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SC. Name: Aratinga solstitialis Sun Conures make great pets! These little birds are great with people, have little fear of anything, and can very easily learn tricks.
Although they have the capacity for speech, many never do. They seem much more comfortable making bird sounds. Of our birds, the conures do speak but it mostly in quiet whispers. You have to listen closely to see that they ARE talking, although it isn't as clear as a bell. Our conures can do cat calls, say hello, even sometimes say night night.
Colors! The Sun Conure has a yellow-orange body,green and yellow wings, and red and blue highlights, making it one of the most colorful birds around.
They grow, in average to about 12 inches from head to end of their long tails.
 Screech! Conures like to be loud! Like most other parrots, Suns like to announce themselves, especially when their best friend (their owner)comes home from work in the afternoon. It's their way of saying HI! Lets Play! Suns do not sit around making loud sounds for no reason, most screeches do have a meaning. The most popular loud causes are cages left covered in morning, or uncovered at night, and of course conures make noise if they are not getting their share of attention.
Beware! Sun conures love to give kisses and if you are not careful they will try to slip you the tounge. While this is a little wierd, it is also a little dangerous. Birds don't have very strong immune systems and human mouths are a cesspool of dangerous organisms and bacteria. Lip kisses only!
Step Up! Suns are very smart. Many bird owners train their bird to step on their finger upon saying Step Up. We haven't had to train ANY of our conures to do this. If you stick your finger within stepping reach, they will get on your hand without you having to say anything at all. They can read body language just as many animals can.
Traning, Biting, Screeching Notes: Never in ANY circumstance should you hit your sun conure, spray it with water, or scream at it. These birds have life lasting memory and one instance of abuse could revert it to wild for life. Birds are not submissive at all, and violence conceives violence. If your sun conure is to be punished, there are alternatives. If your bird acts out, put it back in the cage, and cover it. Your bird is now in time-out. It will likely begin screeching LOUDLY, if this is unbearable, try leaving the home for a short time, take a walk, etc. When you return, uncover the cage and let the bird sit in it for awhile. If you abuse a bird, it fears for its life and sees you as a threat. If you take away its companion for a short time, which is you, they seem to learn cause and effect. Suns dont want you to leave them alone, they want to be with you. Unless they are moulting, and then they can be really moody sometimes during.
 ORIGIN OF SUN CONURES: Sun conures originated in eastern South America near to north of the Amazon river and at one time they lived naturally in Northeast Brazil ,Southeast Venezuela and in the Northern Amazon. Their roaming area also included Guyana, French Guiana and Surinam. Because of their bright colors, mild manners, ease of domestication, and intelligence, they were captured in the wild and traded with exporters in Mexico and the Caribbean where they became very abundant.
In their native habitat, sun conures eat a variety of foods which include fruits, berries, nuts, cactus, insects, flowers, grass seeds and other grains. They have also been known to damage cultivated crops which has caused them to be shot by brazillian as well as other south american farmers.
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