Behavior/Health Concerns:  Mitred Conures are active pet birds that like to get plenty out-of-the-cage time to play. A combination of both pellets and sprouted seeds works well as a diet for Mitred Conures. A diet that consists of a combination of both pellets and sprouted seeds as well as fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, cooked brown rice, beans or pasta. Provide your conure with plastic, wood, puzzle, musical, rope, leather and other varieties of toys. The amount of red on a mitred conure’s head varies. On some birds, the red extends over the forehead to the cheeks and around the eyes, while other mitred conures have just the red on the head and around the eyes. Some mitred conures also have red on the neck and abdomen. Young mitred conures only show red on their foreheads and develop more as they mature.