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Blue Crowned Conure Parrots are definitely one of the cuddliest and cutest breeds in the whole family, and they are also one of the best pet parrots you can get. With a personality overflowing with fun and loving affection, these silly parrots will certainly bring a lot of fun into your daily life. Once a bond is created between you and your pet, it can last up to 40 years, as these are long-lived birds.
This means you will have a fun and goofy companion for a decades to come. Read on to find out more about this lovely conure and how this pet can enrich your everyday life! These cute conures are a popular pet thanks to their cuddly, fun, and affectionate nature. Find cute and loving Blue Crowned Conure Parrots online at our Live Parrots shop. You can also shop for Dusky Pionus, Lilac Crowned Amazon, and Harlequin Macaw all available at our shop.
Blue crowned conure is used to describe the subspecies Aratinga acuticaudata haemorrhous that has less blue, restricted more to the forehead and the front part of the crown.
Blue crowned conure’s are native to the central areas of South America from eastern Colombia and northern Venezuela south to Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. They inhabit the more arid regions of tropical zones living in thickets, grasslands, savannahs, and along the edge of forests.
The Blue crowned conure is a small member of the parrot family. The whole head as well as the cheeks and ear coverts are blue, and sometimes there is a tinge of blue on the breast.
They have a generally green plumage that is more yellowish underneath. The outer wings are a blue-brown going to a chestnut brown on the secondary outer feathers. The tail of the Blue crowned conure or “Sharp-tailed Conure” is long and tapered.
This picture of a juvenile shows the beautiful maroons on the underside of the tail feathers. The central tail on a mature bird is green with the outer feathers being more brownish-red tipped with a golden-olive.
The upper beak is horn colored with a gray tip and the lower mandible is grayish-black.
They have a creamy white eye ring surrounding a yellow eye.
The legs are pinkish brown. A younger bird will have less blue on its forehead and crown with no blue on its breast.
The Blue-crowned Conure or Sharp-tailed Conure will get up to 11 3/4″ (37 cm), and weigh about 6.7 ozs (190g).
A roomy cage is required unless the bird is to be let out for extended periods. Many birds can spend most of their time on a play pen or parrot perch. In the wild the Blue crowned conure eats berries, fruits, seeds, and nuts. As a pet they will enjoy a variety of sprouts, seeds, nuts, fruits, vegetables, and commercial pellets, as well as the same nutritional foods humans eat.
They are sociable and live in small groups or sometimes in flocks up to about 100 birds. They love to play, and can be fairly destructive if not watched. They can also be rather loud though not nearly as noisy as some of their Aratinga cousins such as the Nanday, Sun, and Jenday Conures. They make a real fun, playful pet and are very popular.
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