Size : 6-8 ounces, 14.5 inches long, wingspan 7-8 inches, tail 6-8 inches.
Lifespan : Up to 20 years.
Breeding : Mating March-July. Incubation 23 days, 2-4 eggs per clutch.
Habits : Small groups to flocks, up to several hundred birds outside breeding season.
Diet : Seeds, fruits, berries, nuts, and flowers.
The blue crowned conure is also called
the blue-crowned parakeet, and sharp-tailed conure. It is known as
the most intelligent conure. It is larger and has a bluer head than
other species, plus it has a reddish undertail, and pale feet often visible
during flight.
The blue crowned conure will travel
in pairs, and it is often seen in small, noisy flocks. In larger
aggregations outside breeding season, it is seen where food is abundant.
The sexes are similar on plummage, and they feed in trees, bushes, and
on the ground.
There are many blue crowned conures
in captivity. More than 94,000 birds were exported from Argentina 1985-1990.