| Hi,
You'll find the Senegal a LLLLOT quieter than most any conure, so
I heartily agree with Mary in .1. In general, the African birds
seem to be much quieter than the South American. Other African
birds of the same size and price range as the Senegal are the
Red-Bellied Parrot (not to be confused with the Red-Bellied Macaw,
a South American bird of quite a different nature), and the Meyers
Parrot. Jardine's Parrots are also African, but are harder to find
than the others, at least here in New England. The African Congo
or Timneh Gray Parrots are generally quiet, but cost a lot more
than the Senegal, Red-Bellied, or Meyers.
Some say the smaller,darker conures, like the green-cheeked
and maroon-bellied conures, are quiet, but mine never were.
I bred and/or raised nine species of conure not so long ago in
my history of bird breeding, and still breed the dusky-headed
conure. The dusky is reputed to be quiet also, but when they
want attention, their cries can be just as annoying in frequency
and pitch as the other conures, although the decibel level
is probably lower ;')
Stick with the Senegal or similar bird if quiet is one of your
top ten on qualities you want in your companion bird. For example,
pionus parrots are South American, about the size of the Senegal, often
in the same price range, and offer a little feistier personality.
actually very similar to the independent Amazon, but with the
positive reaction to touch that is more characteristic of handfed
conures, and not to be counted on in an Amazon, especially a
sexually mature male. The pionus can be noisy when upset, but nothing
close to the conures or Amazons.
The Senegals et al and pionus are getting easier to find and are
being bred domestically with good success.
Linda
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