Can birds really tell if you're a man or woman?

[triordan]

I see all these ads stating "only likes men" or "only likes women" are birds really that smart?? Or are previous owners going by their own experience with the bird..??This might sound crazy but I was especially thinking about transgendered people, wonder what a bird would think?? I think I would love to do a study on this~

 

[Pedro]

Personally i don't think a parrot cares one way or the other what gender you are. I do believe they choose the person they feel most comfortable with. I really think they know who are birdie people & who aren't.

 

[coral1]

well idk if its the long hair or facial strucutre ect. but my parrot actually attacks women that come near his cage but just puffs up when a man comes in. he doesnt react to childern. im not sure what it is but he hates all women except for me and will actually chase them out of my room! idk if its marty or what but im intrested in what other people have to say about this.

 

[Featheredsamurai]

My parrot adores men, and hates women, I'm the only girl she likes lol And I've met so many birds who have a gender they prefer.

 

[brighteyes]

I think it is very possible they can tell the difference as birds are very smart .
I also have found horses can tell if you are male or female !
Having worked with stallions l know they can small the difference , also l wonder if many women wearing perfume that is a sure give away .
Cheers..

 

[brighteyes]

Sorry that is ( SMELL ) the difference.

 

[freya]

I saw a parrot on one of those TV shows the owner was a woman and her parrot would attcak any male who came in ..They tried re-training it by getting her to dress as a man...

As regards transgender...I had a foster child living with me who was transgender..I didnt have Basil at the time only the dogs but they didnt mind wether it was her or him that came in and the only time one of them freaked was when she took her hair off!

Again its dogs but my old dog never rode legs he just wasnt interested...except twice and both time he did it was to a gay man????

If birds are more intelligent than dogs who knows what they can and cant tell....

 

[henpecked]

My wife and myself have a house full of rehomed amazons, alot of people tell us things like"he only likes women" ,but i'm best buds with alot of these birds now. Both my wife and i can handle these birds and while i think it's true that many prefer one gender over the other most except us both over time.I think" prefer" is a better phrase than "only like" and is based mostly on the birds past experiences ,which are subject to change after meeting a "bird person" of a different gender. IMO

 

[Spiritbird]

The Phoenix Landing people have said in class they do not think birds really care, it is just what they experience with the gender. When they do adoptions they do not specify man or women must adopt. Good question.

 

[mtdoramike]

I've heard that it doesn't matter, but you will never convence me of that. I have seen WAY to many birds that preferred either gender and wouldn't have anything to do with the other.

My Senegal & Eclectus gets along with both sexes. But my Senegal prefers my wife over me. My Eclectus prefers me over my wife and was also the same way with his previous owners.

 

[triordan]

very interesting, makes me want to find out more! anyone else want to chime in??

 

[coral1]

oh i forgot to metion this, when my boyfriend was staying with me for a few weeks marty became very attached to him and would actually try to attack me like he does to other women even though he knew who i was and was bonded to me! it was crazy and i was so upset and jealous he got along so well with andy after 2 days and it took me months to establish our relationship! it was so frustrating lol!

 

[TeakwoodBirdHouse]

I have fostered many birds, some who I was told like women better, and found that they responded slower to me (male), than birds that liked men. I believe it has to do with their early bonding with people. Or if they've had bad experiences with men or women. Birds are very intuitive, and respond to subtle actions and characteristics. That may play a part in this. Deeper voices, softer skin, things like that.

 

[Pinkbullets]

Do they actually recognize sex? I am not sure.
But can they differentiate physical features? Sure.

It's more of a correlation.

 

[nofearengineer]

I think parrots have behavior preferences, and not gender preferences.

It just so happens that like the old saying goes, "boys will be boys, and girls will be girls." Most of us do fit the stereotypes to some degree.