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The sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis), also known as the sun parakeet, is a medium-sized, vibrantly colored parrot native to northeastern South America. The adult male and female are similar in appearance, with black beaks, predominantly golden-yellow plumage, orange-flushed underparts and face, and green and blue-tipped wings and tails.
Aratinga Common and binomial names [11] Image Description Native Range Sun parakeet or sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) 30 cm (11 in) long. Mostly yellow, fading to orange over the head and belly. Yellow, green in the wing featuring cobalt-blue to blue-violet flight feathers and tail feathers. Black beak. South America [12] [13] Sulphur ...
Jandaya is a member of the Aratinga solstitialis complex of parakeets very closely related to, and possibly subspecies of, the sun parakeet in genus Aratinga of smaller parakeets, one of numerous genera of New World, long-tailed parrots in tribe Arini, which also includes the Central and South American macaws.
The sulphur-breasted parakeet (Aratinga maculata), or sulphur-breasted conure [3] is a species of bird in subfamily Arinae of the family Psittacidae, the African and New World parrots. [4] It is found in Brazil and Suriname. [5] It resembles the closely related sun parakeet (A. solstitialis). [6]
Many of the Aratinga species can be quite loud, but otherwise can make very good pets for responsible owners. Their lifespans are 20–30 years. Nanday conures (Aratinga nenday) have a distinctive black head, and wings and tails tipped with dark-blue feathers. They have a light-blue scarf and bright-orange feathers on their legs and around ...
As members of the Aratinga solstitialis subspecies, golden-capped parakeets tend to populate their areas of residence within forests in groups, which can range from 4 to 15 individual parakeets. [6] The breeding season occurs during the austral summer, which in the southern hemisphere is from December to March, with pairs being sighted around ...
Tavares et al. (2005) in a mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analysis of 29 species representing 25 of 30 genera of Neotropical parrots found the nanday conure's closest relative to be Aratinga solstitialis, the sun conure, and the time of divergence of the species to have been 0.5 to 1.3 Mya.
English: A Aratinga solstitialis at Baltimore Aquarium, USA. Sun Parakeet (also known as the Sun Conure) From the Amazon Exhibit. The two on the right started fighting right after I took this picture, unfortunately all the pictures of them fighting came out blurry, due to the rapid movement and the lack of good light.