Pictures Could you help me sex my youngest budgie?

[Comet]

Hello! I just got a new budgie yesterday, that both myself and the pet store employee thought to be a female. I've read articles and looked at photos of budgie ceres, but I'm still not quite sure. "Her" cere is very light, but also solid throughout in its pink(ish) colouration.
Thank you!

 

[Sylvester]

This is interesting tidbit about genders in parakeets. Your budgie very well may be a male. Veterinarian-Approved Advice on How to Identify Your Budgie's Sex

 

[keirieski17]

I’m in no way an expert but it looks male to me.

 

[Sylvester]

I’m in no way an expert but it looks male to me.

After I read the link I just sent her I totally agree with you.

 

[Comet]

Thank you for your replies! It looks a lot different in these photos. Thoughts?
The lighting seems to change her cere colour entirely. This bird is confusing me.

 

[Serin]

I am an expert and you have a 100% no question whatsoever female budgie there.

Female ceres range from pale blue to tan to white to dark brown.
Male ceres range from pink to purple to a dark blue.
This bird's cere is firmly in the pale blue to white range.

 

[PoukieBear]

Definitely a female, like Serin said. She's super cute, congrats !

 

[Sylvester]

I am an expert and you have a 100% no question whatsoever female budgie there.

Female ceres range from pale blue to tan to white to dark brown.
Male ceres range from pink to purple to a dark blue.
This bird's cere is firmly in the pale blue to white range.

That is not what the article that I sent her said.

 

[Budgiebonkers]

Its a female spangled opaline I can't seem to find those here or breed them lol

 

[SquawksNibbles]

Thank you for your replies! It looks a lot different in these photos. Thoughts?
The lighting seems to change her cere colour entirely. This bird is confusing me.

Yeah, it does look a little different in those photos. And in that second set of pictures, your feathered friend looks a lot like a female to me. Your Budgie looks young, and a young female’s cere is usually very light blue or white, which it seems yours has. A young male Budgie’s cere would be pink or purple.

 

[Comet]

Thank you all for your replies! I'll be sure to post pictures of her after her first moult to confirm.
She is such a gorgeous bird. Thanks, Budgiebonkers, for telling me her colour mutations!

 

[SquawksNibbles]

She is such a gorgeous bird.

She really is! I look forward to seeing more updates and pictures of her.

 

[camelotshadow]

Looks female to me! Pretty spangle & pied...the rest ???

 

[Comet]

The rest of my budgies are albino, lutino, and one light green (opaline?).

 

[Fergus Mom]

She's beautiful!

 

[Monica]

If you don't have enough votes.... female!