how do you tell the sex of cockatiels
With young cockatiels the male and female look the same so it is difficult to decipher their sex until they have been through their first molt at around six to nine months of age. Only then will the adult coloring show.
Normal gray cockatiels are easily sexed once the adult plumage is through. You will notice that the coloring is more defined with the male having a bright yellow face, whereas the female has a gray face with traces of pale yellow. The male's body is a dark gray but the female's appears duller with almost a brown tint to the gray. Also, until their first molt both sexes have barring patterns on the underside of their tail feathers. After the molt the male's tail feathers will be a solid gray color with no barring, but the female's will remain patterned.
The above is easily applied for normal gray cockatiels but other color varieties such as albinos, cinnamons, lutinos, pearls and pieds are more difficult to sex.
males have a great vocal ability and whistle a lot
females generally are fairly quiet
males whistle and call, whereas females tend to screech
females are often more likely to hiss and bite
where applicable, males have slightly darker or brighter colorings
on the face and orange cheek patches
any hint of barring, markings or spots on the underside of the tail
feathers or wings when they are spread indicates a female
(you may need to hold your cockatiel up to a bright light in order
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