GCC Same as Black Capped Conure?

[BirdNewbie]

Is a Green Cheek Conure the same as a Black Capped Conure?
I look online and find lots of green cheek info but not about black capped. Are they the same but with different colors?

[Halo]

I believe they are pretty much the same, but every conure species seems to have their own little quirks.

Maybe this will help :)
http://www.avianweb.com/blackcappedconure.html

[Monica]

Green cheeks and black caps are within the same genus, Pyrrhura, however, they are separate species... Similar to a lion and a tiger, both are in the Panthera genus but are separate species. A mutation would be like a normal tiger vs a white tiger, and a hybrid would be like a lion and a tiger bred together, creating a tigon or liger.

Here's a good picture of a Green Cheek


And a Black Capped

[Eliza]

Green cheeked conures are very popular, hence there being quite a bit of information on them as opposed to other pyrrhura species, like the black capped, maroon bellied, pearly, painted, etc.

Black capped conures are really quite adorable and are a bit smaller than the green cheeked conures. They are one of my favorite species of conure :)