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Nanday Conure

(Aratinga nenday or Nandayus nenday)

Description:

Other wise known as the Black-headed or Black-mask Conure.

The colouring on a Nanday is quite pretty, especially when out in the sunlight. Their heads have a black "cap" and they have a black beak.
The throat and upper breast is a very pretty faded light blue, the flight feathers are bluish green.

They have some very bright red feathers on their thighs. These colours are not quiet as pronounced on a young bird as on a one year old adult.

Length:

Mature birds are about 31 cm (12 inches) long.

Weight:

Nanday Conures weigh around 150g.

Origin:

Native to southeastern Bolivia, southern Mato Grosso, northern Argentina, Chaco Formosa, and Paraguay.

Loudness:

Nandays can be noisy, they have a high pitched screech that can be annoying.

Sexing:

Like all Conures they are not sexually dimorphic and have to be DNA or surgically sexed.

Breeding/Reproduction:

Nanday Conures are sexually mature at three years of age. The hen will lay two to six eggs, which incubate for 24-26 days.

The cock usually sits on or near the nesting box. The parents should be fed food that is enriched with calcium and mineral supplements.

Social Behaviours:

Wild Conures are friendly and peaceful. They live together in large flocks, often with monk parakeets.

[Sun Conure ] [ Nanday ] [Green-Cheeked]

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