Apartment?

[ryan112390]

Hey

Would a patagonian conure be suited to apartment life? How are they as far as dustiness?

[tabooh]

As far as for an apartment, I have been told that the best suited conures are from the green cheek family. Yellow sided conures/black capped conures/etc.. provided they are from that family of green cheek conures you should be okay. As for dust of the above mention, not a problem at all.

But as I have found with mine is her pellets tend to get all over the place, so if you are looking for something that doesn't make a mess or requires constant clean up, then maybe a bird is not the best option.

For it is not how they look that matters especially when living in an apartment, it is the neighbours. Be wise in whatever you plan on bringing home, for you do not want to be forced into re-homing your bird as a result fo noise.

[hollyhawkz]

The smaller pyrrhura conures, are quieter.

Here is a list of all the very different pyrrhura species.... (thanks to greencinacheeks)

Pyrrhura
Black-capped - 2 subspecies
Pyrrhura r. rupicola (Black-capped Conure; Rock Conure)
Pyrrhura r. sandiae (Sandia Conure)

Blue-throated - 1 species
Pyrrhura cruentata (Blue-throated Conure; Blue-chested Conure; Red-rumped Conure)

Brown-breasted - 1 species
Pyrrhura calliptera (Brown-breasted Conure; Flame-winged Conure; Beautiful Conure)

Crimson-bellied - 1 species
Pyrrhura perlata (Crimson-bellied Conure)

El Oro - 1 species
Pyrrhura orcesi (El Oro conure)

Fiery-shouldered* - 2 subspecies
Pyrrhura e. egregia (Fiery-shoulded Conure)
Pyrrhura e. obscura (Gran Sabana Conure)

Green-cheeked* - 5 subspecies
Pyrrhura m. molinae (Green-cheeked Conure)
Pyrrhura m. australis (Argentina Conure)
Pyrrhura m. phoenicura (Crimson-tailed Conure)
Pyrrhura m. hypoxantha (Sordid conure; [Yellow-sided Conure mutation])
Pyrrhura m. restricta (Santa Cruz Conure)

Grey-breasted - 1 species
Pyrrhura griseipectus (Brazilian Grey-breasted Conure; Maroon-faced Parakeet)

Hoffman’s - 2 subspecies
Pyrrhura h. hoffmanni (Hoffman’s Conure)
Pyrrhura h. gaudens (Chriqui Conure)

Marooned-bellied* - 3 subspecies
Pyrrhura f. frontalis (Maroon-bellied conure)
Pyrrhura f. chiripepe (Azara’s Conure)
Pyrrhura f. devillei (Blaze-winged Conure)

Maroon-tailed - 5 subspecies
Pyrrhura m. melanura (Maroon-tailed Conure)
Pyrrhura m. souancei (Souance’s Conure)
Pyrrhura m. berlepschi (Berlepsch’s Conure)
Pyrrhura m. pacifica (Pacific Black-tailed Conure)
Pyrrhura m. chapmani (Chapman’s Conure)

Pearly - 3 subspecies
Pyrrhura l. lepida (Pearly Conure)
Pyrrhura l. coerulescens (Miritiba Pearly Conure)
Pyrrhura l. anerythra (Neumann’s Pearly Conure)

Pfrimer’s - 1 species
Pyrrhura pfrimeri (Pfrimer’s Conure)

Red-eared - 2 subspecies
Pyrrhura h. hoematotis (Red-eared conure; Blood-eared Conure)
Pyrrhura h. immarginata (Cubiro Red-eared Conure)

Rose-crowned - 1 species
Pyrrhura rhodocephala (Rose-crowned Conure; Rose-headed Parakeet)

Santa Marta - 1 species
Pyrrhura viridicata (Santa Marta Conure)

White-eared* - 3 subspecies
Pyrrhura l. leucotis (White-eared Conure)
Pyrrhura l. emma (Emma’s Conure; Blue-naped Conure; Salvadori’s Conure)
Pyrrhura l. auricularis (Monagas White-eared Conure)

White-necked - 1 species
Pyrrhura albipectus (White-necked Conure; White-breasted Parakeet)



The dustiness, I think you are referring to, comes from species like cockatiels and toos. They have a dust in their feathers. Other than normal shedding off of the feather shafts during moulting, conures don't have that dust.

All see/pellets mixtures however, will create a certain amount of dust.

[hollyhawkz]

Wonderful, playful, very quiet birds are the parrotlets. They have all the personality with less noise. You could check them out. The following link is from an breeder in the area. Her rep is very good.

Linda's Parrotlets - Vancouver Breeder of Pacific Parrotlets and Conures

[Kolkri]

Also one of the quieter conures is a blue crown conure.

[flyingfluff]

Another species of pyrrhura conure that should be on that list is the painted conure.

I've got 2 green cheeks and they are fine in an apartment. There is almost no dust from them. My cockatiels are a completely different story...

[tabooh]

Originally Posted by flyingfluff

Another species of pyrrhura conure that should be on that list is the painted conure.

I've got 2 green cheeks and they are fine in an apartment. There is almost no dust from them. My cockatiels are a completely different story...

painted conures are just stunning babies,lol! love them.

[flyingfluff]

yes they are! I've got a soft spot for the crimson bellies too.

[julienzac]

I have a black capped conure and he is so perfectly suited for an apartment. He is fairly quiet compared to other species. He is certainly much quieter than my last conure. The apartment is his home and he has his favorite spots he usually flocks to. Not real big on wandering. I keep his wings clipped to avoid having him fly into walls or windows. To me he is the best suited conure for an apartment.

[conure4]

No way can a Patty be an apartment bird. We use to have a Patty and live in a home on one acre and our neighbors complained.
Mitzi