how can you tell the difference between a male and a female Lorikeet?

Question

i have two lorikeets for about a year they are supposed to be a breeding pair but havent any ideas what i should do

Answer 1

Lorikeets are not dimorphic so the only safe way without stressing he birds is to send feather samples away for DNA testing.

Answer 2

If these are Rainbow Lorikeets, there are some subtles differences between males and females. These are not 100% accurate, but can give you some idea. The males are typically larger. The male's head is typically wider and flatter. As if you could easily balance a book on his head, while the female is a bit finer, and has a more rounded head. The beak is also a bit wider in males. Males also tend to talk more, and be more showy. Males will typically puff up and sway to display to you and their hen. Also, if you can find the pelvic gap on your birds, the hen has a much wider gap to facilitate the passage of eggs while the two ends of the male's pelvis meet in the middle. I know a man that has been breeding Rainbows since Moses was a boy, and this is how he sexes his birds. I have never known him to be wrong. You can also get a DNA test kit from a company called DNA Solutions. It's fairly inexpensive, noninvasive, and accurate.

Answer 3

You didn't say what kind of Lorikeets you have, but with most of them, there is no visible difference between males and females. You could take them to a vet that knows birds and have them scoped to verify their sexes, but there's not many other options to check, unless they start breeding.

Answer 4

The one keeps the other one waiting when they are going out somewhere. Guess which one.