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History of Conures
By peace | August 4, 2007
Conures are either large parakeets or small parrots that are found in the western hemisphere. Despite being large for parakeets, conures are lightly built with long tails and small (but strong) beaks. Conure beaks always have a small cere and are usually horn-colored or black. Most conure species live in flocks of 20 or more birds. Conures often eat grain, which causes them to be treated as agricultural pests in some places.
Conures were first described in literature in 1724 by Jean Baptiste Labat, a French priest who spent thirteen years as a missionary in the colonies of the West Indies. While there, he also studied and documented many of the native species of plants and animals he saw.
Labat prescribed and drew pictures of a species of bird he called Aratinga labati on the island of Guadaloupe. Some naturalists believe this green parrot with a few red head feathers may have been a captive Cuban conure (Aranting eupos), or he may be a now-extinct species. Conures began to be imported into Europe and the United States more than a hundred years ago, and a few species, such as the green conure, were being bred in the United States in the mid-1930s. Unfortunately, at the time most people believed it was easier to go into the jungle and capture wild birds, rather than setting up the birds they had in breeding colonies. With habitat destruction and the increased demand for birds in the pet trade, this situation had to change.
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August 14th, 2007 at 4:38 am
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