Is my male pearl cockatiel actually a male?

[Airman21]

Hello. I ll post some photos down below of my pearl cockatiel. Does he/she look like a male to you? In a photo you can see the lutino which i think is a she, because the pearl is more noisy, more vocal and not so shy in comparison with the lutino.

 

[finchly]

Sounds like a male to me

 

[Airman21]

Hello. I ll post some photos down below of my pearl cockatiel. Does he/she look like a male to you? In a photo you can see the lutino which i think is a she, because the pearl is more noisy, more vocal and not so shy in comparison with the lutino.

also i forgot to say that he s 4 months old.

 

[finchly]

also i forgot to say that he s 4 months old.

Ok then it’s too young to tell visually. At the first molt, a male loses its pearls.

Tou can get a DNA test to know for sure

 

[finchly]

Girl, for sure

 

[Airman21]

Ok then it’s too young to tell visually. At the first molt, a male loses its pearls.

Tou can get a DNA test to know for sure

There are no specialised vets in my city for birds so i cannot do dna test.. I live in Romania and there is only a vet specialised în these Kind of exotic birds.

 

[sunnysmom]

Male pearls will lose their pearls after they molt. Females will keep them. Your tiel will have the first adult molt between 6-12 months. So you should be able to determine sex then.

 

[Airman21]

By the behaviour, Lutino seems a she and Pearl seems a he:
Lutino:

Pearl:

What u guys think?

 

[sunnysmom]

It's definitely possible but behavior isn't always full proof. As you know, males tend to be more chatty, whistle, talk, etc. However, there's the rare female that does that too.