Understanding Sun Conure Body Language

I actually picked up a high yellow sun conure baby less than a week ago and this has helped me understand her a bunch! Her body language is very different from my indian ringneck and cockatiels.

Awesome video. Excellent summary of Sun Conure behaviour and body language. The happy thing with the wings is usually called “wing flipping” btw. Worth noting too that Sun Conures (like cockatoos and cockatiels) use “powder down” feathers (feather shafts filled with powder) to condition their plumage (instead of just relying on preen oil from the uropygial gland), which can make them less than ideal for people with allergies. Sun Conures are famous for being extremely affectionate and snuggly and every owner usually has at least one photo of their Sunnie peeking out from the neck of their hoodie - apparently because in the wild they prefer to roost inside tree hollows instead of on branches (most parrots only use hollows for laying eggs etc but Sunnies sleep in them all year round. Unfortunately this makes them easy to catch which is why they’re under threat in the wild. every Sunnie I’ve known loves snuggling with their human, and juveniles love being under their shirt, pressed against the skin. I have COPD (a lung disease) and for years had to sleep on my back with a harness and a board to stop me rolling over - my first Sunnie used to sleep on my chest (do not try this under any circumstances unless you’re physically unable to move in your sleep because it’s not safe for the bird). My one year old, Felix, is just as snuggly but thankfully he now sleeps with his partner at night, but during the day he will come and bury himself under my shirt when I’m meditating, making little happy noises (beak grinding) and pressing his body against mine. It feels like an expression of unconditional love and trust. Being so affectionate and bonded to their humans they can get bad separation anxiety. My little guy screams whenever I go out and then waits in the kitchen window until I get home. His exuberance and joy at my return always makes it a pleasure to come home.

thank you so much for this video 🙏 i've been researching sun conures lately because i've been wanting one lol and your videos have helped tremendously😊

I can confirm everything you mentioned is 100% accurate :-). My Sun (Rio) does all these things, pretty much daily. - He does that cute head-bobbing thing when we say "Hi Rio". I feel it is his way of saying hello back. - Rio LOVES the shower; he goes in with me every morning. About once a week he also likes to kind of soak in a dish and flap his wings around for awhile. When he hovers around the sink I know that is what he wants. - And one thing I cannot STAND is the food throwing! Definitely a temper-tantrum, like you said. I take the food away in those cases. A couple other things I see that you didn't mention, and wondering if you see this as well. - Sometimes he will shake very quickly, almost like "shivering". I feel he is nervous or worried about something (usually has something to do with food LOL) - This is just a funny one, but when we are just laying down resting and I put my finger near his beak, he will sometimes press up against it and vibrate really fast. I call it "glitching" :-)

My 2 year old sun conure stares into the phone screen when we watch your videos😂, you post such great content, keep posting amazing videos!!

Sorry I’m late . Thank you so much for the video . Yeah my Sun Conure do those things. I’m so happy to know that my Sun is happy . Because my no 1 priority is to make him happy. And I’ve been wondering if I’m a good mommy bird or not . What a relief . Thank you .

Thank you for this!!! ❤❤

My Sun Conure, Mr. Morocco, liked listening to your bird while sitting on my shoulder. He is a sweetie and I hope he stays that way.

I barely realized that my sun conure Skittles is a girl from what you mentioned about the hormonal section of the video ☺️

Everything in this video is so accurate lol

When I open the cage door, and slowly put two fingers inside (I don’t try to touch the bird, since she is new) she comes up to my fingers, and sometimes she bites softly and licks my fingers, and other times, she’ll bite softly then gradually increase pressure. Does this mean she doesn’t like me, or is she trying to examine me?

I got one question I got a second bird and he’s tamed but he’s so scared what should I do…But he comes up to my finger but he is so scared what should I do help please

Yeah my Sunconure rubs his butt on my controller joy sticks when it hormonal season😅

My mangos do something totally wired he just vibrated his beak only when he snick to my inside of my shirt, not the regretation. I know the difference, like machine gun 😂😂😂 wich is realy cute and funny. I think it's a happy sign

Hi I just got a sun course and it's 4 months old its shaking and not eating or drinking do you have any tips?

My sun conure does the territorial beak hitting when she goes on me. Should I be concerned?

This is not related to the video but ima get a snail and feed it my birds leftover veggies

I don't know why my sun conure is constantly biting me even when she's on me, she constantly tries to bite my ears, my fingers and it's painful. even if I walk away she'll still fly to me and continues to bite. I have no idea why she does that. I have her since she's a baby earlier she was okay but for the past few months she's constantly doing it and this makes me hard to spend time with her and I feel pity for her being in the cage for a long time... can you heelp please 😭

My sun conure keeps biting my Amazon’s feet. Fortunate for him my Amazon doesn’t get upset.

Do sun conures scream when they're on your shoulder , screaming right into your ear