Stats

Lifespan: 15-30 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Flock
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: South America
Movement: Flight
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Warning Colors
Status: Endangered

About

The sun conure is a brilliant small parrot native to northeastern South America, famous for its vivid golden-yellow plumage tipped with orange and green on the wings and tail. Despite its endangered status in the wild due to trapping and habitat loss, it remains one of the most recognisable pet parrots, known for its loud, spirited calls.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A few round white eggs are incubated deep in a tree cavity, the female rarely leaving until they hatch.
2.
hatchling
A featherless hatchling is fed regurgitated food by both parents inside a tree cavity.
3.
juvenile
A feathered juvenile fledges with duller plumage than the adults, learning to crack seeds and to call.
4.
adult
Fully grown with bright adult plumage.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Psittaciformes
Family: Psittacidae
Genus: Aratinga
Species: Aratinga solstitialis