Nanday Conure

Nanday conures are beautiful members of the conure family found in South America with feral populations in the US and Israel. They are jovial and good-natured birds ideal as a family pet, but their boisterousness makes it unsuitable as an apartment bird unless you have soundproofed its room.

Nanday Conure

Nanday Conure Bird

Scientific Classification
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Order	Psittaciformes
Family	Psittacidae
Tribe	Arini
Genus	Aratinga
Scientific name	Aratinga nenday

Picture of Nanday Parakeet

Nanday Parakeet

Nanday Parakeet Images

Nanday Parakeet Bird

Quick Information
Also known as	Black-hooded parakeet, black-headed conure, black-masked conure, nanday parakeet
Size	12.5-13 inches (31.75-33 cm)
Weight	4.9 oz (140 g)
Color	Green with a black mask on the face, light bluish-green upper breast and paler green lower breast, tips of the wings and tail are blue, while the feathers around the legs are bright orange; black beak; sexually monomorphic
Distribution	Southwest Brazil to Southeast Bolivia, Central Paraguay to Northern Argentina; populations have also become introduced to parts of California, Texas, and Florida in the United States and Israel
Habitat	Open savannahs, palm groves, dry, low scrublands, deciduous thickets gallery forests and Chaco at elevations of 2,600 feet
Sounds & calls	Very loud and shrill shrieks
Clutch size	3-4 eggs
Incubation	24-26 days
Fledging	8 weeks
Breeding age	At around 3 years
Lifespan	20-30 years
Diet	Berries, palm nuts, seeds, fruits, flowers, and buds
IUCN Conservation Status	Least Concern

Mutations

Faded
Lutino

As pets

A highly intelligent and social bird, the nanday parakeet is the most sought after pet bird in the United States.

Nanday Conure Images

Nanday Conure Pictures

Housing

Provide your bird with a spacious cage with dimensions of 24x24x30 inches so that it can move around unabated, flap it wings, and climb the walls. They like to play with toys, so throw in as much as you can fit into the cage without cramping the bird up for room. Let it out of the cage for around 5-6 hours a day. You can also provide perches for your nanday conure.

Temperature

The ideal temperature for the nanday parakeet is between 70° to 80° Fahrenheit (21°-27° Celsius).

Behavior

They are very outgoing and fun to be around because of their clown-like personality, an example of which is their tendency to fall asleep on their backs with their feet up in the air, a scene that can be quite perplexing the first time you see it. They have a fairly wellmimicking ability and can learn to talk reasonably well with proper training.

Nanday Conure Babies

Nanday Parakeet Pictures

Feeding

Feed your nanday conure balanced diet consisting of fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. You can also give it a pellet diet. Make sure that the bird does not eat avocado or chocolate as they are toxic.

Care

These birds love water, so make sure you bathe them every day and make the experience a fun one for it. Clip its nails and flight feathers every 2 months. Disinfect its cage on a half-yearly basis, but change the food and water dishes every day.