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Jandaya Conure
Also Known As: Jendaya Conure, Jenday Conure, Yellow-headed Conure or Parakeet, Flaming Parakeet
Wild Jandaya Conure perched on tree
Credit: © Luiz Claudio Marigo | http://www.lcmarigo.com.br/ingles/index.htm
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Did You Know?
The word Jandaya is taken from the South American Indian name for this bird. No translation is known.
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Species Profile
Genus:Aratinga
Species:
jandaya
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 30cm (11.7 in) | 125-140g (4.3-4.9 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults yellow head and neck washed with orange on face; olive/green mantle and scapulars; green back and rump, the feathers margined with red; orange/red breast, abdomen and underwing coverts; green upper wing coverts; olive/green tail with dark blue tip. Bill black. Eye ring bare and grey or white. Eye brown.
Colourization Juvenile: As in adults but head and neck paler with green specks; orange on breast and abdomen paler. Eye ring bare and white. Eye brown.
Call: Calls are described as screeching, loud and metallic; last note in series higher pitched in captivity.
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Content Sources:
BirdHealth http://www.birdhealth.com.au/bird/parrot/aspets.html#conure
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1573&m=0
Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/
ML Media Collection Catalogue 128078, Jandaya Parakeet Aratinga jandaya, Marantz, Curtis, Serigipe, Brazil, Mar. 12 2001, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.
A Guide to Popular Conures, Dorge and Sibley, 2001.
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