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sun conure

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 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 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

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 ...
green-cheeked conure

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

sun conure, sun parakeet

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

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 ...
grey-chested parakeet; grey-chested conure

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 ...
Green-cheeked conure

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 ...
members of sun parakeet project

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 ...
sun conure

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 ...
Hyacinth macaw

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"? ...
Green Cheeked Conure

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

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

Infertile eggs

I have sun conures. Previously they had 2 clutches last year containing 3-4 eggs with atleast 6 months time gap between them. Both the times all the eggs were empty. I want to breed them. What is the issue that ...

Conure baby

How do I feed a baby conure, what do I feed him ( green one) ...

different bird food

can parakeets eat conures food? ...

Baby sun conure

We’ve had a baby conure hatch and it has reached 2 weeks. What should i be expecting and what should i do as it grows? ...

Screaming conure

My friend has a 15 year old conure that screams a lot. She was never let out of her cage. I built a large cage and she loved it at first. Lots of toys, a pool for her bath. Has ...

Sun Conure

Hello, My sun conure who just turned one died with no prior signs or symptoms of any illness. He was eating, flying around, playing in the morning, and all of a sudden he made a few noises and died in ...

New Dusky Conure Baby

Hi there, I recently got a dusky conure and I feed her your pellets! I was wondering on average how much you feed daily or a morning/night routine. Also do you feed any toppers or extra mix in such as ...

Conure birds green cheek

How long before eggs hatch ...

Conure bonding

Hello, looking for some advice on 2 green cheek conures I got late past December. I had no idea on their sex until I did a gender/DNA test and found out I have a male and female. Both are starting ...

Sudden death of my Conure

I bought my Jenday Conure three weeks ago. He was six months old and seemed very healthy. We were bonding well and he was very loving. Suddenly this morning, he squawked and fell to the bottom of the cage moving ...
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