Conure Species
Conures, as the term is used by aviculturists, include only the genera Aratinga and Pyrrhura, as well as several single-species genera and one double-species genus.

These other genera are listed below:
Conuropsis: Carolina Parakeet (extinct)
Cyanoliseus: Patagonian Conure
Enicognathus: Austral Slender-Billed Conure
Guarouba: Golden Queen of Bavaria Conure
Leptosittaca: Golden-Plumed Conure
Nandayus: Nanday Conure
Ognorhynchus: Yellow-Eared Conure

Golden Conure
The Golden conure or Queen of Bavaria Conure, Guarouba guarouba (recently reclassified from Aratinga guarouba) is, as the name implies, covered all over with bright yellow feathers, except for the green wing-tip feathers and the greyish-horn-colored beak. Golden conures are among the most expensive conures both to purchase and to care for, although many owners feel that the benefits outweigh the cost.

Green Cheeks
Green Cheeks are about ten inches in length . They body weight is around 60 grams .Their heads are a dark grey, making a beautiful contast with their shiny white eye rings. Their body feathers are a beautiful shimmering emerald green. Green-Cheeked Conures come in several color mutations. The five main color mutations are Normal, Cinnamon, Yellow-Sided, Pineapple and Turquoise.

Turquoise Green-Cheeked
Turquoise Green-Cheeked Conures body has some blue-green and green feathers. The breast feathers are grayish and the tail feathers are grey.

Pineapple Green Cheek
One of the newer mutations are Pineapple Green Cheek Conures. Also referred to as the (Cinnamon-Yellowsided).

Patagonian Conure
The Patagonian conure, or Cyanoliseus patagonus, is a large conure found in the Patagonia region of south-central Argentina and Chile. Drab on the top, brighly colored underneath, the Patagonian conure has exploded in popularity in the last decade, leading to an increase in illegal importation which threatens the wild populations.

Enicognathus
The dusky red-tailed and green Austral conure and the descriptively named Slender-billed conure make up the genus Enicognathus. Although both birds in the genus are available in aviculture, neither is especially common in captivity.

Golden-Plumed Conure
The Golden-plumed conure, Leptosittaca branickii, is a small Andean conure not found in aviculture and endangered in its own habitat.

Yellow-Eared Conure
The exceedingly rare Yellow-eared conure or Ognorhynchus icterotis of Colombia and Ecuador was never common in aviculture and has not successfully bred in captivity.

Breeding
Sun conures are easily bred in captivity. They are capable of breeding around 2 years of age, although the first clutch is not always fertile. Males and females are not sexually dimorphic and hence, look alike.
Conures : Everything About Purchase, Housing, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, and Diseases by Mathew Vriends, Matthew M. Vriends
Conures : Everything About Purchase, Housing, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, and Diseases by Mathew Vriends, Matthew M. Vriends

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