Poppy
Bird ID: H2007003
Species: Conure
Sex: Female
Sub-Species: Green Cheek
Health Status: Healthy
Good with Kids: Unknown
Well Socialized: Unknown
Adoption status: Pending Adoption

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Hellooooooooooooo! I'm Poppy, a green cheek conure with a mysterious past. I was found at a shelter by a woman who was looking for her lost Senegal. She applied to adopt me, and after her Senegal came home, the shelter called to say she could adopt me too! Thing is, I'm a conure, and a lot less mellow than a Senegal or African Grey. So my constant conureness - action, talking, moving - combined with my GCC-ness (nicknames for our species include "little green hand grenade" and "Napoleons" because it doesn't matter that we're small, we expect to be In Charge!) - well, it all added up to mean that the lady just couldn't keep up with me in her more mellow life.

I definitely want other birds in my household know that I'm in charge, even if they're bigger than me (see the comment about Napoleon above!), so I would do best in a household where I'm the only bird or where noone is flighted - because if anyone comes over to see if I want to be friends, a battle may well ensue. I enjoy getting a lot of attention from humans though, although I can bite pretty hard if you're not paying attention. But that's pretty typical for a GCC too!

Still, GCCs can be lots of fun - we're full-sized parrot personalities packed into a cockatiel-sized body! If you'd like to know more about how you can make me part of your household, please email the conure coordinator (link is below) and let her know!

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