Sell the carrier to a conure as a playhouse
A green-cheeked conure does not need persuading so much as an invitation, because this species investigates the world beak-first and adores a new hangout. Put the carrier, door open, on the play stand or cage top during out time, stock it with a favourite chew and a hidden treat, and let the bird discover it mid-play rather than being presented with it. A conure that climbs in, rolls a toy around, and pops back out has accepted the carrier faster than any step-up drill achieves. Leave it in the play area for days so it becomes part of the furniture the bird owns, not equipment produced by humans with an agenda.
Add the travel steps without killing the game
Door-closing enters a green-cheeked conure's training disguised as more play. Once the bird lounges inside voluntarily, swing the door to for a second while delivering a treat through the bars, open it, and repeat across sessions until the closed door is just the pause before a reward. Then add a gentle lift and a short carry that ends somewhere the bird likes, such as its play stand in another room, so being carried predicts arriving somewhere good. Keep each round to a few minutes and stop while the conure is still clowning, because a bored or frustrated conure starts dismantling the lesson, sometimes literally, starting with the carrier's fittings.
Conure-proof the carrier during practice
Practice doubles as a safety audit for a green-cheeked conure, a bird fully capable of testing every weak point with its beak. Watch whether it can worry the door latch, widen a gap, or shred a plastic fitting, and choose a carrier with hardware this species cannot operate or chew through, since a conure loose in a car is a genuine hazard. Inside, fit one sturdy perch, a paper-lined floor, and nothing loose that swings, and rehearse with the cover you will use, because a bird that has napped under that cover at home will accept it in the car. Discovering a latch weakness during a Tuesday rehearsal is a gift; discovering it on the motorway is not.
Travel day, played exactly like practice
A rehearsed green-cheeked conure should find travel day suspiciously familiar: carrier on the play stand, treat hidden inside, door closing as it always does, then a carry to the car. Start the routine during normal out time rather than cornering the bird in its cage, keep your energy playful rather than purposeful, and secure the carrier against sliding once it is in the vehicle. Offer water and a juicy treat at stops instead of leaving spillable dishes inside, and talk to the bird as you did in practice carries. Sharing those practice sessions through KinsLe's Care Teams, with each family member logging theirs as done, is how this conure got a little carrier play most days instead of one long, forgettable lesson.