Brown-throated Conures
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Brown-throated Conures and its related subspecies (listed below) are intelligent birds that have the capability to talk. However, as is the case with any parrot species, there never is a guarantee that an individual bird will actually learn to talk.
Brown-throated Conures usually make very affectionate pets - provided they are well socialized and handled frequently. Brown-throated Conures tend to choose one member of the family to bond with rather than bonding with multiple people.
The Brown-throated Conure may be very loud and can be prone to destructive behavior. They need to have plenty of toys to keep them from growing bored.
The Brown Throated Conure has an average lifespan of 10 years, though with proper care they can live to be 25.
Description:
General plumage green; forehead, sides of head and chin yellowish-orange; crown bluish; throat and upper breast pale olive-brown; lower breast yellowish-green, becoming orange on abdomen; under wing-coverts yellowish-green; tips of primaries bluish; outer webs of secondaries blue; underside of tail and wings olive-yellow; periophthalmic ring whitish; iris yellow; bill blackish; feet grey. Immatures with brown cheeks and horn-colored upper mandible; throat and upper breast greenish. Length: 25 cm (10 ins).
Care and Feeding:
Conures love to climb and play and need to be provided with a cage that allows them to move around freely and toys to entertain themselves with. Boredom is often the most common cause for destructive behavior. Please refer to the following websites for information:
- Optimal nutrition to keep your bird healthy
- Housing your bird
- The 3 Key Elements to Your Pet Bird's Happiness and Health
- Caring for your companion bird
Breeding/Reproduction:
These conures are fairly easy to breed. Below are the dimensions of nesting boxes usually used for these conures. However, the dimensions can vary widely, as they are influenced by the owner's and the birds' preferences. The preferences of the breeding birds can also be influenced by the size and type of nest-box / log in which the bird was hatched and reared.
If space allows, offering a choice of sizes and types of logs or nest-boxes, and placed in various locations within the aviary, can allow the parent birds to make their own choice. Once a pair has chosen a specific nest-box/log and been successful in it, offer that one to them each breeding season. Try and keep that one for their exclusive use. Once a pair has chosen its log or nest-box, the other ones can generally be removed. If the "spare" boxes are to be removed and moved to another flight, ensure the log / nest-box is cleaned to ensure the receptacle has the minimal contamination of mites, parasites and pathogens.
Log / Nest-box:
- Length / depth: 400 - 600 mm (or approx. 16 - 24 inches)
- Log internal diameter approx. 250 - 300 mm. (or approx. 10 - 12 inches)
- Nest-box internal dimensions approx. 250 mm square (or approx. 10 inches square)
- Diameter of entrance hole approx. 70 - 80 mm (or approx. 3 inches)
- Inspection hole: Square or round) 100 mm (or approx 4 inches)
- A Removable top / lid can be a useful access point for inspections and for cleaning.
- Location and height of log / nest-box = in a sheltered part of the aviary and at about 1.5 - 1.8 metres height, but not too close to the roof to cause heat problems in the hotter months
- Angle of log or nest box = 45 degrees through to vertical. Most boxes are vertical.
- Nesting log / nest-box material: Decomposed non-toxic saw dust, wood shavings or other suitable material/s.
- Incubation: Hen / cock / both share in incubating the eggs.
Conures have a habit of removing all the nest box material and laying their eggs on the bare wooden base.
Nest inspection is generally not tolerated. If nest inspection is necessary, wait till both parents have left the nest. They can be aggressive and protective of the nest area when breeding.
For additional breeding-related information, please visit this website.
Brown-throated or St. Thomas
Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific: Aratinga pertinax aeruginosa aka Eupsittula pertinax aeruginosa ... English: Brown-throated Conure ... Dutch: Bruinwangparkiet ... German: Braunwangensittich ... French: Perruche à joues brunes Sub-Species: ocularis, pertinax, xanthogenia, arubensis, aeruginosa, griseipecta, lehmanni, tortugensis, margaritensis, venezuelae, chrysophrys, surinama, chrysogenys, paraensis CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Northern Colombia, North-western Venezuela Relevant Web Resources: Lexicon
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Conures or Aruba Brown-throated Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific: Aratinga pertinax arubensis ... English: Aruba Brown-throated Conures, Aruba Conures ... Dutch: Aruba Bruinwangparkiet ... German: Aruba Braunwangensittich ... French: Perruche Mais de Aruba CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Island of Bonaire in Netherlands Antilles, Northern Coast Venezuela Relevant Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 5 - and click on link to view photo.)
Bonaire Brown-throated Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific: Aratinga pertinax xanthogenia aka Eupsittula pertinax xanthogenia ... English: Bonaire Brown-throated Conure ... Dutch: Bonaire Bruinwangparkiet ... German: Bonairesittich ... French: Perruche à joues orangées CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Island of Bonaire in Netherlands Antilles, Northern Coast Venezuela Relevant Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 2 - and click on link to view photo.) Brazilien Brown-throated Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific: Aratinga pertinax chrysogenys aka Eupsittula pertinax chrysogenys ... English: Brazilien Brown-throated Conure ... Dutch: Braziliaanse Bruinwangparkiet ... German: Brasilien Braunwangensittich ... French: Perruche Mais du Rio Negro CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Negro River Region, North-western Brazil Relevant Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 12 - and click on link to view photo.) Brown-eared Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific:
Aratinga pertinax ocularis aka Eupsittula pertinax ocularis
... English: Brown-eared Conure, Veragua Brown-throated
Conure ... Dutch: Bruinooraratinga ... German: Augenstreif
Braunwangensittich ... French: Perruche Mais de Panama CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Pacific lslands of Panama Related Websites: Lexicon
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Colombian Brown-throated Conures: Please scroll up for additional information
Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific: Aratinga pertinax lehmanni aka Eupsittula pertinax lehmanni ... English: Colombian Brown-throated Conure ... Dutch: Colombiaanse Bruinwangparkiet ... German: Kolumbianischer Braunwangensittich ... French: Perruche Mais de Colombie CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Eastern Colombia Relevant Web Resources: Lexicon
of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 6 - and click on link to view photo.) Ecuadorian White-eyed Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific:Aratinga leucophthalmus callogenys aka Psittacara leucophthalmus callogenys ... English: Ecuadorian White-eyed Conure ... Dutch: Equador Witoogaratinga ... German: Ekuador Weißaugensittich ... French: Perruche de Guyana Salvadori CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Tropical Zone Eastern Ecuador, North-eastern Peru, Upper Amazon, North-western Brazil Relevant Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 2 - click on link to view photo.) Margarita Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific:Aratinga acuticaudata neoxena aka Thectocercus acuticaudata neoxena ... English: Margarita Conure ... Dutch: Margarita Blauwvoorhoofdparkiet ... German: Margarita Blaustirnsittich ... French: Conure à front bleu de Margarita CITES II - Endangered Distribution: area of Boca del Rio on Venezuelan island of Margarita Related Websites: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 5 - click on link to view photo.) Orange-cheeked Conures aka Guiana Brown-throated Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific: Aratinga pertinax chrysophrys aka Eupsittula pertinax chrysophrys ... English: Guiana Brown-throated Conure, Orange-cheeked Conure ... Dutch: Guayana Bruinwangparkiet ... German: Guayana Braunwangensittich ... French: Perruche
Mais de Guyane CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Guyana, Cerro Roraima district, South-eastern Venezuela, extreme Northern Roraima, Brazil Relevant Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 10 - and click on link to view photo.) Saint Thomas Brown-throated Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific: Aratinga pertinax pertinax aka Eupsittula pertinax pertinax ... English: Saint Thomas Brown-throated Conure ... Dutch: Maisparkiet, Pertinax Parkiet ... German: Sankt Thomas Braunwangensittich ... French: Perruche à joues orangées CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Island of Curacao in Netherlands Antilles, Northern Coast Venezuela Sinú Brown-throated Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific:Aratinga pertinax griseipecta aka Eupsittula pertinax grisreipecta ... English: Sinú Brown-throated Conure ... Dutch: Sinú Bruinwangparkiet ... German: Sinú Braunwangensittich ... French: Perruche Mais à gorge grise CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Sinú River Valley in North-eastern Colombia Related Websites: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 4 - and click on link to view photo.) Surinam Brown-throated Conures aka Surinam Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific: Aratinga pertinax surinama aka Eupsittula pertinax surinama ... English: Surinam Brown-throated Conure, Surinam Conure ... Dutch: Surinaamse Bruinwangparkiet ... German: Surinamischer Braunwangensittich ... French: Perruche Mais du Surinam CITES II - Endangered Distribution: French Guiana and Surinam. North-eastern Venezuela Relevant Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no.11 - and click on link to view photo.) Tapajos Brown-throated Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific: Aratinga pertinax paraensis aka Eupsittula pertinax paraensis ... English:Tapajos Brown-throated Conure ... Dutch: Tapajos Bruinwangparkiet ... German: Tapaj¢s Braunwangensittich ... French: Perruche Mais de Para CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Tapajos River, Cururu, Northern Brazil Relevant Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 13 - and click on link to view photo.) Tortuga Brown-throated Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific: Aratinga pertinax tortugensis aka Eupsittula pertinax tortugensis ... English: Tortuga Brown-throated Conure ... Dutch: Tortuga Bruinwangparkiet ... German: Tortuga Braunwangensittich ... French: Perruche Mais du Tortuga CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Tortuga Island, off the Northern Coast of Venezuela Related Websites: Lexicon
of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 7 - and click on link to view photo.) Venezuelan Brown-throated Conures: Please scroll up for additional information Genus: Scientific: Aratinga ... English: Conures ... Dutch: Wigstaartparkieten ... German: Keilschwanzsittiche ... French: Aratinga
Species: Scientific: Aratinga pertinax venezuelae aka Eupsittula pertinax venezuelae ... English: Venezuelan Brown-throated Conure ... Dutch: Venuzuela Bruinwangparkiet ... German: Venezuela Braunwangensittich ... French: Perruche Mais de Venezuela CITES II - Endangered Distribution: Venezuela Relevant Web Resources: Lexicon of Parrots (Please scroll down to no. 9 - and click on link to view photo.)
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