Help Me Determine What Kind of Conure It Is!!!

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LDaphne

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• Aug 25, 2012

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I'm about to adopt a conure at a local animal shelter. According to them, it's a 4 month old sun conure. But the more I look at it I'm starting to question its species. I'm thinking it could be a Jenday or Sunday but now I'm confused. I need some professional advice

Petfinder Adoptable Parrot | Conure | Boston, MA | GERTY

 

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MaraWentz

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• Aug 25, 2012

• #2

Could be wrong but perhaps a Janday? I love these guessing games lol

 

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• Aug 25, 2012

• #3

Crackers meant Jenday. Take a look at this link.

Jenday Conures

 

ConureCrazy

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• Aug 25, 2012

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Could be a baby sun or a jenday.... But I'd say a sun would have a bit more yellow/orange even as a baby?? Seems a little too green to me, so it could be a jenday. I'd say a 65% chance as a jenday...

 

Mozzie

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• Aug 25, 2012

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Looks like a Jenday to me. Looks just like my "Bo" (a Jenday).

 

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• Aug 25, 2012

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Jenday all the way, hehe that rhymes!

 

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friedsoup

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• Aug 25, 2012

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Here is a picture of a Sun Conure.
PB060651.jpg picture by Friedsoup - Photobucket

 

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• Aug 26, 2012

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I vote baby sun. the colors on his head are still very dull as a jenday has brighter head feathers. and if im not mistaken i can see one yellow feather on his shoulderish area?! i guess the only way of knowing is waiting for him to mature i think the owner is right they have ALL green wings for camo when they're young and changes to yellow as they mature!

 

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• Aug 26, 2012

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A LOUD ONE!!! Hehe

 

MaraWentz

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• Aug 26, 2012

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Echo said:

A LOUD ONE!!! Hehe

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Aren't they all? lol

 

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• Aug 26, 2012

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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrvEao8wWXE&feature=player_detailpage"]Sun Conure Feather Transformation - YouTube[/ame]
Here is a goood feather progression of a sun, not my video FYI.
I'm sort of voting sunday/jenday now after seeing this video...

 

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BoomBoom

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• Aug 26, 2012

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I was trying to find this video, thanks! It's great seeing the transformation, so beautiful. Our sun is approaching the 7 month mark. Exciting time!

 

ConureCrazy

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• Aug 26, 2012

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Your welcome. Sometime in my life I want a sun, or an Aratinga conure. They seem like such goofy birds.

 

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• Aug 26, 2012

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that is a very nice helpful video, thanks for sharing

 

ConureCrazy

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• Aug 26, 2012

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Your welcome. But all I did was find the video; thank the people who made it.

 

paulhanlon

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• Aug 26, 2012

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Such beautiful colours and a stunning bird

 

AFP520

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• Aug 27, 2012

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I would have thought Jenday as well, but it could be a gold cap!!!

 

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• Aug 27, 2012

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Very young suns look a lot like mature Jendays. I don't know if the transition always occurs at a fixed age, the bird in the video certainly had a lot more yellow already at 3 months. Here is a picture of some Sun babies:

I sorta think "a loud one" was the right answer! They are somewhat similar species anyway, and within a few months you should know for sure!

 

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• Dec 9, 2012

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parrot360 said:

Jenday! Sunnies are mostly yellow or Orange. Jennies have Completly green wings check out Jandaya Parakeet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
and Jenday Conures it says the difference.

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Might want to look up baby sun conures. Suns and jendays look near identical as chicks if you don't know how to spot the differences between them.

Gold cap chicks tend to be even greener than both suns and jendays.... although a high colored gold cap could look like a jenday.