Aussie Finch Forum

Does anyone know if any other Conures beside Nanday and Sun allowed in WA now. I am wanting to get a pet parrot for my family. I am loving the Blue throats, maroon bellied, peraly, crimson bellied or green cheeked. I know several years back these werent allowed into WA, has there been a change at all??

Pearlies make great pets though not as colorful as the others . They dont get nippy , seem to be more mellow .

I love pearlies and blue throats, pearlies bloody expensive though

jusdeb wrote:Pearlies make great pets though not as colorful as the others . They dont get nippy , seem to be more mellow .

Maroon-bellied, Green Cheeks and Pearly’s almost look the same

Jayburd wrote:I love pearlies and blue throats, pearlies bloody expensive though

Not really you should be able to obtain a pair of Pearly conures for between $300-$400.

really?? last time I looked they were 2, 3 grand. someone must be doing well with them

Typical Pyrrhuras Jaybird,

Even the crimson-bellies will be down to that sort of price soon. (I'm sure this will upset some people, but they do breed well and the prices are falling steadily)

well I hope the prices of lineolated parakeets fall soon - the one and only parrot I would ever be tempted to give up finches for.
oh, and hyacinth macaws ;)

The most up-to date information I can find is the WA Declared Animals list 2009.
From this the only prohibitions are

o A1- Entry prohibited.
o A2 - Subject to eradication in the wild.
o A3 - Keeping prohibited.
o A4 - Entry subject to permits and/or conditions.
o A5 - Numbers to be reduced/controlled.
o A6 - Keeping subject to permits and/or conditions.
o A7 - A management programme for each species outlines the area and conditions under which controls may be applied. Programmes are for the whole of the State or as indicated for each species.
Certain animals that would otherwise be covered by item 4 of the declaration above have been assessed and specifically declared as prohibited. These are marked * in the list.

Conure, Black-capped; Black-capped Parakeet Pyrrhura rupicola A1,A2,A3*
Conure, Blue-throated Pyrrhura cruentata A1,A2,A3*
Conure, Crimson-bellied; Crimson-bellied Parakeet Pyrrhura perlata A1,A2,A3 *
Conure, Golden Guaruba guarouba A1,A2,A3*
Conure, Golden-capped; Golden-capped Parakeet Aratinga auricapillus A2,A4,A6
Conure, Green-cheeked; Green-cheeked Parakeet Pyrrhura molinae A1, A2, A3*
Conure, Jandaya; Jandaya Parakeet Aratinga jandaya A2,A4,A6
Conure, Nanday Nandayus nenday A1,A2,A3*
Conure, Peach-fronted; Golden-crowned Conure, Peach-fronted Parakeet Aratinga aurea A2,A4,A6
Conure, Pearly; Pearly Parakeet Pyrrhura lepida A1,A2,A3*
Conure, Sun; Sun Parakeet Aratinga solstitialis A2,A4,A6

Pearlies from breeder here $500.00. DNA cert included.

Bummer....so I pretty much cant get any of the conures I want ?