For those who decided to engage in breeding parrots, and for ordinary lovers of these colorful birds, it is often difficult to determine how to recognize the sex of the parrot. Some birds differ in color of plumage or a shade of an iris of an eye, others are so indistinguishable that only the help of the qualified veterinarian will help to establish a sex of an individual with accuracy.
Determining the sex of a corrugated parrot
These little birds are often found in apartments, they are unpretentious, beautiful, friendly, and besides, they have the ability to imitate human speech very accurately. In order for the parakeet buddy to speak, it is better to choose a male, according to experts, he is more easily trained and can quickly repeat words or whole sentences for you. To determine the sex of a wavy parrot is quite simple, there are visual differences between males and females, which are noticeable even in young individuals even before the first moult.
To determine the sex of an individual it is enough to look at a chick whose age exceeds two months, until then it is difficult to determine its sex. The first 40 days of wavy chicks do not differ from each other, and to draw an approximate conclusion about the field can only by their behavior. As a rule, males are more active, they like to look in the mirror and sing aloud, while the females behave calmly and are indifferent to the mirrors. When the 1.5-month-old age is reached, the grown-up chicks have visual differences in sex. At the base of the bird's beak, there is a peculiar influx called the waxen. This very wax root is originally from all chicks pink, but after reaching a certain age in males, this part begins to acquire a blue color, and the females remain unchanged, pinkish. By the time puberty reaches puberty, males have a bright blue waxy eyelid, and females are brown.
Thus, to determine the sex of a budgie it is enough to look at it carefully.
Parrot Parrot: How to Identify Sex?
To reliably determine the sex of the corella, it is best to wait until the bird reaches the age of one year. Until then, one can rely only on conclusions based on observations of birds. According to experts, males of these birds are much more active, sing more often, and after the first molt get a more vivid color. Female Corelles behave more calmly, most of the time quietly sit on the perches, not showing special activity.
How do you know the sex of a croella that has already turned a year old? Inspect the parrot carefully. Males have pearly gray feathers, and their "cheeks" are distinguished by the richness of red. For females, the pale gray coloration with a brownish tinge is more characteristic, the "cheeks" are less pronounced. Naturally, such differences can be seen by comparing several birds, but if you only look at one parrot, then there is a risk of making mistakes due to lack of comparison.
Yellow corals are called Lutino and the definition of their sex is very difficult because of the similar monochrome coloring. Female are distinguished by the presence of dark spots on the inner surface of the wings, and at the bottom of the tail they have a transverse diffusion that is more saturated in color.
How to determine the sex of the parasite?
These birds are difficult to determine the sex, as a rule, this is only possible for those who have long been breeding these birds or a veterinarian. There are no external differences between the birds, but it is believed that the female sits on the perch, spreading its paws widely. In addition, you can determine the sex by gently probing the pelvis of the bird, but it is better to entrust a similar procedure to the veterinarian.