Sun Conure

Adults are bright golden-yellow with orange on the face and belly. Wings are green with blue tips. Juveniles are predominantly green, gradually molting into adult colors over 6-12 months.

Brilliant yellow body, orange face/underside, green wings with blue primary coverts, and a white eye-ring.

Length: 30 cm (12 in); Wingspan: 146-162 mm; Weight: 100-120 g.

High-pitched, shrill, and repetitive 'scree-ah' or 'kree-ee' sounds.

Primarily fruits, seeds, nuts, berries, and occasionally insects and flowers. Forages in the canopy and on the ground.

Northeastern Amazonian forests, scrubland, and wooded savannas.

Non-migratory resident, though they may move locally in response to food availability.

Nests in tree cavities, often in palm trees. Lays 3-4 eggs; both parents participate in defending the nest, though only the female incubates.

Jandaya Parakeet (less yellow on wings) and Sulphur-breasted Parakeet (very similar, often considered the same species complex).

Acts as a seed disperser for various tropical fruits and plants within its native rainforest and savanna ecosystems.

Endangered (IUCN); population is decreasing due to habitat loss and the illegal pet trade.

Listen for their piercing, high-pitched calls. They are easiest to spot in flight or at clay licks and fruiting trees in the early morning.

They are one of the most popular companion parrots due to their beauty, but their natural population has been decimated by trapping for the trade.