Is my cockatiel girl or boy

Andrej98

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So here is Paja adorable 1-year-old cockatiel, my question is is it male or female

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Owlet

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Oct 27, 2016
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Lincoln (Eclectus), Apollo (Cockatiel), Aster (GCC)
Hard to tell. Pearling (the marking on the wings) usually suggest female but its my understanding that male pearl pieds don't always lose all of their pearling once they mature. It's wings are hanging real low though, is it okay?
 

ParrotGenie

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2 umbrella Cockatoos One male named Cooper and female named Baby 1 Little Corella male named Frankie and have 5 Cockatiels three named Male named Pepper, Fiesco for the female and female named Wylie.
Spread her wing and show under side and tail as needed to see stripes, or solid colors. The Pearls are kind of tricky to tell
 
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itzjbean

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At almost a year old my male still has much of his wing pearls, so it could be either! A DNA test (IQ Bird testing does them for $13) will determine gender for sure.
 

rick_james

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I'd like to say girl but like the first reply said...
Has the pearl pattern changed since it was a baby?
 

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