Sun Conure
This page is educational reference material for preparing questions. A licensed veterinarian examines the animal, makes the diagnosis, and sets the treatment.
Quick Facts
| Attribute | Details |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Aratinga solstitialis |
| Origin | Northeastern South America |
| Size | 12 inches (30 cm) |
| Weight | 3.5-4.5 oz (100-130 grams) |
| Lifespan | 25-30 years |
| Noise Level | Very High (loud screaming) |
| Talking Ability | Limited (few words possible) |
| Diet | Pellets, vegetables, fruits, seeds |
| Care Level | Intermediate |
| Space Requirements | Medium (minimum 24"x24"x30" cage) |
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Yellow, orange, and very loud
Sun conures are Aratinga solstitialis, from northeastern South America, where the wild birds are endangered. Pets should be captive-bred. Adults are about 12 inches and 3.5 to 4.5 ounces. They can live 25 to 30 years, the noise is very high, and care is intermediate. People buy the color. The scream is the part that gets the bird rehomed.
A cage of at least 24 by 24 by 30 inches is only a minimum, and hours outside it are the rest of the day. Pellets, vegetables, fruit, and a little seed are the diet. Seed as the whole bowl is how these birds get fat. They want to be on a person. A sun conure left alone in a covered cage becomes a plucker or a screamer, often both. Biting during a hormonal season is common. It is not a bird that failed training in one afternoon.
A vet who sees beaks
Find an avian vet before the first quiet day. A fluffed, silent conure is the case on the quiet bird page. The Association of Avian Veterinarians lists clinics. The checker sorts urgency. This species fits a house that can stand the noise and can offer company for decades.
Sun conure questions
How loud is a sun conure?
. A contact scream carries through a house and into a neighbor's window. An apartment is a poor match.
Do sun conures talk?
A few words are possible. Talking is limited. The bird you are buying is a screamer that likes to be on you, not a quiet talker.
How long do sun conures live?
Plan who takes the bird if you cannot.
Decision Guides for Sun Conure
Sun, jenday, and a greener juvenile
Aratinga solstitialis adults are mostly yellow and orange, about 12 inches and 3.5 to 4.5 ounces, from northeastern South America, where the wild population is endangered. Aratinga jandaya, the jenday, keeps green wings and a yellow head, and a juvenile sun conure is much greener than the adult, which is the bird most often mislabeled. Captive-bred stock is the purchase that matches that endangered wild status. The scream is the trait that gets these birds rehomed, a 24 by 24 by 30 inch cage is only the indoor minimum, and daily time out of that cage is the rest of the day. Pellets and vegetables lead the bowl, with fruit and a little seed beside them. Buyers fall for the adult yellow-orange and then meet a greener juvenile, so a photo of the parents is the useful ask when the bird in the cage still looks like a jenday.