Zap the Sun Conure has gone missing. He could be braving the chilly winds, or snuggling up with a friendly bird.

A teenage parrot named Zap has flown away from home in frigid weather after a visit from an attractive tui, and his owner is calling for any sightings of him.

Northland resident Jane Peng said Zap, a Sun Conure, had been in a bad mood for a couple of days so she decided to let him outside.

"I think he is just being a teenager," Peng said.

"He's been locked inside because the weather has been so bad.

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Despite his young age, Zap is a master of Wellington winds and could be in any suburb by now.

"I think he just decided house life was not for him, but he'll change his mind when he sees what it's like out there."

"The weather has turned quite bad and we really would like to have him home."

Zap is a specially trained outdoor free-flight bird and lives on the family's bookshelf.

In summer he was often seen walking in Wellington's Botanic Gardens, but the weather had been too cold lately.

Zap went missing from his Garden Rd, Northland home about noon on Wednesday.

"He went to check out a tui on a tree and the next second he was gone and the tui was gone as well. I'm not sure what kind of relationship they had going on there."

Peng is asking the public to keep a look out for the cheeky bird.

"He is very tame and may approach people for food and water if he gets desperate.

"He's not much of a talker."

The adventurous bird has run away from home once before, but was found soon after in Brooklyn.

"He has gotten way better at flying since then so we are not sure where he would be this time."

If Zap is spotted, Peng can be contacted on 0210486846.