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DESCRIPTION 14 1/2 inches (37cm). Body green with yellow showing underneath. Forehead and part of head showing blue. White ring on light brown eyes. Beak pale, legs brownish. Imma-tures sometimes have red spots on shoulders or wing edges.
NATURAL DISTRIBUTION Northern Venezuela, Brazil and Colombia.
HABITAT Blue Crowned Conure are found in forest near farmland and fruit trees, sometimes large flocks.
DIET Seeds, fruit, berries.
SPECIAL NEEDS Fruits and berries essential in diet.
CAGE LIFE The Blue Crowned Conure is Intelligent and affectionate, with possibly overpowering voice. May learn to talk. Long nest box or hollow tree. Lays 3 eggs, incubation 24 days, fledging 56 days, fed by male.
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