IN THE WILD Sun Conures are native to a region of eastern South America that includes a portion of Brazil that lies north of the Amazon River, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Tropical rain forest covers most of the area, with some open forests, woodlands and savannahs as well. This area lies just above the equator so the days are about 12 hours long all year round. The climate is hot and humid, the average temperature is 79 degrees. Rainfall varies from 60 to 120 inches per year.
Rain falls almost year round except for a several month period in winter.
Sun Conures tend to inhabit the more open areas from sea level to 3300 feet. Open forest woodlands,savannahs and palm groves are their favorite places. They are a highly social bird and live in small to medium sized flocks. When they all congregate at night to roost, the sound of all those Suns must be impressive. Sun Conures diet consists of nuts, seeds, berries and fruit.