Sun Conure Parrot Physical Characteristics:
The sexes of the Sun Conure
Parrot look alike. The body is yellow, tinged with
orange on the forehead, cheeks, neck, breast and abdomen.
The greater wing coverts are green tipped with yellow;
the primary coverts and secondaries are dark blue, edged
with green on the outer margins. The flight feathers are
green towards the base of the outer webs, blue towards
the tips. The tail is olive green, shading into blue towards
the tip. The outer feathers are entirely blue on the outer
webs. The iris is brown and the bill is a brownish horn
color. The legs and feet are a brownish flesh color. They
grow to a length of between eleven and thirteen inches.
One of the most beautifully colored of the sun conures,
this species is a great favorite with the natives, who
raise many young birds by hand. Flocks of twenty or more
may often be seen flying about the huts or settled on
roofs.
Sun Conure Bird Distribution and Habitat:
Their range is mainly NE South
America, the Guianas and north-western Brazil.
Sun Conures occur principally in natural savannas,
but have been found in seasonally inundated scrub forest
along the banks of the Amazon River.
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