How to distinguish a boy from a girl

Have you decided to please family members with a new pet? Then you need to know exactly what gender it is. The fact is that females and males of budgies differ in character and ability to speak. If a male trying to show off sings long and beautifully, the female prefers to remain silent. The male is more willing to train and is happy to learn new words. For the sake of justice, I want to note that the female pronounces the words more clearly, unlike her partner.

You need to know the gender of the bird in case you want to create a couple. As you know, parrots can not stand loneliness and simply languish without a partner. If you already have a parrot-boy or a parrot-girl at home, you should definitely buy a bird of the opposite sex. But how to determine gender? After all, a bird is not a dog or a cat. This can be done according to some characteristic signs.

How to determine the sex of a parrot in appearance

1. As you know, in nature, males of most species are more attractive than females. The thing is that the male should like as many girlfriends as possible. He shows the bright color of his feathers and demonstrates their pattern. The female's task is to endure healthy offspring, so she is not so beautiful. So, the first sign is that the boy has a brighter color.
2. Professionals and breeders of birds determine their gender by the color of wax. Voskovitsa is a patch of skin in the upper part of the base of the beak where the nostrils are located in the bird. We can say that the wax is the nose of a parrot. Immediately after birth, the waxwort has a delicate pink, purple and violet hue - in both sexes. The only difference is that the female around the nostrils has a small white border. After three months, parrots begin puberty, and the color of the waxworm changes. Males acquire blue and bright violet colors, and the “nose” of the female becomes beige and even brown.
3. The gender of the bird can also be determined by the color of the legs. In males, the legs have a bluish tint, and in females - pink.
4. The head and back of the male are covered with bright plumage with clear patterns. Of course, over time, the brightness and contrast of the plumage is lost, but the male still remains more attractive than the female.
5. You can distinguish the sex of a parrot in the shape of the head. The male has a wider head with a flat top. The female's head, on the contrary, is pointed and slightly flattened from the back.

A person with extensive experience in breeding parrots, by one look, is able to distinguish a female budgerigar from a male. If you doubt your abilities, perhaps you should contact professional breeders?

How to determine the sex of a parrot by nature

In addition to appearance, the gender of the bird can be determined by its behavior.

1. Try giving the stranger bird food from your hand. The male is more courageous, most likely, he will come to you for food. The female, on the contrary, is very cautious and fearful; she will not be too hungry for food from the wrong hand.
2. Place a mirror in front of the cage. The male, like a true "macho", will begin to show off in front of the mirror, striking back and forth. The female is usually indifferent to the mirror, but she is more attentive and patient.
3. If the birds are in society, it is not difficult to calculate the female and male. The male usually sticks with relatives, trying to find out "who is the boss in the house."
4. When the female gets into a new dwelling, she becomes feminine economic - begins to throw out everything unnecessary from the cage.
5. As noted, the male can be identified by his chant. The boy is more willing to learn, more talkative. The female, in turn, rarely raises her voice - she is restrained and raised.
6. The female is created to protect her offspring, so she bites very hard, to the point of blood. The male’s bite is light enough, as if delicately pinching his finger with his beak to show his displeasure.

All these methods will help you quickly and accurately set the floor of the bird. Indeed, the diet of the bird, as well as the method of treatment for a possible disease, depends on this.

How to determine the gender of various parrots

Today in the homes of Russians live not only budgies. Other species of birds that also need sex are gaining popularity.

1. Cockatoo. Light cockatoos vary in eye color. The male has a dark iris, but the female has beige eyes.
2. Gray parrot Jaco, Macaw, Red-tailed Parrot. All these parrots vary in head size. Males usually have a large head with a wide, impressive beak. Females, on the contrary, have a miniature head, although some representatives of females differ in large sizes. In this case, only a professional can help.
3. Corella. After a few months, the male cockatiel Corella begins to sing singingly, training his vocal abilities. After the molt, which happens at 8–9 months, the Corella-boy acquires a brighter color. The male parrot Corella has bright rosy cheeks, while the female has a dull color.
4. Australian parrots. The female’s pelvis is a bit wider, so when the girl-parrot sits, her legs are a little further apart.

If all these tips did not help you give a reliable answer to the question, then you should turn to science. Modern research allows you to set the floor of a parrot in three ways. The first is endoscopy. They examine the internal organs of the bird, on the basis of which a conclusion is made. The second way is to take a cloacal smear for hormonal research. The third method is the study of the feather rod of a bird.

If you have not yet been able to independently determine the gender of the bird - do not despair. Over time, when the parrot becomes older, signs of its gender will become more apparent. A little patience and you can accurately determine who lives with you - male or female.

Video: how to distinguish a female from a male - corella