... or do they all look too much the same?
Just visually- could you pick yours out if it was in a flock or group of others of the same species?
2006-10-07 15:19:29 · 12 answers · asked by Jessie 5 in Pets ➔ Birds
It was really cool to hear other answers to this. I know with my older bird, I could pick him out just from his expressions and the way he moves and makes "foot signals".... the younger goffins looks more like others that I've seen, and is only more subtlely different (her slightly more chunky cheeks). It would be really hard without being able to judge by sound.
I am going to put this question for a vote- I don't know which one to choose as best :)
2006-10-09 03:49:01 · update #1
maybe up close, because of scars on the beak and things like that
2006-10-07 15:22:36 · answer #1 · answered by nicole 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmn... interesting question. I have never had to do this so I don't know for certain but yes, I think I could. I am so familiar with my birds and how they move and act that I am pretty certain I could tell just by watching them. Even birds of the same species have slight variations in appearance. African greys vary in how dark the grey is and size also varies - I have seen very small Congo Greys and very large ones. My lovebird is a little smaller than most peach faces and the orange on her head would not be the same shade as all other peach faces.
2006-10-07 15:50:02 · answer #2 · answered by Rags to Riches 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, maybe??????? My bubby is a 3 year old male Red Tailed Black Cockatoo. He was given to my family just after last Christmas. The lady still has his parents. They are both different sub species, so bubby is a half caste. Maybe I could tell. Don't think it'll be an issue here because we only get Sulpher, yellow tail, glossy black cockatoos and Galahs here, not any "bubby's"
2006-10-07 16:22:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think i could easily. ive seen different images on the web of parrots the same species as mine and they look very different. and also once when our parrot flew away into a tree which had many other birds screeching in it i could also pick out our parrots voice
2006-10-08 04:53:41 · answer #4 · answered by me_girl_06 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. I got six of my birds in pairs and I had to figure out how to tell between them. Their beaks are colored differently, and have unique chips. They have different eye shapes. One has a little scissor in his upper mandible. One is just more outgoing than the other, and the other picks just one little under wing area. They have different styles of dancing, and they make different sounds. One of mine perks up his head and bites just one nail when he gets excited. One would just walk up to me and nip my finger, and say "Wha-at?"
2006-10-07 18:07:56 · answer #5 · answered by Em 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, my cockatiel woul be the one going crazy with wolf whistles, wondering who put all these mirrors out!! His movements are unique, I would be able to tell him apart. Really need to find him a mate.
2006-10-07 23:59:05 · answer #6 · answered by lin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If my lovebird was in a group of other lovebirds that look just like him, I would have lots of trouble picking him out, but luckily he is ALWAYS able to find me, fly over, and land on my head!!
2006-10-07 15:23:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yep, my Sun doesn't have any green except on his wings, and I've noticed that most of the time birds have some bits of green speckled on their backs, but mine doesn't!
2006-10-07 22:23:48 · answer #8 · answered by acekingsuited83 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes because I know every marking on his little body! He would probably give himself away by flying to me. Sorry, I'm just proud of him cause hes so smart!
2006-10-07 15:28:22 · answer #9 · answered by Love Child 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not visually. but if i say certain things my bird will repeat them so then i could ifnd her.
2006-10-07 15:34:41 · answer #10 · answered by Lauryn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋