What parrot is this?

[ChristaNL]

So...we are in agreement we are talking about this one?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-capped_parakeet

the Aratinga auricapillus (and his family) is not known as "conure" around here, we call them "aratinga's".

So if OP is looking for a lost conure it's not likely he will find one...
(thats why we have those tongue-twisting latin ones, right )

 

[Cardinal]

So...we are in agreement we are talking about this one?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden-capped_parakeet

the Aratinga auricapillus (and his family) is not known as "conure" around here, we call them "aratinga's".

So if OP is looking for a lost conure it's not likely he will find one...
(thats why we have those tongue-twisting latin ones, right )

???? Did not get your point! :31:

 

[MonicaMc]

Yes, this is a gold capped conure.

This is probably someone's lost pet and we all urge you to try finding the owner of the bird.


You can make a post with 911 Parrot, make up flyers that say "Found parrot, call to identify" and put up at grocery stores, pet stores, vet offices, etc.

 

[ChristaNL]

???? Did not get your point! :31:

If OP starts looking for "lost conure" he may not find the owner, because he/she has "lost an aratinga".
They sound like different species- but are only different (local) names for the same species.

Just because they are called different names all over the planet is why we use the latin ones as well -> they are always the same.
(We pronounce them differently maybe, since latin is a very dead language)

So when placing an ad in the lost and found, always use the latin name as well.




another example: Nobody in NL owns "a macaw", they are called "ara" around here.
It's just something that happens.
So I have "een blauw-gele ara" / "blue and gold macaw" to most people.
(ararauna @ my CAV)

 

[Jottlebot]

Is the bird sitting on cable in the second picture? Please don't let it do that if it is! Even a little beak will get through that in seconds.

 

[Daniel08]

The cable was secure. And i will see if i found out about someone loosing a parrot, but if not..i will adopt him and take care of him. Since he is so friendly. I will not put ads because people around here even if is not their bird,they'll say it is just to make some extra cash.

Thanks everyone for the informations.

 

[LordTriggs]

Daniel. Put an ad up but when someone claims it's their bird get them to say the ring number that is on the leg band or provide evidence that it is their bird. Much like if you were to find a lost dog. How do you expect someone to find their parrot if you don't announce around that you found one?

I would also suggest calling a Certified Avian Vet and asking if any of their clients have lost a parrot, and do the same for any pet stores specializing in parrots. The Vet may even be able to get that bird's history through the leg-band or microchip if it has one (the vet can find out)

 

[charmedbyekkie]

Hi! I was once in your position, Daniel

An ekkie landed on my balcony and said, "Hello." Literally. He was such a charmer, gentle with his beak and inquisitive with his surroundings. I fell in love with him within the span of 4 hours! I was feeding him from my hand and learning his different sounds for different things.

I got advice from my local wildlife rescue to post on Facebook. I found a Lost and Found Birds group for my area, where they recommended something I think is relevant to your concerns, so let me copy and paste:

Reporting a find:
1. Bird species.
( DO NOT show photo of the bird or describe significant physical appearance, defects, S hooked, clipped wings etc. These information must be withheld by the finder. It is the onus of the owner to provide the details in order to prove ownership of the fids.)
2. Date and time.
3. Location
4. Contact details of finder.

I did the above, and we managed to find his family within 2 hours of posting! The little one had flown a klick away from home over the span of a week!

The owner came down to my place and proved the ekkie was his - he showed me photos (identical beak markings and out of place red feathers), even tried to show off a bit of recall training but the little guy was too sleepy and hungry. What really sold me that we found the right people was that this soft-spoken ekkie started calling out the moment he saw his family. It was so sweet to see him react in such a way, and it really sealed the deal for me.

There are many ways to prove ownership, so don't be afraid of posting and looking for his family. I guarantee you, the little tyke will be glad to go home to his flock

... and now I'm lurking here, planning to adopt my own ekkie in the future - feel free to join me

 

[Daniel08]

well...the bird has no ring around his legs.

 

[charmedbyekkie]

well...the bird has no ring around his legs.

That's no problem! The ekkie I found didn't have a ring either (somebody had cut it off since eclectus parrots do sell for a lot where I live too)

Each animal is unique. While I was lucky the eclectus was young enough to still have some black beak markings, he did have a red feather slightly out of place. Since I sat interacting with him for 4 hours, I noticed it and was able to compare the photos his family sent me.

I'm sure the little guy you found will have something as well. If not, you could try what convinced my partner: let the bird recognise his family We had our flatmate meet the ekkie, and the ekkie didn't respond at all. But the moment his family appeared, he started with his cawing call. And his interactions with his family was different - he immediately started engaging more and looking for food. Whereas with me, he was more hesitant and gentle with his beak.

Don't give up! He can still be reunited with his flock

 

[ChristaNL]

Have you been to a (ordinairy will do) vet yet?
IF the bird is microchipped (any vet can beep for and read those) it will be clear who and where the owners are.


(not everyone is on facebook / LOL I am not )

 

[ChristaNL]

whoops doublepost- my browser crashed halfway through - sorry!

 

[EllenD]

Hi Daniel...I'm very happy and appreciative that you are fostering this lost pet until you can find the proper owner...This is a very loved pet that got loose Daniel, someone is missing him very much, they are most-likely devastated right now, and they are probably putting ads for their "Lost Gold-Capped Conure" on places like Parrot911 and your local Craigslist sites (on Craigslist you go to your local page, then to Community, then Pets)...

Have you put up an ad on on Parrot911 and your local Craigslist saying that you have found him? And have you also checked both of these sites for someone looking for their bird? If not, please do so right now, as you may find his owner's ad right away...

I'd be happy to help you look to, if you tell me what city and state you live in, I have searched both Parrot911 and Craigslist to help reunite many owners with their lost birds, so I can easily check for a a "Lost Gold-Capped Conure" ad for you, just to be sure...

***Also Daniel, you need to take him to your nearest Avian Vet/Exotic's Vet and have him checked for an Identification Chip...Most-all Exotics and Avian Vets will have a hand-held scanner that they will run over his chest/belly to check to see if his owner had a chip injected into his breast-muscle. If the scanner goes-off, it will give them his owner's name and personal information. This will not cost you a cent, they will scan him for free, so please, look-up your nearest vets that scan for bird-chips...

I know you like this bird Daniel, and again, we much appreciate you helping him out...But Daniel, this Conure not only looks pretty young yet, but he also looks like he has been very-well cared for. He's in very good feather, he's well-fed, and Daniel, you admitted already that he is "very tame and friendly"...Daniel, if this young Conure is allowing you to handle him, is being friendly and tame, is stepping-up for you, etc., that means that he is a hand-fed, hand-raised Conure, and was most-likely purchased as a very young, just-weaned baby by his owner, and has been with that owner ever since. It's unfair to both his owner and to him for you to keep him Daniel...

Parrots have the intelligence of a 4-5 year-old human child Daniel, and this guy is already extremely closely-bonded to his owner, and is missing him greatly. And I can tell you from personal experience that his owner is dying right now from worrying about him and missing him...So you need to make a very concerted effort to do everything you can possibly do to find his owner...And like I said, we can help you do so by checking for someone looking for a Gold-Capped Conure on the main websites for missing parrots...

But you absolutely need to put an ad up on your local Craigslist Daniel, and all you say is "I found a parrot outside in XXXXX (list your town that you found him in). Please call me or email me and if it's your parrot you can describe him to me and we'll go from there." This way anyone who contacts you about him will not be able to just say that it's their bird, they'll have to accurately describe him to you...So please Daniel, do this ASAP, and do the same on Parrot911...

Something else that you really need to consider and think about Daniel is that birds (pets in-general) are considered "Personal Property" legally in the United States, and if you find an animal that is obviously someone's pet and you don't make a "concerted-effort" to find the owner, meaning you don't take it to a Vet to have it scanned for a chip and to let them know that you found it and get it on record that you did so, and you cannot prove that you at the very least put-up an ad somewhere advertising that you found it, like on your local Craigslist page, it's legally considered "theft of personal property" and you can get into a lot of trouble. I've seen it happen several times, it happened just a couple of months ago with a guy who found a Cockatiel outside and put up a video on YouTube stating that he found it and was keeping it, and he had already renamed it, and was not going to advertise that he found it or look for the owner...So I don't want to see you get in trouble when all you're trying to do is take good care of this bird until his rightful-owner can be found and they can be reunited...A lot of people don't realize the laws regarding found-pets...

Again, let us know how we can help you to find his owner online, and please take him to your local Vet, report finding him so they can make a record of it, and get them to scan him for a chip....

 

[EllenD]

Hey Daniel, here's another website for you to look through to see if someone has reported him missing in your area, it's www.parrotalert.com and a lot of people post their lost birds here with photos for you to compare...And even if it's someone who reported him missing months and months ago, that doesn't mean anything, parrots are very resilient and can live outside for quite a long time, especially in warm places, like Southern California, Texas, Florida, etc..

Here's an example of someone in Beverly Hills who has been looking for their Gold-Capped Conure since April Daniel, they miss him very much, and you can definitely tell this...https://www.parrotalert.com/L45079

 

[YUMgrinder]

Looks like there are some pin feathers growing in, maybe he's quite young?

 

[MonicaMc]

it's a conure hybrid. Tips of the wings like a nanday (blue) green body like a nanday or jenday, bright colors on his head and belly, like a sun, or jenday. Most likely a mix of the sun/nanday/jenday variety. Maybe another type of conure is mixed in there but it's definitely a conure.

Looks like there are some pin feathers growing in, maybe he's quite young?

Not a hybrid. Sadly, some people who aren't familiar with the species do think they are suns or jendays, but they are their own species. They are gold capped conures.

Photos of others for comparison.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/flaviocb/4566420157/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cjwojo/2190055344/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/phoenixlanding/4377846190/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/97144693@N00/369390287/

 

[EllenD]

it's a conure hybrid. Tips of the wings like a nanday (blue) green body like a nanday or jenday, bright colors on his head and belly, like a sun, or jenday. Most likely a mix of the sun/nanday/jenday variety. Maybe another type of conure is mixed in there but it's definitely a conure.

Looks like there are some pin feathers growing in, maybe he's quite young?

Definitely not a hybrid...Check the link in my above post of someone looking for their lost Gold-Capped-Conure, there is a photo of their bird...They are a rare species of Conure as far as seeing them around as pets, at least in my own experience I've only seen a few pet Gold-Capped's over the years, but they are beautiful birds...and also a bit larger than the Suns, Jens, and Nans as I recall...

 

[Daniel08]

Eventually i found out who his owner has. He was living like three streets away from me. They told me that their daughter left the window open when came back from school. I checked them when reunited,and the bird responded to a lot of tricks they teached him. Idk but i feel kinda sad right now.
Thanks everyone for the help

 

[TiredOldMan]

Daniel, thank you so much.

Some times it can hurt doing the right thing

 

[LordTriggs]

good to hear you reunited the little guy with their family!