The Gold Capped Conure
Welcome to the Gold Capped Conure page. This page contains useful information
about the Gold Capped Conure, Aratinga auracapilla..
Warning: some information on these pages is not to be taken too seriously.
The humor impaired should consult a friend who can separate fact from fiction.
Gold Capped conures are native to the coastal mountains of central coastal
Brazil. They are endangered, primarily due to habitat
destruction. Their importation into any country which has signed the CITES
treaty governing trade in wildlife is strictly forbidden.
The Gold Capped conure is relatively common in aviculture in the United
States. It breeds well in captivity, and hand fed, domestic bred babies
are generally available. Gold Capped conures have a loud scream, and are
boisterously loud at dawn and at their bedtimes. The Gold Capped conure
is reputed to be less noisy than its Aratinga cousins, the Sun and Jenday
conures.
Hand fed babies make good pets. Gold Capped conures like to cuddle with
their owners and destroy toys. Gold Capped conures can learn to talk, but
they have limited vocabularies and mumbly voices. As is the case with all
pet birds, be aware that a bird is not a dog or a decoration. A pet bird
is a commitment which will last longer than most marriages. You should select
a companion parrot as carefully as you would select a spouse.
Dogs have been bred for millenium to be good companion animals. Parrots
need to be taught how to be good companions. This requires patience and
time. Parrots have emotional needs, and a parrot purchased for decorative
purposes will be a very unhappy parrot.
Widget, the Gold Capped conure on these pages, is seven years old, and a
very happy conure. He laughs, kisses, and says his name, "I love you,"
"Hello," and "OKwidge." His diet is primarily Kaytee
Exact (cockatiel formula), with some seed and some people food.
Habitat
Nesting
Food
Predation
Other conure pages:
Kathy Johnson's Conure Page
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