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Roseifrons Conure
Common Names: Roseifrons Conure, Rose-headed Conure or Red-crowned Parakeet
Scientific Name: Pyrrhura roseifrons
Distribution: The Red-fronted Conure is native to the western Amazon basin in eastern Peru, far south-eastern Ecuador, north-western Bolivia and northwest Brazil.
Relative Size: Rose-fronted Conures average 22 cm or 8.5 inches in length, including its long tail. Its wing are about 111 - 124 mm (4.4 - 4.9 ins) long.
Average Lifespan: 13 years
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Description:
The plumage is mainly green with a dark red belly, rump and tail tip. The tail is all dark red from below. It has a grey-scaled chest, a whitish or dull yellow patch on the auriculars (feathers covering the ears) and bluish remiges (flight feathers). The forehead, ocular (eye) region and carpal edge (= leading edge of the wing at the "shoulder") are red in the nominate race (P. r. roseifrons). Its bare eye-ring is typically dark greyish (sometimes indistinct) bordered by yellowish-white. The remaining subspecies, P. r. peruviana and P. r. dilutissima, lack any bright red in their plumage, but most of their crown and ocular (eye) region are very dark brownish-maroon (often appear blackish), while the forecrown is blue. All races have dark grey legs.
Painted Conures are sweet natured as well as being beautiful in their coloring. Though not as easy to find, if you are lucky enough to find one, the Painted Conure will make a wonderful addition to many homes and aviaries. They have large personalities and lots of energy. The Painted Conure loves to play, and is very curious. It is always good to let your Conure have time outside of the cage, whenever possible and they can be very entertaining. Some Painted Conures talk a little, and many can be trained to do simple tricks. One very good feature of the Painted Conure is that they are less noisy then some of the other Conure parrots. Because of this trait, the Painted Conure is the one to choose if you live in an apartment.
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Breeding and Propagation:
Painted Conures are not easy to breed, and they are not recommended for first time breeders. The average clutch is anywhere from 4 to 9 eggs. The incubation period lasts for about 23 days. The chicks will leave the nest around 5 weeks, but the parents will still feed them for a few more weeks. The nest box should be approximately 17-inches X 12-inches X 9-inches with a 3-inch entrance hole. The Painted Conure loves to sleep in the nest box, so it is always good to keep one in the cage all the time. |
