what type please

[devilangel09]

hiya im new to conures and have one on its way
im just wondering what mutation he is?

 

[weco]

Looks like a mitred conure to me.....where are you getting this bird that they don't know what it is ? ? ?

It's not a mutation, but a specie of its own.....

 

[mandolynn]

Kitted for sure

 

[MonicaMc]

Actually, that conure is more closely related to a green cheek conure than a mitred conure, any day! (notice red tail - common trait of many Pyrrhura conures - uncommon in Aratingas)


That's a young adult(?) rose crowned conure. A similar species is the hoffmans.
Rose-crowned Conure (Pyrrhura rhodocephala) | Parrot Encyclopedia


Not a very common species to be kept, and when I do see people who own these birds, they typically live in either Canada or the south part of the USA (i.e. Florida).

 

[weco]

If the bird has blue trimmed flight feathers, I will accede to it being a rose-crowned conure.....

 

[MonicaMc]

For comparison... my mitred conure... note, the body size is large and he has no red in his tail feathers. There's also no red in his stomach feathers (although *some* red headed birds may develop a red stomach, it's on a bird by bird case, not species)

 

[mandolynn]

I agree with you Monica after seeing the comparison.

 

[devilangel09]

Hiya just looked at other pictures appears the wings are blue trimmed and also I am in the uk.
The person im getting him got him from another person who thought he was a ring neck that person use to hit his beak etc. The current owner can handle him as he keeps flying at her face etc.

 

[MonicaMc]

Ah, I rarely see anyone outside North America with these little jewels!

I would highly suggest to start looking into positive reinforcement now, so you'll know how to handle him, if you haven't done so already.