Jenday Conure
Scientific Information:
The Jenday Conure (Aratinga jandaya) is native to northeastern Brazil.
Description:
The Jenday conure is a very beautiful bird, distinguishing itself by its bright colors rivaled only by its cousin, the Sun Conure. In fact, Jendays look very similar to Sun Conures, except that the wings of the Jenday are almost all green, other than the primary flight feathers, which are blue. Please refer to the photo to the right as it shows both Jendays and Sun Conures side-by-side. The Sun Conure is to the right. Your can see that the Sun Conure's wings are yellow / orange (with green edging).
Jendays average 12 inches in length and weigh around 120 grams.
Personality:
Jendays have a reputation of being nippy and noisy, but they are loved for their affectionate, sweet disposition. To maintain that trusting and friendly personality, they should be handled frequently.
These small parrots are highly intelligent, and can often learn several words and phrases, but are not known for their talking ability. Jendays often enjoy learning tricks.
Diet and Caging:
A Commercial Parrot blend of Pellets, Seeds, Nuts and dried fruit should be supplemented everyday with FRESH fruits and veggies. All parrots enjoy a warm mash breakfast of beans, oatmeal, pasta and yams. MINIMUM cage size for a Jenday is 18 X 18 X 20. Bar spacing of 1/2".
The Jenday Conure (Aratinga jandaya) is native to northeastern Brazil.
Description:
The Jenday conure is a very beautiful bird, distinguishing itself by its bright colors rivaled only by its cousin, the Sun Conure. In fact, Jendays look very similar to Sun Conures, except that the wings of the Jenday are almost all green, other than the primary flight feathers, which are blue. Please refer to the photo to the right as it shows both Jendays and Sun Conures side-by-side. The Sun Conure is to the right. Your can see that the Sun Conure's wings are yellow / orange (with green edging).
Jendays average 12 inches in length and weigh around 120 grams.
Personality:
Jendays have a reputation of being nippy and noisy, but they are loved for their affectionate, sweet disposition. To maintain that trusting and friendly personality, they should be handled frequently.
These small parrots are highly intelligent, and can often learn several words and phrases, but are not known for their talking ability. Jendays often enjoy learning tricks.
Diet and Caging:
A Commercial Parrot blend of Pellets, Seeds, Nuts and dried fruit should be supplemented everyday with FRESH fruits and veggies. All parrots enjoy a warm mash breakfast of beans, oatmeal, pasta and yams. MINIMUM cage size for a Jenday is 18 X 18 X 20. Bar spacing of 1/2".
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