Is there way to tell the difference between male and female parakeets???

Question

I just bought a parakeet and I would like to know.

Answer 1

You need to look at your budgie's "cere". The "cere" is the area above the beak and surrounding the nostrils.

With adult budgies if the cere is bright blue the budgie is a male and if the cere is brown the budgie is a female. When a female is in breeding condition her cere will be dark brown and may become rough and crusty.

The above applies for most adult budgies except some color varieties such as albinos, fallows, lutinos and recessive pieds.

With young budgies the ceres of both sexes are the same colour, a purplish shade, so it is difficult to decipher their sex until they have been through their first molt at three to four months of age. Only then will the adult color show. CopyPasted from website below.

Answer 2

Ok I know what to do.

A male parakeet has a blue cere (skin around nose)
A female has a pink or brown cere

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Answer 3

there r several types of parakeets, r u talking a budgie? if so males have a blue cere, just above the beak, females are brown.
other parakeets are ringnecks, rosellas, grass parakeets, cockatiels, superb parakeets, regent parakeets, princess parakeet, red capped parakeets, quaker parakeets, and more.

Answer 4

I believe it is the nose. A male bird's nose is blue above their beak and a female is gray.

Answer 5

There's a certain coloration on the beek by the nose.

Answer 6

a girl would have a pink beek and a boy would have a blue beek....had a parakeet and it was a boy

Answer 7

The color of there nostriles males are colored(depends on what color the feathers are) while females are skin toned.Very light.

Answer 8

tuff 1 take it to the vet they would proably know or a bird expert!

Answer 9

okay well i think if your parkeet has pink nose then it is a female and if it has a blue nose then its a boy.

Answer 10

Take your pet to the vet. They will be sure to know.