π¦Sun Conure
The sun conure, also known as the sun parakeet, is a medium-sized, vibrantly colored parrot native to northeastern South America. The adult male and female are similar in appearance, with black beaks, predominantly golden-yellow plumage, orange-flushed underparts and face, and green and blue-tipped wings and tails. Sun conures are very social birds, typically living in flocks. They form monogamous pairs for reproduction, and nest in palm cavities in the tropics. Sun conures mainly feed on fruits, flowers, berries, blossoms, seeds, nuts, and insects. Conures are commonly bred and kept in aviculture and may live up to 30 years. This species is currently threatened by loss of habitat and trapping for plumage or the pet trade. Sun conures are now listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2022.
- Body mass
- 0.12 kg
- Body length
- not recorded
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- not recorded
Everything we know about the Sun Conure
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass0.12 kgAVONETDetails βHide β
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Tail length0.14 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Wing length0.16 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Beak length0.03 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Tarsus length0.01 mAVONETDetails βHide β
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Trophic levelHerbivoreAVONETDetails βHide β
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HabitatForestAVONETDetails βHide β
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LifestyleInsessorialAVONETDetails βHide β
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Volume l0.1 LaverageDetails βHide β
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Sun Conure yet: body length, shoulder height, top speed, bite force, maximum lifespan.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- βΊphylumChordata
- βΊclassAves
- βΊorderPsittaciformes
- βΊfamilyPsittacidae
- βΊgenusAratinga
- βΊspeciesAratinga solstitialis
- orderSauria
- classBirds Β· Aves
- orderParrots Β· Psittaciformes
- genusAratinga
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- orderSauria
- classBirds Β· Aves
- orderParrots Β· Psittaciformes
- genusAratinga
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