Reproduction

How does the jenday conure produce its young?

Males and females may groom one another prior to mating.

Their nest is formed a tree hollow some distance above the ground.

Females produce a clutch of three to six eggs. These are incubated by both parents for 26 days.

Both parents held to feed the chicks until they fledge at two months old.

These birds develop their adult coloration at two years old. Young are pale up until this point. Sexual maturity will occur between one and three years old.

Hybirds of the jenday and nanday conure have been produced in captivity.

Behavior

What does the jenday conure do with its day?

These birds live in large flocks which average around 15 members.

They are able to perch and move around with ease in the trees.

If disturbed they will loudly call as they fly off. Their vocalization is a loud, shrill shriek. In captivity these birds have developed the ability to mimic human speech but are not known for their ability to talk.

These birds are active during the day and will return to their roost to rest at night.

They maintain their nest year round and pairs are often seen there even when not nesting.

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Predators and Threats

What is impacting the survival of the jenday conure?

Natural predators of the jenday conure include birds of prey, snakes and mammals.

The total population size of the jenday conure is yet to be determined. They are described as rare but no evidence for a decline exists meaning their current population is stable.

These birds are present in the wild and some numbers may be taken from the wild to fuel this.

Habitat loss may be impacting this species but some believe it is actually helping them.

Quick facts

These animals may also be known as the jandaya parakeet.

They are one of the 30 species of conure.

This species was described for western science in 1788 though the first records of the species date from 1638.

They are on occasion considered to a subspecies of the sun conure (Aratinga solstitialis) and other authorities have occasionally listed them as subspecies of other conures.

The aratinga portion of the scientific name is taken from words meaning bright and macaw-like.