Blue Crowned Conures in the Wild: Natural History of a Popul

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Hi All,
The Blue-Crowned Conure (a/k/a Blue-Crowned Parakeet, Sharp-Tailed Conure, Aratinga acuticaudata) has always had fans among parrot enthusiasts, but its popularity exploded in 1998 with the release of Paulie, a movie that featured one as the main “actor”. More recently, The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, a documentary, also highlighted this species. Unfortunately, this type of publicity is not always ideal, as pets are often purchased for the wrong reasons – for example, owl sales soared in some places after Harry Potter was released!). I’d appreciate your thoughts on this. Blue-Crowned Conures are little studied in the wild. I’ve had the good fortune of observing both free-living and captive individuals, and today will focus on their natural history, and summarize their care needs. Please post your observations and impressions. Read article here: http://bitly.com/OiwnYl.
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Great Article

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Great Article

Much appreciated! Take care, Frank