Still life with parrot. :)

Whistler

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Congo African Grey, Meyers, English budgies, American budgie
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HeatherG

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My Meyers parrot has much less yellow on his head than your bird pictured here. But I was told he is a boy. Do you think he is actually a female bird? I can’t find good pics of boy Meyers vs. girl Meyers to compare.
 
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Whistler

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Congo African Grey, Meyers, English budgies, American budgie
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My Meyers parrot has much less yellow on his head than your bird pictured here. But I was told he is a boy. Do you think he is actually a female bird? I can’t find good pics of boy Meyers vs. girl Meyers to compare.
He's a DNA'd boy :)
 

LeeC

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Timneh: Grady;
Senegal: Charlie;
Sun Conure: Peaches (deceased)
Senegal: Georgia
Peach-fronted Conure: Milton (foster)
Brown-throated Conure: Pumpkin (foster)
Senegal: Fletcher
Senegal: Ivy
I've had all my parrots DNA-sexed as part of their wellness blood labs. I never asked, but recently my avian vet made the matter-of-fact statement that DNA sexing is now about 99% accurate. I am tempted to get them all tested again. Call me crazy. And, it so happens, her office recently switched to a different lab for blood work, so it would be a more interesting test...of the testing.
 

HeatherG

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My Meyers parrot has much less yellow on his head than your bird pictured here. But I was told he is a boy. Do you think he is actually a female bird? I can’t find good pics of boy Meyers vs. girl Meyers to compare.
No, no. I’m asking about MY bird who has much less yellow on his forehead than yours. I know Meyers are somewhat sexually dimorphic and thought maybe mine is female. Here is a photo of Jasper. Do you think Jasper looks like a boy or a girl?
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