Sun Conure vs African Grey
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- What would you choose between a sun conure and an African Grey?! Leave a comment with your choice!
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My Dad rescued a sun conure from a dentist's office in town that had an aviary that was being torn down. He was a known bird person so everyone called him first to rehome. We brought her home and learned that she had no interaction apart from feeding for 23 years, but we let her out and she flew around our house to explore with no trouble. She sat on the side of our bowls that night to share dinner and managed to sleep in bed with my dad. She was always very welcoming to new people and would fly down and greet them most of the time. The fact that she didn't have interaction for so long made it so surprising but she turned out to be a really perfect bird. Lived to be 29
Love this story!
Glad she found you guys for her twilight years! Her last few years must have been nice for her, thanks for sharing
Wait a minute getting fed for 23 years they don't live up to that liar
@@G13xst sun conures live up to 30 years in captivity
@@G13xst sun conures can live up to 35 years
Jamie I've finally made some major headway with severely cagebound sun conure. He now stays out of his cage all day and his confidence level is huge. Thank you for all your videos.
Yay! Great job! 👏
Immediate click as soon as I see sun conures AND African grey in the same vid
Same. Sun conures are so beautiful, AG’s are so smart
I really want both
Me too!
Same I want a green cheek and an African grey because AG’s are so smart and mellow and green cheeks are so energetic
I'm new to this. We are thinking about a therapy bird.
African grey is the best talker ever!! The smartest bird, but also with lots of needs.
for me budgies are the best talkers xD... They literally hold all the guinness world records
@ChosenML nah an African grey is the best
@@glizzy6717 budgies
@ChosenML guiness is a terrible organization that doesn’t do their due diligence. They’re about charging people for so called “verification”. Their business isn’t in being correct. Citing guiness is not an acceptable source of information in any serious context. You could publicly break a record tomorrow and they would not change their records until you paid them several tens of thousands of dollars. It’s a scam. They even let proven cheats keep their records simply because the cheaters paid them and the true record holders didn’t.
I'd say yellow nape
I have an African grey. He will be with us for 2 years on May 4th. His worst sound is the smoke detector. It's his "I'm nervous" sound. My favorite thing he does is a fart or burp sound followed by hysterical laughter. I love my grey. He talks a lot and it's a huge mix of wild bird calls, digital sounds, and a few words and song bits. He whistles a lot too. He is not overly social with being held but he loves to say hello to kids, dog walkers, and the neighbors when he's outside.
I am the owner of initially a Quaker Parakeet since last September 2020;
However , I love both the SunConure and the African Greys..
When I was looking for a parrot to bring home, I was really thinking I was going to get a Sun Conure , but because I live in an apartment with neighbors above , on the sides and behind me, I was advised that getting Sun Conure would most likely not be a good idea , since their volume levels can get pretty high and may cause my neighbors to start complaining about the noise my bird is making ..
As for going with an African Grey instead, ( which is my Dream Parrot ) I had to unfortunately for go because , Well the price for that particular breed of parrot is quite a bit out of my price range 🥲...
So I ended up going with my Quaker “Luna”...
I love her to pieces, but find that she is just a loud as a Sun Conure at times with her screeching...
Fortunately my neighbors haven’t complained so far & so good 😊
So I am thinking now that maybe just maybe I could’ve gotten a Sun Conure like I I initially wanted to go with ...
Oh well, it what is, and either way I will would love to have either a Sun Conure or an African Grey hopefully in the future..
@@sharonwheat4288 I got Sailor for only 300, at the age of 20. I agree the prices are crazy, and the wait-list for babies is ridiculous too. If you find yourself a rescue, prices should be much more reasonable. Mine, I got on craigslist from a man who was moving. Just be careful of scams.
I have been looking into buying a bird but can’t find any. I’ve lined for sanctuaries and can’t find any nearby and none on Craigslist or through breeders. Maybe I’m just bad at finding them, but the only place I’ve found is at a flea market. I would rather do a rescue or find a young bird through a breeder but if you could lmk any other forms that you tried looking it would be super cool
@@sharonwheat4288 I know a quaker wasn't your first choice, but they really are wonderful birds. I had the pleasure of loving a rescue quaker for a time. He was an older bird with some health problems and wasn't with me for long, but he was so charming and inteligent. I tried to teach him to say hello whenever he heard someone knock, but he learned to knock with his beak and say hello instead. He was my first parrot and I miss him every day.
@@laurenmellen654 Don’t get me wrong, Now that I have had my Quaker baby girl “ Luna” ( 9 mos. old now) I have grown very attached to her even though she is quite Bratty most of times & very highly intelligent... I wouldn’t trade her in for the world...
I was trying to find differences between your sun conures and now i see thet I´m not alone .
I have a sun conure and an African grey! I have had the grey for 10 years so introducing the conure was a big change. Much more noise and a lot livelier! But the grey defiantly has a more chill and talkative personality as apposed to the conure who's very active and tends to scream when excited.
I find that greys, at least mine, is really shy and doesn't talk when there are strangers in the house. But when there is something going on in the kitchen like I'm putting the dishes in the dishwasher, she starts to talk A LOT. Greys are also easy to train to talk. Whenever I come home, too, my Grey always does this ear piercing screech and rings her bells
my gray is so jealous over the dishwasher, totally get it lol
Until a year ago, I had both a Sun Conure and an African Grey. Pete, my Sun Conure passed in the night at age 20. :(
While I would agree with everything you have said, I will add that the Greys CAN be quieter--until they begin imitating the Conures! More than once, Riley, my Grey could be heard 'doing' Pete's screech, and then saying, "Pete, Shush". Pete however was sitting next to me, silently. lol.
When I came home at night, Pete would hear and recognize the sound of my car, get excited, and start up his squawk. How I miss that greeting now.
conures are great! my little guy is so playful and mischievous :) they are a lot less dusty than many other species of birds as well, which is a big consideration in a household with an asthmatic
African Grays, Cockatoos, and Cockatiels are very dusty birds.
My SUN CONURE Is In Love With Me.💞
And HE LETS EVERYBODY KNOW IT...📣
🌻 Not EXACTLY a fan of others...
Do your RESEARCH, RESEARCH, RESEARCH before purchasing ANY bird. We had great experiences with parakeets and then two cockatiels. After the cockatiel died, we decided on a conure. The noise level was overwhelming. I hand fed the conure, but he decided that my father was HIS person. He was great company for my father who was in his 80’s. When my father passed away, we couldn’t get near the bird without ending up bloody. Wish we had the benefit of your videos at that time. We ended up surrendering the bird to a shelter out of ignorance of what to do.
That’s interesting. I’ve not long got my cockatiel and I’m three weeks he’s basically just a shoulder buddy. Not sure if he’ll get more playful after his first molt but I been looking at sun conures for the playfulness. Caique’s are too much but they look like the best players. Maybe a conure wouldn’t be the answer
@@Drone-Tivities Be aware that Conures are one of the loudest birds. Be sure you want that decibel level all day. And do you have close neighbors?
@@lindalundblad3592 don’t think I could let my little guy go even though he would stay in the family
My conure is so loveable and cute. The noise sucks but it’s not the worst. He is however so clingy. He wants to be with his people constantly which can be a bit of a problem. Working on stationing and staying. He also has bad manners with new people. The pandemic set back socialization
I'm in the same boat. LoL. So clingy.
Same here on the clinginess. I live alone and have no other birds, so I'm pretty much the "mate".
I help out my local pet shop with cleaning cages and I was right next to the sun conure cage and their scream deafened me a bit 😂
i have a very very young GCC and i'm glad to know i'm not the only one struggling with bites!! when she gets behind my head or something it's SO hard to see what's going on or why she's biting me
I'd love to see a comparison between the personality of an African Grey & one of the Aussie parrots (like a gallah or cocky, or lorikeet). I get the feeling the Aussie ones are all far more boisterous & outgoing & into everything, while the African Greys are much more timid & nervous about new things, is this right?
Definitely prefer an African Grey but that’s because I own one lol 😂
Sun conures all the way. I feel like sun conures also have this really sweet cuddling and clown like personalities. They may be loud but they are so beautiful. I love my sun conure.
what do you think of mexican green conures? they are kind of like cherry head conures but all green. Are they similar to sun conures in personality?
I love my grey because she talks and rarely squawks. But she does get moody. I can’t leave the room without my grey getting upset.
Exactly the reason I would NEVER get a parrot! And the pooping everywhere lol
@@ryanmichalski3490 Birds can be potty trained. It's not that difficult. It's Very nice once it's done too. A lot of people don't realize that but it is quite common. I think it took like days to potty train my cockatoo. When she had to poop, she ran or flew back to her cage pooped and resumed playing, hanging out, cuddling, or whatever she was doing at the time. Mine and others remind me of a toddler or small child they get this look run to the bathroom and then return like nothing happened. Again, it NOT hard to teach or train a bird to be potty trained. And if I remember right, Jamie (BirdTricks) has a video on it as well as others. I used to know a guy that had an Amazon that went everywhere with him. Most of the time on his shoulder(s), And the guy's back was completely covered in bird poop. Now that was gross.
Early
Edit: again! U did it again I had a problem picking from these 2 and u posted the perfect video at thr right time I am so glad I found u!
(Btw love ur hair)
Video request: how u get 2 birds to get along?
I wuld love that video were you say how to make 2 birds to get along!
I would love a video on birds getting along as well. 😊
Which one of the two do you think you’ll get after seeing this video?
@@ravenestrella2310 mmm i still don’t know I really love both birds
@@agentt9235 Yeah...they are both awesome! I have my biases towards the African Grey due to their intelligence (they actually learn the meaning of words, and have used their vocabulary to communicate with humans, which I think is just awesome!), but Sun Conures are super beautiful and agile, and have such lively personalities! I can see it being hard to choose! At least this video, though, helped give you some ideas of what to consider for each bird. Have fun with whichever one you decide on!
omg love this vid my grey is more calm and quiet
African grey, of course!! He’s the luv of my life 😍 (sorry hubby!)
Great to see choose between video! Hope to see more combination of parrots to help people choose. Love to see MACAW VS AFRICAN GRAY
I have a Catalina Macaw and African Gray and my Catalina Macaw is a total velcro bird. My African Gray likes to have me near her but doesn’t show the same level stress when I get ready to leave for work in the morning. Macaws can also make extremely loud contact calls, much louder than anything an African Gray can produce. In my experience African Grays are more independent and just love to be in your presence while the Catalina Macaw wants to be with me all the time. I try to split my time up pretty evenly between my three birds but my macaw is a lot more demanding of my time.
I have a green cheek conure who is *shockingly* not-screamy. The parrotlet that’s currently made of hormones? So. Loud. 😂 The conure’s alarm call, though, is super loud and SHRILL. Conures really have some pipes at any given moment they choose to showcase them!
Parrotlets can be shockingly loud. People need to stop recommending them as good apartment birds
@@Abigail21321 I think price needs to not be the top corn for whether or mot bringing an animal into your life is “worth it,” and I strongly believe if that’s your first question - getting a bird may not be the best decision for you longterm. Its a living animal that needs ongoing care, attention, and training - not a one time $500 investment in something cute.
*top concern
@@Abigail21321 i don’t care if you “want a bird,” I care if you’re committed to wanting to care for, nurture, and train that bird. Its effort, not money, than you should be thinking about in regards to an animal that lives close to thirty years long when cared for properly.
@@WonderfulWorldofAwesomeness totally agree. I rescyed three birds from a bad situation and had no idea what I was getting myself into. Thankfully I’m not educated and fully willing to provide a heavy-foraging environment to work around het extra energy, but absolutely agree. People should be more carefully warned prior to be given a parrot of any kind.
Uh my sun conure is easy... well unless he gets hormonal then he is a screeching pain in the ass most of the time he's easy... or if I try to talk on the phone, or if I'm not paying attention to him then he is easy.🤣... it is not a screen it is a high decibel Screech from hell it is at the perfect pitch to give a human being absolute aggravation. Besides that they're awesome😁... my sun conures love everybody in his immediate household so he gets brought around extended family. He will bite the hell out of them if they try to touch him. He will pretend like he's going to be all cool and step up and then he will bite and they are small birds but they've got nasty Beaks
I have a question and I notice your Conure does the same with you.. why do they flinch when you turn to look at them? I’ve always wondered this
African grey is my dream bird. They’re so beautiful
Yes one day I will bring one home too.
All of you birds are so beautiful! I wish I could have both! Detka was so quiet during the video!
Your descriptions, although wonderfully honest about your experience, are unavoidably limited. Over the years I cared for a variety of birds that I loved--a Cockatoo (power and assertion), a macaw (thoughtful and gentle), an Indian (grace, subtlety). But the one I that has impressed me the most is…a light-weight greencheek conure!
Despite his size, this conure seems to learn quicker than the others birds, has great problem solving skills and is sociable and comical around everyone. He also communicates better with his body movements than these others too. Yes, like your Suns, he has to be watched because his drive to explore and to play often gets him into trouble, but this too counts as one of his virtues. Oh, and he is as cuddy as the Cockatoo.
I wonder: does your preferences for easily visible birds (weighty) blind you to the real personality of small birds? I mean, you have to look closer and focus more deeply to find it. Sadly, this is probably why dog owners find our admiration for parrots (just birds, too small) hard to understand.
I'm definitely a dog person. Have had them all my life and the thought of owning a bird never even crossed my mind although I have relatives who own a variety of them. I got my first birb two months ago - a pineapple GCC and oh my god! I was so shocked how much the little thing behaved like a puppy. I did not expect this level of intelligence and mischief from a bird and I enjoy it thoroughly. I want to get another bird maybe a year from now and was wondering about bigger birds like the Macaw/Cockatoo andd Gray but I'm just worried about poop size and the size of their beaks. Also, I understand the cages would need to be substantially bigger (and far more expensive). So I might just get a sun or a GCC. My GCC roams around freely and kind of potty trained itself which is just amazing. He's also learnt how to step up, spin and 'come here' from across the room in just a matter of days. He is not at all loud and I speak with him but am not too big on the 'talking' aspect. If it happens, it happens and I'd never get a bird based solely on that. He can be nippy but even then is gentle, which I must say, I just got lucky with this one, I suppose. Although this is my first bird I can definitely say its my favorite species 100% the little conure wins my heart.
BirdTricks- At least your one Sun Conure didn't "take care of some business" on you at 2:06-2:12...
I have an African gray. I love that he is so social (nosy, friendly, interested, doing activities together, talking/making noises to make contact and if he wants something etc.). He's so calm/mellow, mainly. He can be a little needy sometimes. And he will be frustrated if he wants something and it takes to long or he doesn't get it. He's also a real dust machine, with ultra fine 'talcum' powder. An air purifier with a good HEPA -filter is no luxury haha. Yes, I'm very happy I choose an African gray, It just fits! The connection is strong between us, he's more than just a pet. Laico flies fine. True, he is not an elegant flyer. Maybe it's because of the wingspan and strong muscle structure (no belly fat)?
My grey won't go to anyone else. Shakes and flutters his wings when my husband is near. It really makes me sad for all of us
I have not watchd the video but im excited
I’ve heard greys and Quakers are the friendliest birds and looking at your greys face reminds me of my Quaker. They fall in love
We inherited a grey and we didn't think we'd ever be able to hold her and let her out of her cage because she didn't have any freedom nor any socialization in years but we've had great improvement with her. I'd pick a grey all day any day
I love my greys but the powder is a big problem, we kill air purifiers and vacuums lol
I'm pleased you did this Jamie. Rio my sunconure is insane!!!!! Screams all the time and always wants my attention. He was a rescue bird. He choose me as his human and could not leave him. I love him so much but man they can scream. Throw in an Ecelctus and a Gallah and you have a real bird party!!
I don’t have a conure. But do have a CAG. She’s great. The dust she puts out is insane though.
❤️ You are the best and extremely beautiful and all other people who loves these beautiful creatures 🌹❤️
No parrot is "noisy" compared to a cockatoo. Nothing compares. Macaws maybe, but cockatoos are in a class of their own. Both greys and sunnies are great companion birds...their adorability makes up for the occasional racket. It's like having a great boyfriend who burps loud from time to time.
Budgies are worser
@@alipetuniashow Have you had a cockatoo? Heck, budgies don't even hold a dime.
parrots, true, but in the wild in Australia, the Channel bill cuckoos make a flock of 100 cockies seem like quiet little mice. Equally, try a whole street of trees FILLED with rainbow lorikeets in breeding season, where they decide to stay up half the night & so midnight there is noise so loud you can't have a conversation with another person unless you're at least 100 metres or so away from the closest tree - and the trees full of them will stretch for a good 50-100 metres, so there's an area of 200-300 metres, where it's impossible to even hear a human conversation & basically it just sounds like a rock concert next to the speakers in volume & continues without interruption for hours & hours (actually I have no idea how long for, no-one in their right mind would stay anywhere near it when it's in progress, would literally go deaf if you tried!)
Here's a reasonable video of a channel bill cuckoo, with a cocky in the background at one point too for comparison ua-cam.com/video/rOlRHWjGqOY/v-deo.html
Cockatoos are noisy and moody but they are so friendly
@@twin2482 They are extraordinarily friendly and cuddly! -until they’re not. The moodyness could make you lose thousands of dollars from stitches, ER visits and other medical bills from cockatoos.
i've got 4 green cheeks & 1 african grey. this is all fairly spot on behavior wise !
Have you had the chance to work with Brown Head parrots? There's very few people who own them and information is scarce. I adopted a re-homed baby last summer and they are absolutly fascinating.
i went with a CAG. almost all the ear piercing sounds have been trained out. spring/fall horror-mones are quite mellow. no complaints but they can be a little demanding. for me it's all about training. he's not overly social but neither am i :)
My mother has a African grey ant I have a sun conure ant the African grey is not a pet det jou ken tush bud my sun conure is the best parrot that y aver het ant she is very crazy bud the African grey kan talk better so y think tet both spices are good for a family bud the African grey niet a much more time then the sun conure
Totally off topic -- LOVING the burgundy/purple hair! very sophisticated! Back on topic, my African grey would totally wolf whistle at your hair 🤣
Sun conure for me. I used to have one and let me tell you they have a big personality in a little bird body.
Yep, just like toddlers! I loved this video. Great info about the pros and cons of each species. And, anytime you do a video with the birds, I just love watching them. Thank you!🦜🕊❤️NJ❤️🦜
Your voice must be very bird attractive! My Quaker was so interested at your video when I play on tv! He normally doesn’t give a damn about tv.
I have trouble telling a few of my sun conures apart, too, ha!
I love my african grey because as you said, she is more calm, than my BG macaw who is a energy ball :D, she is so cuddly and does a lot of funny sounds and not high annoying 'BEEEPP' like sun conures ! i would say that one of the "bad part" of greys (i had 3 greys in my life) is that they are very "exclusive birds"and harder to socialise than my macaw or my conure for example, but of course it depend of the bird :) and also she gets so easily hormonal, than sometimes i just can't hang out with her :/, but shes awesome
Definitely would go for conures! (We do love African Greys too!)
Me and my girlfriend are both big conure fans, we have three rescues. But don't have a sun conure! (yet!)
It's interesting you mention that sun conures are safer to fly than the grey! I wouldn't have thought that would be the case, them being smaller, but it's cool!
Do you think other conures are similar when it comes to free flight? I've only seen a few people actually doing it with various types of conure.
I’m very excited, I am planning on getting a green cheek conure sometime in the future.
I unfortunately can’t find a place to get a rescue so I decided on a very good breeder that lives near me, I get to pick out my baby to bond with them. I am getting a flight cage, with tons of toys and natural perches, stainless steal Bowles, and I will switch him/over to some pellets and veggies etc (I really want to get your natural feeding system)
I have one teil with basically all of that, he gets lots of out time, I respect him body, he is target trained, clicker trained, we are improving him flight skills because he was clipped before I got him (not my decision, I am letting his wings grow back) he knows how to spin, crate trained, wave, scatboard and he can pick up a ball put it in the shopping cart and push it.
Anyway. I love your videos😘
Nice
We had both when I was a kid. The conure scream was no joke, but the conure was much more of a people bird, the African Grey preferred to do it's own thing.
I love having a jenday conure. She's only loud when I come home or after long silences when she hears me coming. Though I have to say, if I'd not fell in love with one of my friends conures first, a grey would've been next on my list of parrots.
The conures are colourful ..... but would love a Grey on its own, most intelligent.
My African grey Merlin is super obsessed with me and the kitchen because , he loves to guard the kitchen for some reason and one of them is he is a foodie . We have breakfast together and dinner together and I love him!
Love your hair! I would love to have a rehomed grey one day. They live so long, it would be nice to home one from an elderly person.
Great video as always! I have 7 Sun Conures & an African Grey.
I had 2 Greys as of last year. One passed away from the Avian Bornovirus 💔
I actually have the opposite experience over here.
My AG is very mellow but she is always getting into trouble. She wants to nest all the time so she is constantly ripping up my carpet. My Suns are the ones that want to EAT the other birds and cats if they are near me 😱 The Suns are very jealous & extremely possessive. I actually call my Suns Velcro Birds 🤣 My AG only talks and makes sounds but never yells. My Suns are CRAZY LOUD and totally obnoxious about it at times.
But I have to say all in all I love both breeds the same. But if you can't handle loud screaming Birds a Sun Conure is definitely not for you.
I have a 1 year old African grey can I buy a baby sun conour.
Conures love to get involved in every thing I do,...(they can be a pest at times!). They tend to love to go under my shirt to hang out, or dangle from my shirt.
Can you do a video about spix's macaw
Yes yes i want one about spix's macaw!!!
@@Abigail21321 Yeah,I know but it would be awesome to make a video about them
@@Abigail21321 Yeah, I totally understand what you mean.
When I worked at a pet store, they only sold conures. They were so noisy, especially if they couldn't find anyone to play with (usually it was me). And they were quite clingy but I enjoyed working with them! So rewarding
I have GCC my family runs for cover when I let them out, my male is the main biter but I and ritzy have a understanding for the most part my female is friendlier
greys all the way! oooooh! i like ur hair color! Now i really love jinx(i know he wasn't a choice) but just had to let that b known! HA! Love from Ky
My Dusky Conure is pretty mellow for the most part, but definitely has his "conure moments"!
macaw vs cockatoo!!!!! or cockatoo vs galagh
I have a Blue Quaker Parrot. Small like a Conure but smart like an African grey. Also alot nicer sounding then a conure.
I have a 9 month old sun conure and he's a sweetheart except for the screaming when I walk away or leave the room. He will continue to call until I return to him. OMG!
Conures or greys... life or death question here!
Why do you say birb?
My African Grey loves to just chill out. CAG'S seems to be the most laid back of parrots.... almost lazy. ha ha
What should I choose between a Hahn's macaw vs African Grey?
My Green Cheek isn't loud at all. She does say a few words and phrases which is a great surprise. She's such a sweet and fun girl. Big personality in a small package. We adore her❤ I definitely did my homework with conures and went with Pyrrhura species. Our personalities blend well
sun conures are A LOT louder than green cheeks!
@@alanahjade27 yup thats why I have a GCC....love love her
do amazons vs greys pleeeeease
I like smaller birds a bit more🦜
They’re both awesome birds! I’ve loved African Greys for some time now due to their intelligence (I was amazed when I learned that they could actually learn the meaning of words!), and their general laidback personality. Not to mention, while I don’t mind the screeching, I’m going to be getting a dog whose ears will inevitably be far more sensitive than mine, and a less screechy bird would probably be something he’ll be grateful for!
I’ve fallen in love after watching a lot of your videos. I want to be well prepared for what I take on. I’m thinking a conure and found a man not far from me who breeds them. I’d be sooooo upset with myself if I bought one, took a few nips, and didn’t know how to address is immediately. The amount of videos you have is overwhelming 😅 are there any ‘go to for beginners’ ones that I should train myself with 😂
Amazingly enough I have a sun conure in an apartment. She doesn’t scream often. Only when I come home or leave. My biggest complaint is that she gets into everything. She is bossy and needy. The toddler syndrome is real. However she is content to just hang out with me. She doesn’t really scream much, but that may be because she is an only bird. She is super cuddly and never wants to leave my side. Terrified of the shower yet seriously enjoys sitting on the ledge watching me shower. The love pinches are real and maddening.
My sun conure, Lil Miss Sunshine, is amazingly quiet compared to the average sun conure. Granted she's young so I may have to eat those words later on lol.
I would prefer a sun conure over an African Grey. I love how colorful they are, and prefer the smaller size. I do like the longevity of the greys and their more mellow personalities, but for some reason they weird me out a bit.
Totally off-topic question: Do you color your hair yourself? If so, what color/brand is that purple. That is the exact color I want to do mine in, but I am new to hair coloring, so I don't know what to get.
Hello! We are living with the both species (African grey and sun conure) but they are separated. Our sun conure is trying to attack the others. We are feeling jealousy because of our African grey or macaw. :)
I was originally planning on a Scarlett or B&G...but wifey was not onboard due to scary large beaks... Ended up adopting 2 Jenday Sun Conures from a nice fam through Craigslist. I knew that these were super loud. But, wifey was onboard, so we went for it.
Have them now 6 months.
The bad - yes -they can be loud. But, you can adjust their surroundings (and diet ty to BT) and they will be super quiet. I am proud to say that I have ours so well behaved that I keep them in my office 2x /week and they are perfectly behave when I am on phone / Zoom calls.
The good - they are simply awesome! Smart! Great/Fast indoor fliers! Affectionate and funny. We even trained them to go potty on specific perch for a treat. Again - they require work. But the pay-off is worth it :)
Sun Conure “skittles” I did not researched. I wish I did. He never bonded to me. He bonded to my son teenage son. We can’t get close to him or the bird AT ALL but I just can’t rehome him it’s not the bird’s fault. So I have taught my son how to care for him. I had bought a Green Cheek Conure as well. I did research but he bonded to my oldest son. Life sucks for me. I’m wanting to buy a Ringneck or African grey oh boy I hope he/she will love me. No matter what, they have my heart. Everyone is just different. Just like my sons.
could you do a video of loris please, i´ve just take one baby and i would like to learn more about then
Here you go 😀 ua-cam.com/video/REEn0XulyfI/v-deo.html
I have an TAG and had a Senegal Parrot and would say that the TAG is much much more hormonal, much more of a 1 person bird, more fearful of new things, and much less of an acrobatic clown compared to the Senegal. No comparison however to the ability of Greys to mimic voices and sounds. And smart as heck - when our dog would approach our TAGs cage, she would yell “crate” in my voice and the dog, who was crate trained, would race to her crate and wait inside. My Grey would then give off a maniacal laugh!
I almost got a hahns macaw. My husband was at the bird show with me and sais hey come look at these babies. They were young enough they were still mostly bald, with fuzz. A box mixed with sun and jenday conures. We have had Kevin since Jan 16 2016 , and he is a Jenday, sun mix. He started getting loud last year. He is VERY loud. Silly me to think I could train him to prevent that. He has a love hate relationship with me, and now is in love with my daughter who sort of inherited him, from me. She also inherited a blue parrotlet who lives in her room and has quite the vocabulary.
I prefer Conures but, they can pinch so hard, I rather be bitten by a larger bird. I love them all though.
I have a GCC that's pretty clingy. I enjoy the bond but wish he could be more independent. I have thoughts of getting an African Grey in future. I think their temperament suits me better. Meanwhile, I bring my GCC to work everyday because I don't want his loudness to bother my landlord. He's entertaining at work though. I work in a nursing home and the elderly love him.
You can't reasonably discuss old world parrots vs. new world parrots without discussing DANDER!
THAT'S the night and day difference between a grey and a conure, or an amazon, or a macaw, etc....
We just rescued a senior sun conure and she's the sweetest most loving bird I've ever met. I think she's much easier to handle then our blue gold macaw lol
I had a Sun Conure once. He was way too LOUD for me. I prefer African Greys.
I have a close friend who is owned by an African Grey. I enjoy listening to her Grey talk and whistle.
My wife gave me a 6 month old African grey for Christmas in 1999. Then in 2007 we rescued a Sun Conure from an abusive neighbor. The African grey is a she, and she bonded with me. She also bonded with my wife. Probably because she was so young when we got her. Along comes the Conure, and he bonded with my wife. Everything was great until 2018 when my wife passed away. The Conure wouldn’t let me near him. We got over that in time, but they do a pretty good job of ignoring each other. They can be difficult at times, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
I love the little zoom noise when they fly lol. Also I've always wondered how people with more than one of the same kind of bird tell them apart, it always seems impossible to me. Good to know even you sometimes make mistakes, haha
My first bird is a conure.....wow they are loud. Now I added 2 one month turquoise ringneck.....think I'm done now...lol
I got another sun conure but she’s clipped 😭 I’m hoping she grows her wings back soon. My sun conures are actually quieter than my parakeets
My daughter has a green cheek conure, she lives in an apartment, so Pixie (conure) stays with Nana! I just love her but do wish she wouldn't scream so much! I have been educating myself with books & your videos.
My 24yr old African Grey Samantha has this PIERCING smoke alarm sound and we live in an apartment. When she makes that sound I know she’s annoyed with me, and feels she isn’t getting enough attention. However, she’s quite mellow, quiet and chatty when she’s up or getting ready for night night. I love every aspect of her and wouldn’t have her any other way!
Sun conure vs. African grey?
African grey all the way: superior power, reach advantage, better grappling game. I say either knockout or submission in round 1.
I have 15 parrots. My sun conure Irwin Dooder Ham is the quietest flock member. My 2 quakers and my rainbow lorikeet and my pineapple gcc are the loudest
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