Patagonian+Conure

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 * Children's Zoo at Celebration Square: Our male Patagonian Conure is high-maintenance for attention and handling. He is typical to conures and has high energy. When on the hand, certain movements will scare him and he will grab with his beak to secure himself. He is a biter and bites often. Sometimes is for warnings, other times he will grind his beak and break the skin. He will misbehave for handlers he does not have a good relationship with if there is someone else nearby he likes more (and bite them). He will bite the handler if s/he accidentally touches his feet while handling. He is good for the handler touching him and presenting his wing. He enjoys being pet but we no longer allow public to do this. He knows several commands on cue and will perform to varying degrees depending on the handler. He is very food motivated and will not vocalize without food. Can become too excited while out for walks or shows and bite or otherwise misbehave. He is very territorial while in his exhibit and has been known to attack husbandry staff during cleaning (he has a specific spot he perches for removal from holding, and area cannot be serviced unless he is removed). He aggressively chews anything hanging in his holding - water and food dishes, cuttle bones, enrichment, or anything else. He works well and would love to be worked with daily, though so is very easy to train.

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 * //Activity Schedule: diurnal, nocturnal, crepuscular//
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 * //General Habitat/Biome: deserts, forests, mountains, etc.//