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Nanday Conures

Nandayus nenday

Description:

The Nanday Conure (Nandayus nenday) is also known as the Black-hooded Parakeet or Nanday Parakeet. The Nanday Conure, Nandayus nenday is the most commonly kept pet conure species outside of the two main genera. Some experts believe that Nandays should actually be grouped with the Aratinga genus, since they are cross-fertile with such species as Jendays and Suns. Nanday Conures have a distinctive black head, and wings and tails tipped with dark blue feathers. They have a light-blue scarf and bright orange feathers on their legs and around their vents. The maturity of a Nanday can be told by the edges of its black hood: if the hood has a ragged edge of brown, then the bird is over a year old. Although Nandays are often said to be extremely noisy, it might be more accurate to say that they are a heavily flock-oriented species, used to making their demands known, calling out warnings for the group, and making inquiries about other members of the group who are out of sight. They are also extremely social and intelligent birds, capable of learning tricks, mimicking sounds, and learning a decent vocabulary. At least one report suggests that they are highly adaptable to human encroachment on their territories, but the exact status of the species in the wild is unknown.

Habitat:

Flocks of Nanday Conures have been seen living wild in parts of Florida, notably the west coast including areas of St. Petersburg and Clearwater. There is a large flock of "Nanday Conures" living wild in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. They have been resident in the area for the past several years.

Notes:

A flock flying loudly over the back yard. They love to make very loud sounds! I hear them almost every day. In fact I can hear them flying over my house as I type this. Here's a video I took in 2011 (one of my previous spottings)... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...

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2 Comments

LaurieWinters
LaurieWinters 11 years ago

Thank you, Seema!

Seema
Seema 11 years ago

stunning shot

LaurieWinters
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LaurieWinters

St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jan 8, 2013
Submitted on Jan 9, 2013

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