Need to verify the gender of my bird, i were told that he is a young male

[fileonlineservice]

I got this new budgie bird, and i were told that he is a young male:-

Thanks

so any advice on his gender please?

 

[bonitabird59]

1. Looks female to me
2. Round cages are awful for birds and are not recommended. Please upgrade your cage and do some research on the care of budgies.

 

[fileonlineservice]

@bonitabird59 this cage is temporary while i get the bird home.. so you think it is a female and not a male? how we can be sure?

 

[fileonlineservice]

@Rozalka but the bird cere is pink-blue which identify that he is a male,, am i correct?

 

[BirdyBee]

To me it looks more like a male- females tend to have blue/white ceres.

You may need to wait till the budgie is older.

How are your other birds?

 

[fileonlineservice]

@PippTheBananaBirb thanks ,, they are great as well

 

[Rozalka]

for me she looks like a female too

I'm removing this opinion because I'm too confused.

 

[fileonlineservice]

@Rozalka i think it is hard to tell, as the bird is still young 3-4 month old only

 

[StormyPica]

To me it looks more like a male- females tend to have blue/white ceres.

You may need to wait till the budgie is older.

How are your other birds?

I agree with Pipp. There is a sticky thread on budgie ceres (a thread at the top of the budgie forum) that may help:

Sexing Budgies by Cere Color

What is a cere? The cere is the fleshy covering of the base of the upper mandible, through which the nostrils open. It can also be used in the sexing of a budgie. Basic Ceres: Light pink cere: Juvi, recessive pied, or Ino (albino, lutino, creamino) males Dark blue cere: All other males Light...

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But yes, young males (and adult albino, lutino, creamino, and recessive pied males) all have light pink ceres, while young females have light blue and white ceres.

 

[bonitabird59]

Dark blue is the only male trait that I've seen, but this is shown between 6m-1yr old. To me, your budgie looks female. My pied female has a purple-blue cere just like yours, we thought she was male for the longest time but behold! A lovely little lady named Betty

 

[Rowlet]

The breeder I got my bird from also has young budgies available and he has a disclaimer that "gender determination is about 80% accurate at this age". So I think the only way to be 100% certain would be a DNA test. They're usually included in a wellness checkup at the vet (at least they are in my area) and it's recommended for any new bird to get a wellness checkup at an avian vet anyhow so if you really want to be 100% sure that's what I would recommend

It does look like a male to me but it may be just the lighting or angle so I really can't say for certain

 

[clark_conure]

Male.


Or spend 14 dollars for Florida bird DNA test for definite answer.

I'd say male though.