Sun conures are a very popular bird because of their beauty. They’re a small parrot packed with a BIG personality. Sun conures are intelligent, have charm, a very friendly nature and lovely temperament. Sun Conures have a terrible reputation for being extremely noisy. A lot of people often say that's just them but most sunnies are only this noisy if they're bored, lonely or unhappy, but there can be the occasional loud sunnie. They will also make great guard dogs. Most of their loudest moments usually occur when they see someone pull up the drive, walk past, knock on the door or enter the home. The have a need to announce people. This is something you can't stop but if you want to tone it down a little don't place them near windows or doors where they can see everything and everyone. The sun conure is not the loudest conure. The Patagonian is louder than the sunnie. For sunnies it is not so much the loudness of the scream but the pitch of the scream that makes them sound as loud as they do. Generally a sun conure is happy to play around on a decent sized play gym with toys but still needs your time. They're very playful, cuddly and love human interaction. They're commonly known to as the 'velcro bird' because they will do anything to sit and play on you all day. They like to keep themselves and their beaks busy so they need strong play gyms, cages and toys. They’re capable of destroying just about anything. They are also demanding and can be loud if they feel they’re not getting the attention they need. Sunnies require a diet high in vitamin K. Vegetables highest in vitamin K are green leafy vegetables - kale, collards, spinach and turnip greens. Other sources of vitamin K: Dandelion greens Brussel Sprouts Mustard greens Broccoli Parsley Asparagus Celery Plums





Star fruit (seeded)

Any berry in season

Capsicums, all colours (red is higher in vitamin A)

Snow peas or snap peas

Broccoli (broccoli leaves are very high in Vitamin A)

Cauliflower

Pumpkin & seeds (Japanese & butternut are the sweeter ones)

Pepitas

Carrot & carrot tops

Apple (sparingly)

Pears & seeds (different colours & varieties)

Bananas

Plums, apricot, peaches (when in season & pips removed)

Citrus fruits such as mandarin,

orange

Rind of lime, lemon or orange or squirt of these juices.

Bok choy, red lettuces

Guava

Kale


You should also feed a good variety of:

Herbs

Sprouts

Flowers

Eucalyptus

Grapes (sparingly)

Any nut except peanuts

Ground nutmeg

Tomato

Celery (sparingly)

Figs

Zucchini

Paw paw & seeds

Kiwi fruit

Pomegranates

Persimmons

Silver beet

Spinach

Watermelon

Mango

Nashi pear

Pineapple

Coconut

Asparagus

Beetroot & beetroot tops

Sun Conures

Sun Conure Diets

Other varieties of fruit and veg to feed your Sunnie

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