#sun parakeet

[chris-makes-art]

Portrait of a Sun Parakeet - Acrylic on Canvas Panel - 9" by 12"

[peregrinelady]

Today is my sun conure Bambi's 5th hatchday!!

His only wish is to bring total chaos and destruction to the world by harnessing the powers of the great star his species is named for!

[aquayurufuwatraveler]

2025.11.23 静岡 掛川花鳥園

[wolfusimagius]

Collection of warm ups & studies in the last 6 months ♥

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[strflr]

Brown-Capped Rosy Finch & Sun Conure for #avianaugust!

carrd / patreon

[toastedallday]

Birb •w•

The fella’s name is Maru and he’s a Sun Parakeet ;) met him at a petting zoo and had to draw the dude!

[cypherdecypher]

Animal of the Day!

Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis)

(Photo from Naturalis Biodiversity Center)

Extinction Date- 1939

Habitat- Midwestern United States

Size (Weight/Length)- 280 g; 25 cm

Diet- Seeds; Fruits; Nuts

Cool Facts- The Carolina parakeet was once one of the three parrot species native to the United States. These brilliantly colored birds were once found from New York to the Gulf of Mexico along riverbanks and cypress swamps. Flocks had up to 300 individuals, building nests in tree hollows and eating nuts or fruits. Carolina parakeets were in decline since the last glacial maximum, and combined with inbreeding and capturing for museum specimens, the parakeets were eradicated from the wild by 1904. A pair of Carolina parakeets, Incas and Lady June, in the Cincinnati Zoo passed away in 1918. Strangely enough, they were not classified as extinct until 1939 under the hope that some parakeets remained in the mangroves of Florida. Today, the sun parakeet, or sun conure, remains their closest relative. Sun conures are endangered due to hunting for their feathers, habitat loss, and capture for the pet trade. Conservationists are rushing to protect the sun parakeet’s remaining habitat and cracking down on cross-border trade.

Rating- 11/10 (Possibly poisonous from their diet including cockleburs.)

[grimsauce]

My brother just graced the family chat with this interaction he had on the train today.

Blessed birb bounties to you all.

@todaysbird