  to all family members.Hand-reared birds can be very sociable to people, they may be aggressive with visitors and even territorial with guests. Like other pet birds, they require training, you need to have an encouraging and entertaining bond with them. Kind support techniques can be used to train your bird to many athletic antics. Make sure the bird will not respond and never scold or any negative reinforcement. 

The sun conures are very active, they will be happiest in a large cage. Provide conditioning perches, birds rub their beaks and keep them accurately in shape and clean. Perches  are available in different sizes and colors to keep birds stimulated. Sun conures are strong chewers and need treats and toys often. Give 4 to 5 toys like organic wood blocks, rope, or pieces of coconut to chew.

Due to dangers around, they should not be allowed to move and fly unsupervised.Fill a shallow dish with room temperature or lukewarm water and allow your bird for the bath. Never use soap for bathing.

Like many parrot species, the sun conure requires safe areas out of their cage to explore  around. The sun conures are affectionate and playful, they need attention and make the stable companionship.

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Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

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Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

The Sun Conure is a medium-sized, one of the most popular brightly colored parrot habitat in the relatively small region of northeastern South America. They also occur in north Brazil, southern Guyana, and Venezuela, most travelers to coastal French Guiana.

These birds lived alongside the Amazon River in Brazil are now well-known to the sulfur-breasted parakeet. They’re very social birds, normally found in flocks. Sun conures form monogamous pairs for breeding, and nest in cavities of palm in the tropical areas.

The sun conure found in tropical inland habitats may live dry savanna forests and coastal woodlands. They typically inhabit trees with fruits and palm plantations. Cross more open savannah territories only when traveling between areas of forest.

The sun conures are one of the most popular birds of their size due to their stunning plumage, fantastic disposition and excellent quality as a companion bird. They’re active, vocal, and communicative; these birds are known for their beautiful nature.

Sun Conure Description

There are various types of sun conures, which have many colors and size, such as the Nanday Conure is the more abundant species with green plumage and black head. First feathers of sun conures are olive green, change to the yellowish-orange about at the age of 6 months.Black beaks; feet are grey, bare white rings around their eyes and a long olive-green pointed tail with a blue tip.

The males are a little brighter, flatter, square, and females have smaller and round head. Mostly birds have golden-yellow feathers with orange-red around the eyes and underparts.The wing-coverts are yellow, and green; below all the flight plumages have dark grey colors. An average sun conure weigh is about 110 grams or 4oz and 12 inches or 30 cm long. The sun conure lifespan is 30 to 35 years in captivity with an excellent diet and proper care.

Sun Conure Talking Ability

They can mimic human voices, not as some larger parrots like African grey parrot and macaw. The sun conures haven’t much-talking ability but prefer imitating sounds such as whistles, doorbells, telephones rings and perform different tricks.

Sun conure talking does not usually develop broad vocabularies, tending to learn only a few words and sentences. Talking skill and learn various tricks are quite moderate in captivity. Some sun conure never mimics any sounds, and prefer the normal range of vocalizations for their species.

Sun Conures are not very loud

Sun conure my beautiful fluffy companion bird is not very loud. Birds curious personality, they demand very much of attention from their family members, with whom they can affectionate and cuddly.

They’re extremely loving and loyal, an easy to keep and thrive in your family as a beautiful pet. Sun conures are very smart and inquisitive, require constant social interaction and mental stimulation. You should never Keep them with other bird species, make sure you have provided safe areas to walk and explore around.

The loud, high-pitched call commonly is they used to get attention to important situations or particularly at dawn and dusk. Honestly, I never find my sun conure is shrilled at these specific times.

Behavior & Personality

Like other Conure species, sun conures are very sociable and occurs typically in large groups about 25 to 30 birds. They occasionally leave the group, but when they become apart from the flock, they screech in a high-pitched call, allowing birds to talk with their group and return to them. In the wild, their call is used to communicate with other birds miles away.

These birds are relatively quiet while eating, but well-known to be very loud and make shrill sounds when in traveling. They can fly many miles in a day, and they are rapid and nonstop flyers.

The sun conure in a flock roost, feed each other, preen, and bath throughout the day. They move on the trees with their beaks for additional support. They also have the skill to use their feet to help hold, observe, or eat foods. 

During molt sun conures are uncomfortable, so can easily short-tempered. Regular bathing, warm rains, and humidity allow the covers of each pin feather to open more efficiently and reduce their irritation.

Sun Conure Diet

In the wild, they mainly eat fresh fruits, seeds, berries, flowers, blossoms, nuts, and insects. You should offer an excellent balanced diet, with a large variety of fruits and vegetables.

Different foods that including fresh fruits, vegetables such as leafy greens and root vegetables.

Sun Conure loves to eat throughout the day; also give the small amounts of fortified bird’s seeds and nutritional balanced pellets diet.

They also eat red cactus fruit, legume pods; feed ripe, seeds half-ripe both berries and fruits.

Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds & other Foods

Adding a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to your bird’s diet is an excellent way to supplement their nutrients intake everyday. Make sure to chop into small, easily edible pieces before placing into your bird’s food dish.

Some good fruits are apples, oranges, bananas, papaya, strawberries, grapefruits, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, rowans, currants, elderberries, cucumbers, tomatoes and rose hips.

Sun conure care is important, many types of vegetables include Spinach, kale, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, cress, carrots, peas, endive, alfalfa, dandelions, and sweet potatoes.

Give beans, sprouted sunflower seeds, grass seeds, chickweed, soaked corn, spray millet. Sun conures likes to feed fruits tree buds like willows, elderberry bushes, aspen, and hawthorn.

Make sure to wash the fruits and vegetables thoroughly before feeding your conure to eliminate pesticides. If the fruits or vegetables have a thick outer shell, you should remove this before giving to your bird. You may also need to consider getting organic fruits and vegetables. Give clean, filtered, fresh, chlorine-free water and change daily. Fruits and vegetables should be discarded after a few hours.

Add Pellet Food Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

Pellet food should be the main of your bird’s diet, and this food creates the base of a nutrition diet for your birds.

Offer a pellet food that is all natural so that you can prevent your birds from any dangerous additives.

You can find bird’s high-quality pellet diet at any pet store.

Include the pellet food with seed mixes that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be provided in small amounts.

You can offer healthy, non-sugar grains like cooked brown rice, barley, or crackers.

Supplement Diet with More Vitamins & Minerals

They require more protein consumption during the breeding season, more carbohydrates when raising young, and more calcium during the production of eggs.

Foods are included cuttlebones, ground oyster shells, hard-boiled eggs, low-fat cheese, biscuits, nuts, bread, and mineral blocks.

The females are laid eggs can be prone to calcium deficiency and the problem of egg binding.

Add Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

These foods are the best way to add a little variety and extra nutrition to your bird’s diet.

You can include seed mix with the pellet food that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be given in little amounts.

You can provide your bird healthy, non-sugary grains like cooked brown rice, barley, and crackers.

Add low-salt, unshelled nuts; shells of peanut can be toxic to birds. 

Avoid some Toxic Food

Avocado, fruit seeds, chocolate, onion, salt, sugar and high-fat foods, caffeine, and other unsafe drinks.

Avoid feeding your birds sugary cereals or grains, processed foods of any type, or non-vegetarian food.

Health & Common Conditions

Like other conures and parrots, the sun conure can be prone to feather plucking. It may be a medical cause, or lack of proper mental stimulation and boredom can be the reason. Offer your bird enriched environment with lots of opportunities for foraging and safe toys for play and chew. Visit an avian veterinarian for their regular health checkups, as they can help diagnose and treat many illness growths before time.

Health Symptoms

Feeds and drinks water during the day

Active and sociable

Dry, bright eyes and nostrils

Smooth, and neat feathers

Legs, feet, beak are normal

Symptoms of Sickness

Plucked, fluffed or soiled feathers

Inactive and sitting on the floor of the cage

Coughing and wheezing

Beak swelling

Runny poops

When not sleeping supporting one foot

Loss of appetite

Discharge from eyes or nostrils

Swollen eyes

Breeding Season

In the wild, they usually nest in Maurita flexuosa palm cavities. Mature birds form monogamous pairs about one or two years of their age. Before breeding, they love feeding and grooming each other. Usually, size of clutch size three or four white eggs, and the female may lay intervals of two to three day.

The females have responsibility for the complete incubation period from 24 to 27 days, and only leave the nest for small feeding times. The males aggressively defend the nest from predators. Both parents take part in feeding the young.The chicks depended on their parents for 8 to 9 weeks and fledged the nest after 10 to 12 weeks.

Sun Conure as Pet

The sun conure is a playful and entertaining bird that enjoys different antics, very affectionate, and cuddly  to all family members.Hand-reared birds can be very sociable to people, they may be aggressive with visitors and even territorial with guests. Like other pet birds, they require training, you need to have an encouraging and entertaining bond with them. Kind support techniques can be used to train your bird to many athletic antics. Make sure the bird will not respond and never scold or any negative reinforcement. 

The sun conures are very active, they will be happiest in a large cage. Provide conditioning perches, birds rub their beaks and keep them accurately in shape and clean. Perches  are available in different sizes and colors to keep birds stimulated. Sun conures are strong chewers and need treats and toys often. Give 4 to 5 toys like organic wood blocks, rope, or pieces of coconut to chew.

Due to dangers around, they should not be allowed to move and fly unsupervised.Fill a shallow dish with room temperature or lukewarm water and allow your bird for the bath. Never use soap for bathing.

Like many parrot species, the sun conure requires safe areas out of their cage to explore  around. The sun conures are affectionate and playful, they need attention and make the stable companionship.

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Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

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Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

The Sun Conure is a medium-sized, one of the most popular brightly colored parrot habitat in the relatively small region of northeastern South America. They also occur in north Brazil, southern Guyana, and Venezuela, most travelers to coastal French Guiana.

These birds lived alongside the Amazon River in Brazil are now well-known to the sulfur-breasted parakeet. They’re very social birds, normally found in flocks. Sun conures form monogamous pairs for breeding, and nest in cavities of palm in the tropical areas.

The sun conure found in tropical inland habitats may live dry savanna forests and coastal woodlands. They typically inhabit trees with fruits and palm plantations. Cross more open savannah territories only when traveling between areas of forest.

The sun conures are one of the most popular birds of their size due to their stunning plumage, fantastic disposition and excellent quality as a companion bird. They’re active, vocal, and communicative; these birds are known for their beautiful nature.

Sun Conure Description

There are various types of sun conures, which have many colors and size, such as the Nanday Conure is the more abundant species with green plumage and black head. First feathers of sun conures are olive green, change to the yellowish-orange about at the age of 6 months.Black beaks; feet are grey, bare white rings around their eyes and a long olive-green pointed tail with a blue tip.

The males are a little brighter, flatter, square, and females have smaller and round head. Mostly birds have golden-yellow feathers with orange-red around the eyes and underparts.The wing-coverts are yellow, and green; below all the flight plumages have dark grey colors. An average sun conure weigh is about 110 grams or 4oz and 12 inches or 30 cm long. The sun conure lifespan is 30 to 35 years in captivity with an excellent diet and proper care.

Sun Conure Talking Ability

They can mimic human voices, not as some larger parrots like African grey parrot and macaw. The sun conures haven’t much-talking ability but prefer imitating sounds such as whistles, doorbells, telephones rings and perform different tricks.

Sun conure talking does not usually develop broad vocabularies, tending to learn only a few words and sentences. Talking skill and learn various tricks are quite moderate in captivity. Some sun conure never mimics any sounds, and prefer the normal range of vocalizations for their species.

Sun Conures are not very loud

Sun conure my beautiful fluffy companion bird is not very loud. Birds curious personality, they demand very much of attention from their family members, with whom they can affectionate and cuddly.

They’re extremely loving and loyal, an easy to keep and thrive in your family as a beautiful pet. Sun conures are very smart and inquisitive, require constant social interaction and mental stimulation. You should never Keep them with other bird species, make sure you have provided safe areas to walk and explore around.

The loud, high-pitched call commonly is they used to get attention to important situations or particularly at dawn and dusk. Honestly, I never find my sun conure is shrilled at these specific times.

Behavior & Personality

Like other Conure species, sun conures are very sociable and occurs typically in large groups about 25 to 30 birds. They occasionally leave the group, but when they become apart from the flock, they screech in a high-pitched call, allowing birds to talk with their group and return to them. In the wild, their call is used to communicate with other birds miles away.

These birds are relatively quiet while eating, but well-known to be very loud and make shrill sounds when in traveling. They can fly many miles in a day, and they are rapid and nonstop flyers.

The sun conure in a flock roost, feed each other, preen, and bath throughout the day. They move on the trees with their beaks for additional support. They also have the skill to use their feet to help hold, observe, or eat foods. 

During molt sun conures are uncomfortable, so can easily short-tempered. Regular bathing, warm rains, and humidity allow the covers of each pin feather to open more efficiently and reduce their irritation.

Sun Conure Diet

In the wild, they mainly eat fresh fruits, seeds, berries, flowers, blossoms, nuts, and insects. You should offer an excellent balanced diet, with a large variety of fruits and vegetables.

Different foods that including fresh fruits, vegetables such as leafy greens and root vegetables.

Sun Conure loves to eat throughout the day; also give the small amounts of fortified bird’s seeds and nutritional balanced pellets diet.

They also eat red cactus fruit, legume pods; feed ripe, seeds half-ripe both berries and fruits.

Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds & other Foods

Adding a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to your bird’s diet is an excellent way to supplement their nutrients intake everyday. Make sure to chop into small, easily edible pieces before placing into your bird’s food dish.

Some good fruits are apples, oranges, bananas, papaya, strawberries, grapefruits, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, rowans, currants, elderberries, cucumbers, tomatoes and rose hips.

Sun conure care is important, many types of vegetables include Spinach, kale, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, cress, carrots, peas, endive, alfalfa, dandelions, and sweet potatoes.

Give beans, sprouted sunflower seeds, grass seeds, chickweed, soaked corn, spray millet. Sun conures likes to feed fruits tree buds like willows, elderberry bushes, aspen, and hawthorn.

Make sure to wash the fruits and vegetables thoroughly before feeding your conure to eliminate pesticides. If the fruits or vegetables have a thick outer shell, you should remove this before giving to your bird. You may also need to consider getting organic fruits and vegetables. Give clean, filtered, fresh, chlorine-free water and change daily. Fruits and vegetables should be discarded after a few hours.

Add Pellet Food Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

Pellet food should be the main of your bird’s diet, and this food creates the base of a nutrition diet for your birds.

Offer a pellet food that is all natural so that you can prevent your birds from any dangerous additives.

You can find bird’s high-quality pellet diet at any pet store.

Include the pellet food with seed mixes that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be provided in small amounts.

You can offer healthy, non-sugar grains like cooked brown rice, barley, or crackers.

Supplement Diet with More Vitamins & Minerals

They require more protein consumption during the breeding season, more carbohydrates when raising young, and more calcium during the production of eggs.

Foods are included cuttlebones, ground oyster shells, hard-boiled eggs, low-fat cheese, biscuits, nuts, bread, and mineral blocks.

The females are laid eggs can be prone to calcium deficiency and the problem of egg binding.

Add Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

These foods are the best way to add a little variety and extra nutrition to your bird’s diet.

You can include seed mix with the pellet food that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be given in little amounts.

You can provide your bird healthy, non-sugary grains like cooked brown rice, barley, and crackers.

Add low-salt, unshelled nuts; shells of peanut can be toxic to birds. 

Avoid some Toxic Food

Avocado, fruit seeds, chocolate, onion, salt, sugar and high-fat foods, caffeine, and other unsafe drinks.

Avoid feeding your birds sugary cereals or grains, processed foods of any type, or non-vegetarian food.

Health & Common Conditions

Like other conures and parrots, the sun conure can be prone to feather plucking. It may be a medical cause, or lack of proper mental stimulation and boredom can be the reason. Offer your bird enriched environment with lots of opportunities for foraging and safe toys for play and chew. Visit an avian veterinarian for their regular health checkups, as they can help diagnose and treat many illness growths before time.

Health Symptoms

Feeds and drinks water during the day

Active and sociable

Dry, bright eyes and nostrils

Smooth, and neat feathers

Legs, feet, beak are normal

Symptoms of Sickness

Plucked, fluffed or soiled feathers

Inactive and sitting on the floor of the cage

Coughing and wheezing

Beak swelling

Runny poops

When not sleeping supporting one foot

Loss of appetite

Discharge from eyes or nostrils

Swollen eyes

Breeding Season

In the wild, they usually nest in Maurita flexuosa palm cavities. Mature birds form monogamous pairs about one or two years of their age. Before breeding, they love feeding and grooming each other. Usually, size of clutch size three or four white eggs, and the female may lay intervals of two to three day.

The females have responsibility for the complete incubation period from 24 to 27 days, and only leave the nest for small feeding times. The males aggressively defend the nest from predators. Both parents take part in feeding the young.The chicks depended on their parents for 8 to 9 weeks and fledged the nest after 10 to 12 weeks.

Sun Conure as Pet

The sun conure is a playful and entertaining bird that enjoys different antics, very affectionate, and cuddly  to all family members.Hand-reared birds can be very sociable to people, they may be aggressive with visitors and even territorial with guests. Like other pet birds, they require training, you need to have an encouraging and entertaining bond with them. Kind support techniques can be used to train your bird to many athletic antics. Make sure the bird will not respond and never scold or any negative reinforcement. 

The sun conures are very active, they will be happiest in a large cage. Provide conditioning perches, birds rub their beaks and keep them accurately in shape and clean. Perches  are available in different sizes and colors to keep birds stimulated. Sun conures are strong chewers and need treats and toys often. Give 4 to 5 toys like organic wood blocks, rope, or pieces of coconut to chew.

Due to dangers around, they should not be allowed to move and fly unsupervised.Fill a shallow dish with room temperature or lukewarm water and allow your bird for the bath. Never use soap for bathing.

Like many parrot species, the sun conure requires safe areas out of their cage to explore  around. The sun conures are affectionate and playful, they need attention and make the stable companionship.

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Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

New Post has been published on https://www.birdsandblossom.com/sun-conure/

Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

The Sun Conure is a medium-sized, one of the most popular brightly colored parrot habitat in the relatively small region of northeastern South America. They also occur in north Brazil, southern Guyana, and Venezuela, most travelers to coastal French Guiana.

These birds lived alongside the Amazon River in Brazil are now well-known to the sulfur-breasted parakeet. They’re very social birds, normally found in flocks. Sun conures form monogamous pairs for breeding, and nest in cavities of palm in the tropical areas.

The sun conure found in tropical inland habitats may live dry savanna forests and coastal woodlands. They typically inhabit trees with fruits and palm plantations. Cross more open savannah territories only when traveling between areas of forest.

The sun conures are one of the most popular birds of their size due to their stunning plumage, fantastic disposition and excellent quality as a companion bird. They’re active, vocal, and communicative; these birds are known for their beautiful nature.

Sun Conure Description

There are various types of sun conures, which have many colors and size, such as the Nanday Conure is the more abundant species with green plumage and black head. First feathers of sun conures are olive green, change to the yellowish-orange about at the age of 6 months.Black beaks; feet are grey, bare white rings around their eyes and a long olive-green pointed tail with a blue tip.

The males are a little brighter, flatter, square, and females have smaller and round head. Mostly birds have golden-yellow feathers with orange-red around the eyes and underparts.The wing-coverts are yellow, and green; below all the flight plumages have dark grey colors. An average sun conure weigh is about 110 grams or 4oz and 12 inches or 30 cm long. The sun conure lifespan is 30 to 35 years in captivity with an excellent diet and proper care.

Sun Conure Talking Ability

They can mimic human voices, not as some larger parrots like African grey parrot and macaw. The sun conures haven’t much-talking ability but prefer imitating sounds such as whistles, doorbells, telephones rings and perform different tricks.

Sun conure talking does not usually develop broad vocabularies, tending to learn only a few words and sentences. Talking skill and learn various tricks are quite moderate in captivity. Some sun conure never mimics any sounds, and prefer the normal range of vocalizations for their species.

Sun Conures are not very loud

Sun conure my beautiful fluffy companion bird is not very loud. Birds curious personality, they demand very much of attention from their family members, with whom they can affectionate and cuddly.

They’re extremely loving and loyal, an easy to keep and thrive in your family as a beautiful pet. Sun conures are very smart and inquisitive, require constant social interaction and mental stimulation. You should never Keep them with other bird species, make sure you have provided safe areas to walk and explore around.

The loud, high-pitched call commonly is they used to get attention to important situations or particularly at dawn and dusk. Honestly, I never find my sun conure is shrilled at these specific times.

Behavior & Personality

Like other Conure species, sun conures are very sociable and occurs typically in large groups about 25 to 30 birds. They occasionally leave the group, but when they become apart from the flock, they screech in a high-pitched call, allowing birds to talk with their group and return to them. In the wild, their call is used to communicate with other birds miles away.

These birds are relatively quiet while eating, but well-known to be very loud and make shrill sounds when in traveling. They can fly many miles in a day, and they are rapid and nonstop flyers.

The sun conure in a flock roost, feed each other, preen, and bath throughout the day. They move on the trees with their beaks for additional support. They also have the skill to use their feet to help hold, observe, or eat foods. 

During molt sun conures are uncomfortable, so can easily short-tempered. Regular bathing, warm rains, and humidity allow the covers of each pin feather to open more efficiently and reduce their irritation.

Sun Conure Diet

In the wild, they mainly eat fresh fruits, seeds, berries, flowers, blossoms, nuts, and insects. You should offer an excellent balanced diet, with a large variety of fruits and vegetables.

Different foods that including fresh fruits, vegetables such as leafy greens and root vegetables.

Sun Conure loves to eat throughout the day; also give the small amounts of fortified bird’s seeds and nutritional balanced pellets diet.

They also eat red cactus fruit, legume pods; feed ripe, seeds half-ripe both berries and fruits.

Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds & other Foods

Adding a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to your bird’s diet is an excellent way to supplement their nutrients intake everyday. Make sure to chop into small, easily edible pieces before placing into your bird’s food dish.

Some good fruits are apples, oranges, bananas, papaya, strawberries, grapefruits, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, rowans, currants, elderberries, cucumbers, tomatoes and rose hips.

Sun conure care is important, many types of vegetables include Spinach, kale, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, cress, carrots, peas, endive, alfalfa, dandelions, and sweet potatoes.

Give beans, sprouted sunflower seeds, grass seeds, chickweed, soaked corn, spray millet. Sun conures likes to feed fruits tree buds like willows, elderberry bushes, aspen, and hawthorn.

Make sure to wash the fruits and vegetables thoroughly before feeding your conure to eliminate pesticides. If the fruits or vegetables have a thick outer shell, you should remove this before giving to your bird. You may also need to consider getting organic fruits and vegetables. Give clean, filtered, fresh, chlorine-free water and change daily. Fruits and vegetables should be discarded after a few hours.

Add Pellet Food Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

Pellet food should be the main of your bird’s diet, and this food creates the base of a nutrition diet for your birds.

Offer a pellet food that is all natural so that you can prevent your birds from any dangerous additives.

You can find bird’s high-quality pellet diet at any pet store.

Include the pellet food with seed mixes that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be provided in small amounts.

You can offer healthy, non-sugar grains like cooked brown rice, barley, or crackers.

Supplement Diet with More Vitamins & Minerals

They require more protein consumption during the breeding season, more carbohydrates when raising young, and more calcium during the production of eggs.

Foods are included cuttlebones, ground oyster shells, hard-boiled eggs, low-fat cheese, biscuits, nuts, bread, and mineral blocks.

The females are laid eggs can be prone to calcium deficiency and the problem of egg binding.

Add Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

These foods are the best way to add a little variety and extra nutrition to your bird’s diet.

You can include seed mix with the pellet food that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be given in little amounts.

You can provide your bird healthy, non-sugary grains like cooked brown rice, barley, and crackers.

Add low-salt, unshelled nuts; shells of peanut can be toxic to birds. 

Avoid some Toxic Food

Avocado, fruit seeds, chocolate, onion, salt, sugar and high-fat foods, caffeine, and other unsafe drinks.

Avoid feeding your birds sugary cereals or grains, processed foods of any type, or non-vegetarian food.

Health & Common Conditions

Like other conures and parrots, the sun conure can be prone to feather plucking. It may be a medical cause, or lack of proper mental stimulation and boredom can be the reason. Offer your bird enriched environment with lots of opportunities for foraging and safe toys for play and chew. Visit an avian veterinarian for their regular health checkups, as they can help diagnose and treat many illness growths before time.

Health Symptoms

Feeds and drinks water during the day

Active and sociable

Dry, bright eyes and nostrils

Smooth, and neat feathers

Legs, feet, beak are normal

Symptoms of Sickness

Plucked, fluffed or soiled feathers

Inactive and sitting on the floor of the cage

Coughing and wheezing

Beak swelling

Runny poops

When not sleeping supporting one foot

Loss of appetite

Discharge from eyes or nostrils

Swollen eyes

Breeding Season

In the wild, they usually nest in Maurita flexuosa palm cavities. Mature birds form monogamous pairs about one or two years of their age. Before breeding, they love feeding and grooming each other. Usually, size of clutch size three or four white eggs, and the female may lay intervals of two to three day.

The females have responsibility for the complete incubation period from 24 to 27 days, and only leave the nest for small feeding times. The males aggressively defend the nest from predators. Both parents take part in feeding the young.The chicks depended on their parents for 8 to 9 weeks and fledged the nest after 10 to 12 weeks.

Sun Conure as Pet

The sun conure is a playful and entertaining bird that enjoys different antics, very affectionate, and cuddly  to all family members.Hand-reared birds can be very sociable to people, they may be aggressive with visitors and even territorial with guests. Like other pet birds, they require training, you need to have an encouraging and entertaining bond with them. Kind support techniques can be used to train your bird to many athletic antics. Make sure the bird will not respond and never scold or any negative reinforcement. 

The sun conures are very active, they will be happiest in a large cage. Provide conditioning perches, birds rub their beaks and keep them accurately in shape and clean. Perches  are available in different sizes and colors to keep birds stimulated. Sun conures are strong chewers and need treats and toys often. Give 4 to 5 toys like organic wood blocks, rope, or pieces of coconut to chew.

Due to dangers around, they should not be allowed to move and fly unsupervised.Fill a shallow dish with room temperature or lukewarm water and allow your bird for the bath. Never use soap for bathing.

Like many parrot species, the sun conure requires safe areas out of their cage to explore  around. The sun conures are affectionate and playful, they need attention and make the stable companionship.

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Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

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Sun Conure - Species Food, Personality & Care

The Sun Conure is a medium-sized, one of the most popular brightly colored parrot habitat in the relatively small region of northeastern South America. They also occur in north Brazil, southern Guyana, and Venezuela, most travelers to coastal French Guiana.

These birds lived alongside the Amazon River in Brazil are now well-known to the sulfur-breasted parakeet. They’re very social birds, normally found in flocks. Sun conures form monogamous pairs for breeding, and nest in cavities of palm in the tropical areas.

The sun conure found in tropical inland habitats may live dry savanna forests and coastal woodlands. They typically inhabit trees with fruits and palm plantations. Cross more open savannah territories only when traveling between areas of forest.

The sun conures are one of the most popular birds of their size due to their stunning plumage, fantastic disposition and excellent quality as a companion bird. They’re active, vocal, and communicative; these birds are known for their beautiful nature.

Sun Conure Description

There are various types of sun conures, which have many colors and size, such as the Nanday Conure is the more abundant species with green plumage and black head. First feathers of sun conures are olive green, change to the yellowish-orange about at the age of 6 months.Black beaks; feet are grey, bare white rings around their eyes and a long olive-green pointed tail with a blue tip.

The males are a little brighter, flatter, square, and females have smaller and round head. Mostly birds have golden-yellow feathers with orange-red around the eyes and underparts.The wing-coverts are yellow, and green; below all the flight plumages have dark grey colors. An average sun conure weigh is about 110 grams or 4oz and 12 inches or 30 cm long. The sun conure lifespan is 30 to 35 years in captivity with an excellent diet and proper care.

Sun Conure Talking Ability

They can mimic human voices, not as some larger parrots like African grey parrot and macaw. The sun conures haven’t much-talking ability but prefer imitating sounds such as whistles, doorbells, telephones rings and perform different tricks.

Sun conure talking does not usually develop broad vocabularies, tending to learn only a few words and sentences. Talking skill and learn various tricks are quite moderate in captivity. Some sun conure never mimics any sounds, and prefer the normal range of vocalizations for their species.

Sun Conures are not very loud

Sun conure my beautiful fluffy companion bird is not very loud. Birds curious personality, they demand very much of attention from their family members, with whom they can affectionate and cuddly.

They’re extremely loving and loyal, an easy to keep and thrive in your family as a beautiful pet. Sun conures are very smart and inquisitive, require constant social interaction and mental stimulation. You should never Keep them with other bird species, make sure you have provided safe areas to walk and explore around.

The loud, high-pitched call commonly is they used to get attention to important situations or particularly at dawn and dusk. Honestly, I never find my sun conure is shrilled at these specific times.

Behavior & Personality

Like other Conure species, sun conures are very sociable and occurs typically in large groups about 25 to 30 birds. They occasionally leave the group, but when they become apart from the flock, they screech in a high-pitched call, allowing birds to talk with their group and return to them. In the wild, their call is used to communicate with other birds miles away.

These birds are relatively quiet while eating, but well-known to be very loud and make shrill sounds when in traveling. They can fly many miles in a day, and they are rapid and nonstop flyers.

The sun conure in a flock roost, feed each other, preen, and bath throughout the day. They move on the trees with their beaks for additional support. They also have the skill to use their feet to help hold, observe, or eat foods. 

During molt sun conures are uncomfortable, so can easily short-tempered. Regular bathing, warm rains, and humidity allow the covers of each pin feather to open more efficiently and reduce their irritation.

Sun Conure Diet

In the wild, they mainly eat fresh fruits, seeds, berries, flowers, blossoms, nuts, and insects. You should offer an excellent balanced diet, with a large variety of fruits and vegetables.

Different foods that including fresh fruits, vegetables such as leafy greens and root vegetables.

Sun Conure loves to eat throughout the day; also give the small amounts of fortified bird’s seeds and nutritional balanced pellets diet.

They also eat red cactus fruit, legume pods; feed ripe, seeds half-ripe both berries and fruits.

Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds & other Foods

Adding a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables to your bird’s diet is an excellent way to supplement their nutrients intake everyday. Make sure to chop into small, easily edible pieces before placing into your bird’s food dish.

Some good fruits are apples, oranges, bananas, papaya, strawberries, grapefruits, raspberries, gooseberries, blackberries, rowans, currants, elderberries, cucumbers, tomatoes and rose hips.

Sun conure care is important, many types of vegetables include Spinach, kale, Chinese cabbage, broccoli, cress, carrots, peas, endive, alfalfa, dandelions, and sweet potatoes.

Give beans, sprouted sunflower seeds, grass seeds, chickweed, soaked corn, spray millet. Sun conures likes to feed fruits tree buds like willows, elderberry bushes, aspen, and hawthorn.

Make sure to wash the fruits and vegetables thoroughly before feeding your conure to eliminate pesticides. If the fruits or vegetables have a thick outer shell, you should remove this before giving to your bird. You may also need to consider getting organic fruits and vegetables. Give clean, filtered, fresh, chlorine-free water and change daily. Fruits and vegetables should be discarded after a few hours.

Add Pellet Food Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

Pellet food should be the main of your bird’s diet, and this food creates the base of a nutrition diet for your birds.

Offer a pellet food that is all natural so that you can prevent your birds from any dangerous additives.

You can find bird’s high-quality pellet diet at any pet store.

Include the pellet food with seed mixes that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be provided in small amounts.

You can offer healthy, non-sugar grains like cooked brown rice, barley, or crackers.

Supplement Diet with More Vitamins & Minerals

They require more protein consumption during the breeding season, more carbohydrates when raising young, and more calcium during the production of eggs.

Foods are included cuttlebones, ground oyster shells, hard-boiled eggs, low-fat cheese, biscuits, nuts, bread, and mineral blocks.

The females are laid eggs can be prone to calcium deficiency and the problem of egg binding.

Add Seeds, Grains, & Nuts

These foods are the best way to add a little variety and extra nutrition to your bird’s diet.

You can include seed mix with the pellet food that you feed the bird most of the time, but grains and nuts should be given in little amounts.

You can provide your bird healthy, non-sugary grains like cooked brown rice, barley, and crackers.

Add low-salt, unshelled nuts; shells of peanut can be toxic to birds. 

Avoid some Toxic Food

Avocado, fruit seeds, chocolate, onion, salt, sugar and high-fat foods, caffeine, and other unsafe drinks.

Avoid feeding your birds sugary cereals or grains, processed foods of any type, or non-vegetarian food.

Health & Common Conditions

Like other conures and parrots, the sun conure can be prone to feather plucking. It may be a medical cause, or lack of proper mental stimulation and boredom can be the reason. Offer your bird enriched environment with lots of opportunities for foraging and safe toys for play and chew. Visit an avian veterinarian for their regular health checkups, as they can help diagnose and treat many illness growths before time.

Health Symptoms

Feeds and drinks water during the day

Active and sociable

Dry, bright eyes and nostrils

Smooth, and neat feathers

Legs, feet, beak are normal

Symptoms of Sickness

Plucked, fluffed or soiled feathers

Inactive and sitting on the floor of the cage

Coughing and wheezing

Beak swelling

Runny poops

When not sleeping supporting one foot

Loss of appetite

Discharge from eyes or nostrils

Swollen eyes

Breeding Season

In the wild, they usually nest in Maurita flexuosa palm cavities. Mature birds form monogamous pairs about one or two years of their age. Before breeding, they love feeding and grooming each other. Usually, size of clutch size three or four white eggs, and the female may lay intervals of two to three day.

The females have responsibility for the complete incubation period from 24 to 27 days, and only leave the nest for small feeding times. The males aggressively defend the nest from predators. Both parents take part in feeding the young.The chicks depended on their parents for 8 to 9 weeks and fledged the nest after 10 to 12 weeks.

Sun Conure as Pet

The sun conure is a playful and entertaining bird that enjoys different antics, very affectionate, and cuddly  to all family members.Hand-reared birds can be very sociable to people, they may be aggressive with visitors and even territorial with guests. Like other pet birds, they require training, you need to have an encouraging and entertaining bond with them. Kind support techniques can be used to train your bird to many athletic antics. Make sure the bird will not respond and never scold or any negative reinforcement. 

The sun conures are very active, they will be happiest in a large cage. Provide conditioning perches, birds rub their beaks and keep them accurately in shape and clean. Perches  are available in different sizes and colors to keep birds stimulated. Sun conures are strong chewers and need treats and toys often. Give 4 to 5 toys like organic wood blocks, rope, or pieces of coconut to chew.

Due to dangers around, they should not be allowed to move and fly unsupervised.Fill a shallow dish with room temperature or lukewarm water and allow your bird for the bath. Never use soap for bathing.

Like many parrot species, the sun conure requires safe areas out of their cage to explore  around. The sun conures are affectionate and playful, they need attention and make the stable companionship.