Conure identification?

[Minimaker]

Can anyone tell me exactly what kind of conure this is? It's really different than the ones I usually see online. Just curious. Someone said masked conure but when I searched images I get either the cherry or blue headed variety, not this. Rather than search for ten years I thought I'd just ask you guys because who knows birds better than you???

 

[Birdman666]

Looks like a blue throated conure to me. Very pretty little birds!

Blue-throated Conures / Red-rumped Conures

 

[Minimaker]

Thank you! That looks to be exactly what it is Much appreciated! I'll bookmark that website.

 

[Birdman666]

Those are very rare birds by the way. You almost never see them.

Is that your new baby?!

 

[Minimaker]

Nope, apparently they are not hardly available in the US as far as I've found. I saw it online and thought it was a striking conure. I wanted to learn more about them. I've been told the one I may be getting is a turquoise green cheek. If that does happen I really can't get any more birds. It wouldn't be fair to them if I did.

 

[Birdman666]

Nope, apparently they are not hardly available in the US as far as I've found. I saw it online and thought it was a striking conure. I wanted to learn more about them. I've been told the one I may be getting is a turquoise green cheek. If that does happen I really can't get any more birds. It wouldn't be fair to them if I did.

Well I knew someone was giving you a new conure, and I was just curious if they had mistaken the identity of it, and they were actually giving you one of these... (in which case I was gonna say, man, you just lucked out, do you have any idea how rare those are?!)

Well, actually, you do.

I've seen exactly one in twenty years.

 

[SilverSage]

Where did you find the pic? Someone clearly has that bird as a pet.

 

[Minimaker]

Facebook, someone posted it. After some further investigation it looks like an overseas owner.

 

[SilverSage]

Such a pretty bird I had not ever taken a good look at them before.