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
My bird quakes when I put my finger near its mouth
Hi, so I have a Sun Conure, she's about 1 year old, and she quakes when I put my fingers near the sides of her beak. She isn't aggressive, nor does she bite, she just quakes, or shakes. Her head ...
Laying Eggs in Bottom of cage
Hi there! I have a 22 year old pair of Nanday Conures. They have been together since 6 mos old. I am the 2nd owner and have had them for 5 years. Danielle has laid eggs only once prior about ...
Does a bird have to sleep in a cage?
I recently got a Sun Conure, he was barely over 11 weeks old when I got him from the breeder who hadn't tried to teach him to step up to much. So he was still a little wobbly on his ...
conure troubles with affection
My green cheek conure used to always be affectionate towards me, and now he's not. I've raised him since he was 36 days and this year he's turning three, so I can tell he is definitely a very affectionate bird ...
Sudden aggression in my male Conure.
I got these two Conures for three years now. They have always been very loving and kind to each other. The last two days, the male conure has become very aggressive towards the female conure. He tries to grab her ...
Conure has to have foot amputated
My green cheek conure is having his foot amputated in the morning. I’m so worried for him as he eats with his feet, holds his food with one, I’m not sure how he will eat well without it and how ...
Are my conures ready to breed?
So I’ve got two green cheek conures they are about two years old, so I believe they’re about ready to breed. My question as a new bird person is how might I best facilitate breeding behaviors. I have a large ...
Sun conure
I have a problem with my sun conure. Background, my male conure become so aggressive to his partner. Its been a year they become bonded and even during their free flight days. I decided to breed them and so far ...
Conure rescue situation
I have a conure that i rescued a year and a half ago, we were bonded and so close. I had to rescue a conure couple and my conure seems lost because they are a couple and he is alone, ...
