|  |     Hi,
    
    You'll find the Senegal a LLLLOT quieter than most any conure, so
    I heartily agree with Mary in .1.  In general, the African birds
    seem to be much quieter than the South American.  Other African
    birds of the same size and price range as the Senegal are the
    Red-Bellied Parrot (not to be confused with the Red-Bellied Macaw,
    a South American bird of quite a different nature), and the Meyers
    Parrot.  Jardine's Parrots are also African, but are harder to find
    than the others, at least here in New England.  The African Congo 
    or Timneh Gray Parrots are generally quiet, but cost a lot more
    than the Senegal, Red-Bellied, or Meyers.  
    
    Some say the smaller,darker conures, like the green-cheeked 
    and maroon-bellied conures, are quiet, but mine never were.  
    I bred and/or raised nine species of conure not so long ago in 
    my history of bird breeding, and still breed the dusky-headed 
    conure.  The dusky is reputed to be quiet also, but when they 
    want attention, their cries can be just as annoying in frequency 
    and pitch as the other conures, although the decibel level
    is probably lower ;')  
    
    Stick with the Senegal or similar bird if quiet is one of your 
    top ten on qualities you want in your companion bird.  For example,
    pionus parrots are South American, about the size of the Senegal, often
    in the same price range, and offer a little feistier personality.
    actually very similar to the independent Amazon, but with the
    positive reaction to touch that is more characteristic of handfed
    conures, and not to be counted on in an Amazon, especially a 
    sexually mature male. The pionus can be noisy when upset, but nothing 
    close to the conures or Amazons.  
    
    The Senegals et al and pionus are getting easier to find and are 
    being bred domestically with good success.  
    
    Linda
    
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