Common Name:
Conure - Sun
Other Common Names:
Yellow Conure
Scientific Name:
Aratinga solstitialis
Group:
Conure
Origin or Range:
Brazil
Relative Size:
30 cm (12 ins)
Average Lifespan:
25 to 30 years

The Sun Conure is such a beautiful little parrot, that is even sometimes mistaken for a parakeet, but when you look at their features, they are most definitely a parrot. A sun conure eats grains, vegetables, fruit and meats that your family enjoys.

Sun Conure Size
The Sun is a medium sized Conure, averaging about 4.5 ounces and 12 inches in length, with a slender build and a large head and beak. The coloring of this little wonder is very striking.

The Sun Conure can be found naturally in South and Central America, mostly north of the Amazon River, the West Indies and in parts of Mexico. Long ago, they could be found in Northeast Brazil as well as Southeast Venezuela and Northern Amazon. Their range also included Guyana, French Guiana and Surinam. However, because these Conures have such striking beauty, they were bought and sold to Mexico and the Caribbean and they became very abundant in these areas as well.

In the wild the sun conure is a friendly and peaceful bird. It lives in groups of twenty or more. A sun conure feeds on various seeds, fruits, and insects in the wild. The young sun conure has feathers, which are predominantly green, while older birds sport more of the yellow or reddish-orange.

They do make nice, if not sometimes noisy pets. They are extremely affectionate.

They require a good varied diet with lots of fresh fruit and vegetables a must.

Body Color:
Red, orange, gold, and yellow on face, abdomen and back. Some wing feathers are green. Flight and tail feathers are blue
and green.

Sun Conure Caging
Of course there is no such thing as a cage that is too big. The question most asked is how small can the cage be without making the bird unhappy. The minimum sizes that I recommend are 20"W X 20"D X 30"H for the larger green conures such as the mitred and the cherry-head, 20"W X 18"D X 20"H for the medium sized birds like the white-eyed and the suns; and 14"W X 18"D X 18"H for the little guys like the maroon-bellies and the black-caps. Of course if the bird is only going to be closed up in the cage at night, you can get away with smaller caging.

Sexing
It is believed that females have a grayer iris than males. Females’ heads, seen from the side are smaller and rounder than males’. Females’ beaks are smaller than males’. The male and female sun Conure have a very similar outward appearance. Females may be somewhat less red or orange than males.

Mutations
Green-Cheeked Conure (Pyrrhura molinae and Pyrrhura restricta)
Crimson-Bellied Conure (Pyrrhura perlata perlata - formerly Pyrrhura rhodogaster)
Rose-Crowned Conure (Pyrrhura rhodocephala)
Dusky Conure (Aratinga weddellii)
Painted Conure (Pyrrhura picta)
Housing
Conures : Everything About Purchase, Housing, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, and Diseases by Mathew Vriends, Matthew M. Vriends

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