Male or female ?

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I’ve been told it’s a she ( when I bought her ) but she’s doesn’t have any wing spots ( I forgot to check before ) but she’s got a female personality and sounds overall and has tail barring too so what do u guys think ?💭
 

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Looks like a boy to me.
immature Tiels look female with dark head.
Male birds have the bright head color (for normal grey mutation).
 

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I agree with texize above I think it's a male normal grey. It looks exactly like mine. Me and the store owner thought it was female at first cos it had a grey face but then it molted and got this yellow face which is almost certainly a male.
 
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Looks like a boy to me.
immature Tiels look female with dark head.
Male birds have the bright head color (for normal grey mutation).
So tail barring and female personality doesn’t matter ? So it’s a male alright 👍🏻
 
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I agree with texize above I think it's a male normal grey. It looks exactly like mine. Me and the store owner thought it was female at first cos it had a grey face but then it molted and got this yellow face which is almost certainly a male.
It’s an adult , it sure does have a bright face but has tail barrings too and I read somewhere that males lack that barring so i was a bit confused and still am as it has a female personality, doesn’t do anything , a male would 🫥
 

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I'd say male but look up florida bird DNA testing it's like 10 dollars.....I used IQbird testin a numbe of times.
 

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You definitely have a boy :D! Other things to look for are beak banging (My Moon likes to bang his beak on bowls for the sound) and singing.
 

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It’s an adult , it sure does have a bright face but has tail barrings too and I read somewhere that males lack that barring so i was a bit confused and still am as it has a female personality, doesn’t do anything , a male would 🫥
That tail hasn't got the barring of a female. I don't know about its personality but it's features say that's most probably a male
 

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It’s one of the nice things about cockatiels.
Some of the mutations….. what’s the technical term.
sexually dimorphism .
normal grey.
Pearl.
white face.
um… those I am sure of.
Pied no.
Lutino no… but I have read Lutino’s are 3x more likely to be female.
 
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That tail hasn't got the barring of a female. I don't know about its personality but it's features say that's most probably a male
Can I identify the gender by pelvic bone test ? ( in case of tiels) I searched from the internet and got to know that for cockatiels , this method is nothing more than a myth.
 

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Can I identify the gender by pelvic bone test ? ( in case of tiels) I searched from the internet and got to know that for cockatiels , this method is nothing more than a myth.
A pelvic bone test. That's the first I've heard of it. There is a member here that says DNA testing is much cheaper that I thought. On this thread they say it's only $10. You can look into that
 

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A pelvic bone test. That's the first I've heard of it. There is a member here that says DNA testing is much cheaper that I thought. On this thread they say it's only $10. You can look into that
All they need is a feather, anything with dna figuring out XX or XY nowadays is childs play.
 

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