Agree or Disagree?

[kaylayuh]

Huh. . . I was wondering why it was bigger than my neighbor's budgie. . .

Albino birds are so beautiful!

[zazanomore]

I was looking on Kijiji, and someone was selling their rose crowned conure, a somewhat rare species of conure, which just happens to be one of my dream birds, and she labeled it as a cherry headed conure.

How do you buy a bird, without even knowing the correct name?

[Saerphe]

I wonder if they could have been mislabeled at a pet store?

There's a little conure at one of our local shops that's labelled as a Maroon Bellied Conure, but I'm pretty sure it's actually a Yellow-sided GCC. I'm pretty sure maroon bellies look exactly like normal GCCs, but with green tail feathers instead of maroon, am I right? This one has a bright yellow belly with a splash of maroon (so I can see where they could have went wrong) with paler green on its head, back and wings, and maroon tail feathers.

[Roger P]

Maroon Bellys have Maroon on the underside of the tail and green on top, while GCC's have Maroon on both sides of the tail. Also, I think the neck is a little more yellow on the Maroon Belly and more grey on a GCC (but it's been a while since I saw a GCC close up, so not sure about the neck). If the tail feathers are maroon, then it is some variety of GCC.

[Saerphe]

Maroon Bellys have Maroon on the underside of the tail and green on top, while GCC's have Maroon on both sides of the tail. Also, I think the neck is a little more yellow on the Maroon Belly and more grey on a GCC (but it's been a while since I saw a GCC close up, so not sure about the neck). If the tail feathers are maroon, then it is some variety of GCC.

As far as I can remember, the tops of its tail feathers were maroon. I'll take another look though. Thanks!

[entrancedbymyGCC]

I'm going to be the lone dissenter here (but then, I prefer my cocktails in martini glasses). I don't know that it is critical to know the exact English common name for a bird that you are trying to rehome. For one thing, there are sometimes variations in the terminology. For another, the person may actually not be a native English speaker. For a third, memory fades over time... It may be of some significance to know you have a small conure of the Pyrrhura genus, but it's not really all that important if it's green-cheeked or maroon-bellied since they are very similar birds in all but the details of appearance. I can imagine an owner taking good care of a bird for several years but not becoming so educated as to know the difference between a Sun Conure and a Jenday Conure and having forgotten which was what. And what if the bird was inherited from a parent?

[kaylayuh]

I'm going to be the lone dissenter here (but then, I prefer my cocktails in martini glasses). I don't know that it is critical to know the exact English common name for a bird that you are trying to rehome. For one thing, there are sometimes variations in the terminology. For another, the person may actually not be a native English speaker. For a third, memory fades over time... It may be of some significance to know you have a small conure of the Pyrrhura genus, but it's not really all that important if it's green-cheeked or maroon-bellied since they are very similar birds in all but the details of appearance. I can imagine an owner taking good care of a bird for several years but not becoming so educated as to know the difference between a Sun Conure and a Jenday Conure and having forgotten which was what. And what if the bird was inherited from a parent?

I'd be more forgiving of the person if the species looked a lot alike. I have a hard time telling a green cheek from a maroon bellied. Suns and Jendays confuse me, too. When species look super similar, I can understand that. But trying to sell a green cheek conure as a Sun conure? That would irk me.

[Cr4ZyFr0G100]

Is it just me???? It boggles my mind when someone owns a parrot, yet doesn't know what kind of parrot it is.

Oh God that sounds like me lol. I have a Sunday Conure and I couldn't tell if it was Sun Conure or a Jenday Conure. In my defense, I was told 2 different things from the pet store I bought him from. I'm still not sure what species he is, I'll just have to study him as he gets older or save up some money and go bird specialist.

[patdbunny]

save up some money and go bird specialist.

Save your money. If it is a sun/jenday hybrid, unless it's obvious, no one's going to be able to tell you more definitively.
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