Conure (Pyrrhura) — Maroon-Bellied

Overview

The Conure (Pyrrhura) — Maroon-Bellied is a Conure (Pyrrhura) (Maroon-Bellied), about 10-11" long. In temperament it's warmly bonded to its people, hard to train and strong-willed, with poor talking ability. With a typical lifespan of around 22 years, it's a long commitment.

Is the Conure (Pyrrhura) — Maroon-Bellied right for you?

A good match if — you live in an apartment or shared building; you want an interactive, hands-on bird.

What a Conure (Pyrrhura) — Maroon-Bellied needs from you

A Conure (Pyrrhura) — Maroon-Bellied needs a moderate amount of daily time, a roomy cage with daily out-of-cage time, fresh food, regular cleaning, and genuine social contact. Parrots are flock animals — this one is highly social and wants daily interaction and can suffer if ignored. It can suit an apartment, as long as you plan for some noise and mess.

Living with a Conure (Pyrrhura) — Maroon-Bellied

Day to day it's fairly quiet (rated low-noise for a parrot), and open to some handling.

Key facts

Species group

Conure (Pyrrhura)

Type

Maroon-Bellied

Size

10-11"

Life span

22 years

Housing

apartment-ok

What it needs from you (at a glance)

What it costs

Scaled to this breed’s roughly 350 g and a ~22-year life, keeping a Conure (Pyrrhura) — Maroon-Bellied works out at about:

Rough cross-breed averages in USD — a planning guide, not a quote. Break it down by life phase in the Cost Calculator →

Temperament (at a glance)