This specie of Conures is a bit of prima donna. They are good companions not only pets. They require safe environment due to their curious nature. They like to interact with others. If you are spending a busy life and have no time for interaction then do not think to keep these birds as pets. They develops bond with their owner and do not like to move from home to home. These are very energetic birds. They are not suitable for apartments. These are very tricky birds. If you cannot handle their greetings, expressions and joy then do not take them as pet. These are lovely birds and are admired due to their entertaining nature. These are playful and active parrots.
Lorries, Cockatoo
The natural habitat of these birds is a tropical area. They are found in Northeastern South America, southern French Guiania, extreme southern Suriname, Southern Guyana, Roraima and North Brazilian area. This breed of parrots is found in coastal French Guiana as vagrant.
Their population is found at the bank of the Amazon River in Brazil that is known as sulphur-breasted parakeet. They are found in the areas where palm groves and fruiting trees exist. These birds are nature lover. They like tropical climate and need to live with great care in cages. In the wild they dwell in fruiting trees and grooves. They like to reside in seasonally flooded forests, forested valleys and coastal areas.
The sun conures are monomorphic sexually. They contain yellow crown mentle , nape, lesser underwing-coverts, wing coverts chest and wing coverts. They have orange belly and face with red ears. They have dark blue primary coverts, tips of the primaries, while the secondaries, bases of primaries, tertials, greater wing-coverts are green. They have olive green tail with a blue tip. They have heavy and broad beaks. The males have broad ring on their eyes that is wider than females.
They start breeding in four to five months at monogamous pairs. During mating they show signs for attraction. They start grooming and feeding one another for this purpose. Their mating periods is on three minutes. The pair becomes affectionate to each other.
The female abdomen swells during laying eggs. Females lay eggs after the interval of three days to complete the clutch. Female incubates eggs for 23 to 27 days. Males guard the nest aggressively. They destroy their eggs, if they have deficiency of calcium. They need healthy diet in this period in captivity.
They need safe and healthy environment for good health. They need clean and tidy surroundings. For winning their love it is good to provide them fresh water in short intervals. They need regular checkups for good health care. They may suffer from feather picking, inhaled toxins, nutritional defeciencies, pneumonia, bacterial infections, aspergillosis, weightloss and severe weakness.
Take your parrot to the doctor if you see breathing difficulty, diarrhea signs, frequent urination, weakness and others. Provide them antibiotics, calcium, vitamin D3 and K for healthy life. They can live a healthy life with healthy and tidy surrounding and regular checkups.
For enjoying a good life span these are good companion. These are affectionate birds. They can live healthy and active life in captivity due to interaction and good care. The healthy diet is the prime source of their health.
It keeps them energetic and prevents them from diseases. In the wild they are preyed by the wild animals. These birds offer lifetime commitment. These are the birds that need good care and regular checkups for prevention of disease. Their natural lifespan is 30 years. In captivity they can live a better lifestyle.
They like to eat fruits, insects, nuts, seeds, blossoms, berries, flowers and fruits in the wild. They like to eat ripe and unripe fruits and seeds in the wild. They like legume pods, Malpighia berries and cactus fruit. They eat considered pests and agricultural crops.
In captivity they can be given formula diet. It is a good way to keep them healthy. Sprinkle vitamins and supplements on their food and water. They need more protein in the breeding season. During growth they need carbohydrates. During the egg production they require calcium.
These birds get along very well with children. They are communicative and playful and all this is highly appreciated by little kids.
However, these birds have sharp beaks and can lose their cool once in a while. It is thus, not suitable to leave children in the company of these birds unguarded.
These birds are considered to be one of the most amazing, friendly, courteous and warm breeds of parrots in the world. This is why these birds not only make great pets but also live quite well with other birds.
In the African forests, these parrots live in very large flocks with other birds. They get along fairly well with all other breeds of birds because they have a cool temperament and modest behavior.
These are talented parrots and want to learn many things. They can easily increase their vocabulary and learn words, phrases and small sentences. Their learning power is very good. They give loud calls to others for interaction. These are highly wonderful learning and showing tricks.
They are very easy to tame. These are very intelligent birds. By showing your love and attention to these birds you can win their love very easily. They are very affectionate birds. For these parrots you need to be more energetic as compared to the other birds. They are extremely dynamic in many ways.
These parrots are not popular for their talking skills. They love to interact with others but they do not speak much. These are very loud birds and used to give a loud call to others. They are highly vocal or better to say they become more bunt.
Due to lack of attention they become aggressive and start screaming and biting. They become aggressive during hatching season. Males defend the nests and females do not allow anyone to come into the nest. These are aggressive due to ignorance.
They bite your figure during feeding. If they are not happy they can bite you with their heavy beak. They are unfriendly if they are getting bored. Do not leave your kids and other animals with them because they can harm them with their beaks.
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