Conures

Thomas Arndt's Lexicon lists the following 44 species of Conures, and some have more than one sub species. Some are very rare, some are extinct, some require a permit to keep, some are more colorful than others. They come small, medium and large in size. Most are vocal and some people find the sound unpleasant. They are flock dwellers and can survive as feral flocks in non native countries. My favorite site to support this is The wild parrots of Telegraph Hill.

Aratinga acuticaudata Sharp-tailed Conure
Aratinga guarouba Golden Conure
Aratinga holochlora Green Conure
Aratinga rubritorquis Red-throated Conure
Aratinga finschii Finsch's Conure
Aratinga wagleri Red-fronted Conure
Aratinga mitrata Mitred Conure
Aratinga erythrogenys Red-masked Conure
Aratinga leucophthalma White-eyed Conure
Aratinga chloroptera Hispaniolan Conure
Aratinga euops Cuban Conure
Aratinga auricapilla Golden-capped Conure
Aratinga jandaya Jandaya Conure
Aratinga solstitialis Sun Conure
Aratinga weddellii Dusky-headed Conure
Aratinga nana Jamaican Conure
Aratinga canicularis Orange-fronted Conure
Aratinga cactorum Cactus Conure
Aratinga pertinax St. Thomas Conure
Aratinga aurea Peach-fronted Conure
Nandayus nenday Nanday Conure
Ognorhynchus icterotis Yellow-eared Conure
Leptosittaca branickii Golden-plumed Conure
Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha Thick-billed Parrot
Conuropsis carolinensi Carolina Conure
Cyanoliseus patagonus Patagonian Conure
Pyrrhura cruentat Blue-throated Conure
Pyrrhura frontalis Maroon-bellied Conure
Pyrrhura perlata Crimson-belied Conure
Pyrrhura molinae Green-cheeked Conure
Pyrrhura leucotis White-eared Conure
Pyrrhura picta Painted Conure
Pyrrhura egregia Demerara Conure
Pyrrhura viridicata Santa Marta Conure
Pyrrhura orcesi El Oro Conure
Pyrrhura melanura Maroon-tailed Conure
Pyrrhura rupicola Black-capped Conure
Pyrrhura albipectus White-necked Conure
Pyrrhura hoematotis Red-eared Conure
Pyrrhura calliptera Brown-breasted Conure
Pyrrhura rhodocephala Rose-crowned Conure
Pyrrhura hoffmanni Hoffmann's Conure
Enicognathus ferrugineus Austral Conure
Enicognathus leptorhynchus Slender-billed Conure

The most commonly seen are the Aratinga, Pyrrhura, Cyanoliseus patagonus Patagonian Conure and the Nandayus nenday Nanday Conure

In the Aratinga group , the most popular is the Sun Conure in the Pyrrhura group the Green - cheeked Conure.

Each person has his or her own favorite Conure. You either love them or you hate them. Some are very colorful and some are drab, most are very personable and a many of them will talk. Their vocabulary is not as extensive as some other species but they can talk fairly well.

They come from Brazil. Boca Del Rio, Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and northern Nicaragua. Costa Rica and western Panama, Venezuela, Complements of Hideaway Farms Aviary

Peru, eastern Bolivia and northwest Argentina. The list goes on. Go below the equator and you may see a conure!

They are a hardy bird which can live 20 to 40 years. They make great pets for children and adults alike. They enjoy toys and need to have something to occupy them if they are to be a solitary household bird.

My suggestion is to purchase your Conure from a breeder who knows the species and can advise you as to the best for your family situation. Conures cannot be classified as some of the other sought after pet birds. It takes a special person to be owned by a Conure. Their need for attention runs moderate to high, so please keep this in mind...Gregarious, outgoing and playful.....they need plenty of toys and a moderately large cage.

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