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Red Fronted Conure - New!

Red Fronted Conure
aratinga wagleri

Length: 36 cms/14 inches
Weight: 180-260 grams
Life span: 30+ years
Incubation: 26 days
Age at  weaning: 12 weeks
Age at maturity: 2 years
Natural habitat: Columbia, Venezuela, Peru and Ecuador

The Red Fronted Conure, also known as Waglers Conure, is the second largest of all the Conure species.  They inhabit humid rain and cloud forests where they fly in large flocks in search of fruiting trees, cultivated crops and even fruiting cactus.  In Peru they live on the Andean slopes flying daily to the forests to feed.  Their flight is swift and direct with rapid, shallow wing beats. 

Their diet consists of seeds, fruits, berries and nuts usually from high up in the canopy.  They will also feed on cultivated crops when food is short.

They nest in holes high up in rocks and tree cavities, a normal clutch is 3-5 eggs.  Both parents feed the chicks which will leave the nest at around 10 weeks old, and they will stay together as a family group for several weeks after the chicks have fledged.

The plumage of the Red Fronted Conure is predominantly green, with their breast feathers being a little lighter in colour than their body feathers.  Their forehead, crown and the bend of their wings are red.  The undersides of their flight feathers, under wing coverts and tail feathers are an olive yellow.  Their iris's are yellow red and their beaks are horn coloured.

Pet potential:  Like all Conures the Red Fronted Conure makes a good family pet.  They usually get along well with everyone in the family and the love to play so lots of toys are a must.  They will usually stay completely tame through out their lives but, unfortunately, they are very noisy so not a suitable bird for anyone with close neighbours.

Talking ability: Fair

Noise level: High

Cage requirements: a minimum of 30 x 24 inches, bar spacing 3/4"-1"

Interested fact: Red Fronted Conures have been known to nest as high up as 2,500 metres in the Andes.

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