does a femal yellow cockatiel have to have the strip like patterns on the underside of the tale?
2007-12-05 06:23:07 · 7 answers · asked by smittysmitty333 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
Yes, they do. However, you will not see them until after they have moulted (shed) their juvenile feathers.
Adult female cockatiels have barring, or faint horizontal stripes on the underside of their tail feathers, though it can be difficult to see on some mutations. These are easier to see while your bird is facing you, with bright sunshine directly behind the bird.
Females also have pea-size spots on each of their flight feathers.
Standard (common) and white-face gray males have bright cheek patches, while females have muted gray over the color, or just gray (no white).
http://www.cockatiels.org/articles/genetics/vsexing.html
2007-12-05 06:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by Suzi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A yellow cockatiel is a Lutino, and I am pretty sure that they are just a pretty yellow all over, not much for tail stripes, maybe some white spots on the wings. The orange cheek spot may be a bit duller, but all Lutino's are pretty bright colored.
One way to tell on a mature bird, not a baby, is eye shape. A female has a more almond shaped eye and a male has a button round eye.
2007-12-05 07:58:56 · answer #2 · answered by Nature Mother 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you're trying to tell the difference between male and female a male has a yellow crest and a female has a grey crest. Plus the female has stripes on the underside of the tail, and are duller in colour compared to the males.
2007-12-05 06:33:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Color patterns is NOT a valid way to determine Cockatiel gender. I have Two females both with yellow crests one has the dark striped tail feathers. Only a blood test from a vet or if they lay eggs will truly tell you their correct gender. BTW, their tiny eggs are so cute.
2007-12-05 06:49:36 · answer #4 · answered by jon_mac_usa_007 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only way to tell the gender of a Cockatiel is via DNA. I have had more than 20 over the past 15 years and they have always managed to defy any and all color gendering. So it's DNA or wait to see if it lays eggs.
2007-12-05 11:04:12 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a cockatiel and they normally have a grey and white back with a yellow face and little red rosy cheeks and green feathers sticking up on its head for hair
I think that they do have stripes
2007-12-05 07:24:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i dont think so
2007-12-05 06:32:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋