Conures - Playful, intelligent and Born Performers

Conures originate from Central America, South America, Mexico and the Caribbean. They vary in size depending on the type and can be anywhere in the area of a small to a medium sized parrot. They are very playful and intelligent and can be very affectionate if handled and trained properly in their formative years.

Jenday conures parrots is to grow to around 12 inches at maturity. They have dark green wings with blue on the tip of the wing and tail feathers. Their heads are orange and the fronts are yellow. This makes them easy to mix up with the sun conure, but this bird did not have the dark green wings and back feathers. Jenday conures are typically found in forest clearings in northeastern Brazil in the wild, but they can also be found in the vicinity of coconut palms and the edge of the rainforest.

This pet tends to be very sociable and playful, making them ideal pets for families with children. They are intelligent, meaning that they pick up new tricks and words fairly quickly. However, their views are not always spot on, so they are not usually very popular talking birds. Also, their vocabulary seems to be quite limited, knew only about six unique words at a time - to teach them a new word and they will forget one of the words which they already know.

Jenday conures, like all other pets will remain healthy and develop well only if you pay attention to the care and feeding. In general, conures be fed with proper bird pellet mix, perhaps with intermittent addition of different fruits and vegetables. Seeds and nuts should not act in their diet at all because they have a high fat and can cause health problems for your conure. The fruits and vegetables that you add to the pellet mix should be varied to ensure that your pet receives all its proper nutrition and stays healthy.