Editing Conure (section)

=== ''Aratinga'' ===
[[Old Tupi]] for "bright macaw", (''ara'' – "macaw", ''tinga'' "bright") the ''[[Aratinga]]'' conures generally seem to have a more mischievous personality than the real little macaws or [[mini-macaw]]s.  Popular as pets, the ''Aratinga'' conures are generally larger than other conure species with brighter plumage and are generally the noisier, more outgoing, and more demanding of the two primary conure genera.  The colorful [[sun conure]] and [[jandaya parakeet]] are among the species of conures more commonly kept as pets.  Many of the ''Aratinga'' species can be quite loud, but otherwise can make very good pets for responsible owners. Their lifespans are 20–30 years.

[[Nanday conure]]s (''Aratinga nenday'') have a distinctive black head, and wings and tails tipped with dark-blue feathers. They have a light-blue scarf and bright-orange feathers on their legs and around their vents. The maturity of a nanday can be told by the edges of its black hood; if the hood has a ragged edge of brown, then the bird is over a year old. Nandays are often extremely noisy; they are a heavily flock-oriented species, used to making their demands known, calling out warnings for the group, and calling to members of the group that are out of sight. They are also extremely social and intelligent birds, capable of learning tricks, mimicking sounds, and learning a decent vocabulary. At least one report suggests that they are highly adaptable to human encroachment on their territories, but the exact status of the species in the wild is unknown.

Flocks of nanday conures live wild in parts of Florida, notably the west coast, including areas of St. Petersburg and Clearwater. Additionally, flocks of wild Nanday conures live in Siesta Key, Sarasota, Florida.  A large flock of nanday conures lives in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles.  They have been in the area for the past several years.

[[Golden-capped parakeet|Golden-capped conures]] (''Aratinga auricapillus'')—also known as golden-capped parakeets—are native to Brazil and Paraguay. Their natural habitats include [[subtropical or tropical dry forest]], [[subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest]], dry savanna, and plantations. The existence of this conure is threatened by habitat loss. However, golden-capped conures are prolific breeders, making them popular birds in aviculture, and hand-fed young are generally available.

Golden-capped conures grow to about {{convert|13|to|14|inches}} in length and weigh about {{convert|150|g}}. Their bodies are mainly green with blackish bills, gray feet, and brown irises. The forehead, the areas around the eyes, and underwing coverts are usually red. The breast feathers are a red and green mix. Their tail feathers are olive green with a bluish tip. The primary feathers, wing coverts, and under wing coverts are blue.

Immature golden-capped conures are mostly green, with some orange around the eyes, above the beak, and on the breast near the wings. Some navy is mixed in with the green of the tail. The birds' full colorations are not seen until they are sexually mature at about two years of age. Their lifespan is about 30 years.