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Fiery-shouldered Conure  (Pyrrhura egregia)

Also Known As: Fiery-shouldered Parakeet
 
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Profile of Fiery-shouldered Conure

Credit: (c) Steve Brookes | http://www.wildparrotsupclose.co.uk
 
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Care in Captivity
Pet Suitability:
Intelligent, relatively quiet and playful. Young birds are very shy. Are aggressive to other birds.

Captive Status:
Rare

Longevity:
Up to 35 yrs

Housing:
Aviary or suspended enclosure, minimum length 2m (6.5 ft).

Enrichment:
Provide bird-safe, unsprayed flowering, fir, pine or willow branches, wooden and vegetable tanned leather toys, heat-sterilized pine cones, puzzle/foraging toys, swings, ladders and ropes.

Nest Box Size:
Vertical box 10" x 10" x 28" (25.4cm x 25.4cm x 71cm).

Clutch Size:
4-5

Incubation Time:
23 days

Fledging Age:
7 weeks

Hatch Weight:
Probably 5g (0.1 oz)

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

Link to Specialist Club:
http://www.conure.org/index.html

More Info Sites:
http://www.birdcare.com.au/fiery_shouldered_conure.htm

http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E253.htm&Pic=253_1.JPG

http://www.avianweb.com/fieryshoulderedconure.html