i have two and they look alike
2007-04-08 04:41:57 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Birds
The nose color method is generally reliable for budgies but not always. I had a male with a nice blue nose, and then suddenly it turned brown and has been brown ever since. If you looked at him now, you'd think he was a female. (While it is possible for birds to change sex, it's never been documented in budgies as far as I know, so I'm going to assume that's not what happened.)
2007-04-08 08:31:06 · answer #1 · answered by jesusislord_514 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The band across the top of their beak. The male is blue and the female is tan or pink. If they are young it's hard to tell if there isn't color yet.
if your parakeet is a budgie
CHeck my website for pic of males and females
http://budgieworld.blogspot.com
The band across the top of their beak. The male is blue and the female is tan or pink. If they are young it's hard to tell if there isn't color yet.
2007-04-08 05:22:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The band across the top of their beak. The male is blue and the female is tan or pink. If they are young it's hard to tell if there isn't color yet.
2007-04-08 04:46:04 · answer #3 · answered by Baw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Female..the area over the beak is called the cere..when they are very young it could be tan blue and lavender all at once and same with the males.
Male cere will turn blue when they get older and the female will be tan or a lavender colored.
Hope this helps
2007-04-09 09:20:22 · answer #4 · answered by arkgrandma61 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2016-05-20 00:01:37 · answer #5 · answered by patrice 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the top of their beak is an area known as the cere. It is blue in males and pink in females.
2007-04-08 07:09:35 · answer #6 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Baw is correct. This the easiest way when they older. Also, you can tell from the strips on their head, but, it not as good as the Beak Bump. And the strips not show as soon as the beak color.
Here a simple web-page that may be interesting. It just writing and a Photo Link, nothing fancy, but, may be informative.
http://www.kiva.net/~daylight/budgie.html
2007-04-08 05:03:55 · answer #7 · answered by Snaglefritz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
male parakeets have a blue nose above their beaks and the females have a pink nose above their beak. gl.
2007-04-08 04:46:22 · answer #8 · answered by blackoceanview 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no difference
2007-04-08 19:41:14 · answer #9 · answered by jingyuoptics 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only way to tell is blood testing.
2007-04-08 04:45:18 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋