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
- Cleaning with vinegar – Dr. Lamb Webinar Sept 16
- Sun conure not sitting on egg
- My conures tail Feathers are tattered
- Green cheek conure
- Looking for behavior signs my bird may be preparing to lay an egg
- Pearly conure mating issue
- Can’t Fly After 3 Weeks
- Inbreeding
- Mosquito control on balcony
- Tail freather got pulled out
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
Cleaning with vinegar – Dr. Lamb Webinar Sept 16
Is it ok to use vinigar in small drops along with city water on metal bowls for cleaning rinsed well & throughly dried with cotton towel? We have an eight month old Conure ...
Sun conure not sitting on egg
Hi, i have sun conure pair and she laid 3 eggs and i start to incubate them in incubator and now she has laid her 4th egg but we did not incubate it. We just leave the egg with sun ...
My conures tail Feathers are tattered
His tail Feathers are a bit messy and how many Feathers conure have exactly.It seems to have a lot of them ...
Looking for behavior signs my bird may be preparing to lay an egg
So I recently rescued a conure and she laid an egg yesterday. Prior to this she was exhibiting strange behaviors and I arranged a vet visit but they have a full schedule and can't see her yet. Afterwards, she laid ...
Pearly conure mating issue
I have a pearly conure pair and the male got seriously I'll but by the grace of Allah I cared for him gave him different medications and he went through. He then went into molting and has completed it. He ...
Can’t Fly After 3 Weeks
Hi, My Green cheek conure fractured her wing 3 weeks ago. She was advised to stay in her cage for 3 weeks by a vet so that she can heal. She is unable to fly completely now after this period ...
Inbreeding
I have 2 pairs of yellow sided conures. Females of both the pairs are sisters. One pair bred for the first time in March of 2022. From the clutch I had there were two females and three males. Now I ...
Mosquito control on balcony
BLUE, my rescue blue crown conure, is showing interest in coming outside with me on balcony. I ordered a harness so I can safely keep him with me but it's Florida. I'm concerned about him being harassed or bitten by ...
Tail freather got pulled out
My Conure got out and while trying to catch him my sister step on his tall to try to catch him he was trap but we got him back but he lost all his trail Feathers and bleeding I stop ...
