Rose Crowned Conure

Latin Name:  Pyrrhura rhodocephala

FS Conure Description

The general plumage green; narrow band to forehead reddish-brown; remainder of forehead brown; crown, back of head and nape brown with green edging; ear-coverts variably reddish-brown; sides of neck, throat and upper breast green with whitish-grey edging and narrow dusky-grey band; abdomen variably marked dark red; bend and edge of wing as well as under wing-coverts orange washed with pale red; primary-coverts and outer webs of primaries blue; tail upperside dark brown-red with green base, underside grey; narrow periophthalmic ring whitish; iris brown; feet brownish-grey; bill horn-coloured.

Immatures as adults, but with darker plumage; only few reddish-brown feathers to ear-coverts.

Average Lifespan

The average life span for a conure is 20 - 25 years. The main reason that birds die young is because of either accidents or bad nutrition! Don't let your pet become a statistic! Read as much as you can to make your home bird friendly and bird safe, clip those wings, and follow good nutritional practices.

Length

25 cm (9 - 10 ins.)

Sexing

There is no sexual dimorphism in the adult birds.

Trainability

What makes these birds so popular?  Tame conures make great companion pets.  They are intelligent, capable of talking and learning tricks, and they are the real clowns of the parrot world.  A tame baby conure has a personality much like a puppy - outgoing and always wanting to play.

Loudness

When it comes to noise, these guys are relatively quiet.  These usually make good apartment birds.  

Pet Potential

Very tame conures offer lots of love and affection to their owners.  They love to play with their toys for hours, and chewing is good for their beaks. Lots of wooden and leather toys are enjoyed.  These little fellows are very active and enjoy out of cage time with their owners, snuggling up near your neck.  Conures are very curious and will get into everything if not watched so always have out of cage supervision.  They love to bath, so as much as possible provide a shallow bowl of water in their cage for bathing.  Watch them go at it, it's a laugh!

Cage

For housing, the rose-crowned conure does fine with a large, quality cage suitable for a cockatiel or small parrot.

Diet

A good pellet suitable for conures is good.  I leave a bowl of pellets available at all times.  They also enjoy a veg./grain mix with beans, and various seasonal fruit and vegetables (apples, oranges, grated beets and carrots, spinach, corn peas, squash, grapes, sweet potatoes, etc.). Occasional seed mix suitable for small parrots.  Conures enjoy peanuts and other types of nuts as a treat about twice a week.