Contents
- Species
- Latest Articles
- Lafeber’s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight January 2024: The Sun Conures of Guyana
- Webinar: Species Spotlight On The Patagonian Conure With Dr. Lamb
- Lafeber’s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight April 2023: The Grey-Breasted Parakeet of Brazil
- New To Conures? Answers to Common Conure Questions
- The Parakeet Rangers of Guyana
- Conure Fast Facts
- New World Parrots: Conures, Amazons, Macaws & More
- Conures: Sun Vs. Green Cheek
- Presidents & Their Pet Parrots
- Ask Lafeber
Species
Sun Conure
The sun conure is bold in both appearance and in personality. Suns are known for their vocalizing, which can be loud a times, as well as their playfulness and adventurous nature ...
Jenday Conure
Jenday conures have a reputation for being a little more laid back than other conures, but that's not to say that they don't enjoy and expect plenty of interaction with their people. Like most conures, they appreciate bird toys that ...
Green-Cheeked Conure
Green-cheeked conures can be outgoing and comical, but they can also be a little shyer than other conures. These birds love their play and will appreciate a good rotation of toys and a spacious cage to run around ...
Blue-Crowned Conure
The blue-crowned conure has a large vocabulary and high intelligence to match. This species is known as one of the better talkers in the conure family, though it can be a little difficult to understand ...
Conure
Conures, which vary in size from small to medium, often charm people with their playfulness and inquisitive personalities. They generally like to be where the household activity is, which can include mealtime and hanging out with their favored people ...
Latest Articles
Lafeber’s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight January 2024: The Sun Conures of Guyana
This month’s Lafeber Global Spotlight takes us to the village of Karasabai in Guyana, which is the only place wild sun conures (Aratinga solstitialis) can be studied in their natural habitat. Local rangers, with support through One Earth Conservation, are ...
Webinar: Species Spotlight On The Patagonian Conure With Dr. Lamb
Join us February 9, when Dr. Lamb kicks start her new Lafeber webinar series: Species Spotlight! This first episode sheds a spotlight on the Patagonian conure, the largest of all conures, and a species she had the opportunity to see ...
Lafeber’s Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight April 2023: The Grey-Breasted Parakeet of Brazil
This month’s Lafeber Global Parrot Conservation Spotlight takes us to Brazil, home to the grey-breasted parakeet (Pyrrhura griseipectus). This beautiful species of conure is critically endangered, with its humid mountain forest range reduced to a mere 13% due to habitat ...
New To Conures? Answers to Common Conure Questions
Are conures parrots? Do they talk? What size cage do they need? What food provides the best nutrition? Find the answer to these and other common questions about conures ...
The Parakeet Rangers of Guyana
One Earth Conservation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization co-founded by Dr. LoraKim Joyner, who has worked in parrot conservation for over three decades. The organization encourages communities in Latin America to support and/or get involved in parrot conservation. Here Dr ...
Conure Fast Facts
Conures are popular pet companions for good reason — these parrots are full of spunk with colorful personalities and a wide range of colors and sizes ...
New World Parrots: Conures, Amazons, Macaws & More
Parrots can be categorized according to Old World psittacines and New World psittacines. Do you know if your parrots are "Team Old World" or "Team New World"? ...
Conures: Sun Vs. Green Cheek
No wonder conures are a popular pet bird companion. They are smart, active, cuddly, and social. There are many species of conure, and each group has its own unique set of traits. See the similarities and differences between the fiery-colored ...
Presidents & Their Pet Parrots
Can you imagine a parrot perched in the White House? It’s probably happened at some point during our country’s history; after all, some of our past presidents had parrot companions during their presidencies. Here is a list of presidents who ...
Ask Lafeber
Estimate birthday of my conure l?
I have a shot certificate with date his first shots were given. I want to know how old my conure could have been when he got his shots, so I may figure out when his birthday is? ...
Pin feathers
My Sun Conure just recently got pin feathers for the first time. I know because he bit me when I touched on, haha! Anyways, I'm scared to touch him again but now I don't know how to spend time with ...
Screeching Green Cheek Conure
We adopted Merlin 3 years ago. She was rescued after spending time on San Diego’s streets. For 2 years she was quiet in terms of screeching, only when she got really scared or bothered. But recently, whenever she stands at ...
Picking her skin
I have a 16 yr old female sun conures and a 17 yr old Male. They live in separate houses which are huge. They are allowed 3-4 hrs out of there house to interact with each other. The last 4 ...
Bonding with bird
I’ve had a 3 year old green cheek conure for 14 months. I got him from a parrot rescue place, he was there for over a year. He does not like to be touched, at all! I did train him ...
fighting conures
We have had 2 cohabitating conures for 4 years. Last July we added a third. There has been NO acceptance by the original pair. Although they occupy a room and we have an open cage policy they new green cheeked ...
Chewing baseboards and quarter rounds
I have a 20 yr old nanday. He's been allowed to chew baseboard (yellow birch), as it kept him from chewing me during mating months. I've moved into a new house new baseboards and he's chosen them over the yellow ...
What pelleted food
Hello, I have a Green Cheek Conure and a Senegal Parrot and I want to know what pelleted food they should be eating. I prefer to only have to buy one type if that is acceptable ...
