What's a conure?
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If nature had talent shows, birds might win best dressed & musically talented. They're important to every eco-system as pollinators, seed dispersers, and rodent population controllers. Birds come in all shapes, sizes, and colours. They can communicate by unique calls, screeches and songs. This lesson will focus on the different types of conures that are among over 9000 different species of birds.
Additional Resources for you to Explore
If you would like to learn more about other species of birds check out these two amazing websites to further your learning. Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Audubon Society are both great resources that offer well curated information about birds.The Canadian Museum of Nature has a wonderful digital resource to browse virtual galleries. The video host mentioned the classification of animals. Here is a link from Birds.com to explain that a bit more.If you would like to learn more about Ginger the green-cheeked conure here is another video about her. In case you wanted to learn more about Ecuador the Jenday conure then you'll love this follow up video.Some things to understand before you welcome a bird into your home.
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- Video created by Animal Wonders Montana
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