Scientific Name: Nandayus nenday
Other Names: Black-headed or Black-masked Parakeet
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Length: 30 cm
Weight: 140 g
Incubation: 24 days
Number of eggs: 3–5
Distribution: Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina
Habitat: Lowlands, wetlands, grazing areas and palm forests.
Description: This colourful parakeet is instantly recognizable by its black head and bib of powder-blue plumage. It has a bright green body, blue-black tail and red colouring around its feet resembling socks.
Diet: The Nanday Conure is a herbivore and feeds on copernicia fruits and agricultural crops.
In the wild: Nanday Conures gather to roost in flocks of several hundred. Sociable birds, conures can be found drinking with other species at waterholes.
Threats: Nanday Conures are common in the wild but are hunted because they damage crops. They also suffer from habitat loss.
At Perth Zoo: You can see Nanday Conures and other birds of the rainforest in the South American Birds aviaries.
