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DESCRIPTION
9 to 10 inches (23 to 26cm). Body green, chin and breast grey-green, darker
at ends. Brownish band on forehead and patches on ears, lower back and
centre underneath. Wing coverts bluish. Tail copper at base and end. Beak
blackish, eyes orangish-red, legs dark grey. White eye ring. No visible
sex distinction. Immatures duller with shorter tails.
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION
South America: Brazil to Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina.
HABITAT
Forests, farmland, orchards, corn fields, sometimes in large flocks seeking
bloom-ing trees and fields with ripening wheat. Breeds in tree hollows.
DIET
Parrot mix, small pine nuts, cereal seeds, greenstuff, millet, fresh corncobs,
fruit, insects and larvae.
SPECIAL NEEDS
Breeding results best if pair housed on its own in quiet, protected aviary.
Can be restless, best to attach natural branches to mesh of aviary to
avoid injury.
CAGE LIFE
Relatively quiet compared to other conures. Easy to tame, lively and inquisitive.
Nest box 10 X 10 X 14 inches (25 x 25 X 35cm), entrance 3 inches (8cm).
Lays 4 to 6 eggs, incubation 24 to 28 days only by female, fledging 45
to 50 days, taken care of by male.
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