whiteface sex (and age)

[hobiased]

Hello!

So, my baby Lestat was sold as a boy (also the dude at the petshop had no idea how old he is, but he said for sure less than a year), but I'm thinking maybe not? I didn't hear him whistle yet and he's a whiteface pearl so, from what I've read so far, if he has had his first molt he sholdn't be a pearl anymore. From what I've seen his tail feathers don't have stripes and his face is a light grey color. Here's some pictures:

(I think this is the only picture I took that his face is actually the same color as irl, here he was trying to eat my mousepad)

(I was trying to take pictures of him to post but he's very active out of the cage so most of them ended up like this, some even more of a blurry mess)

(Finally he sat down!!! Right after this he went inside the cage to take a nap)

If you can help me find out if my good boy is in fact a good boy or a good girl, I'll (and hopefully him too, no misgendering in this house) be very thankful!

 

[sunnysmom]

Such a beautiful tiel! I think you have a girl.

@Monica ? @CeciliaZ ?

 

[Feather]

If your bird has molted, then yes, that's a girl.

 

[Monica]

On a pearl such as that, not having stripes on the tail feathers is not an indication of male or female.... per-say. Actually, because the tail feathers are "clear", it leans towards female! An adult pearl will have solid colored tail feathers, aka grey tail feathers.

Based on what I can see, I, too, lean towards a female! Now, if she were to ever molt out her pearls and get a solid colored grey tail (from the top - might not be so solid from the bottom!) then yes, you'd have a male.


I'm not sure what kind of bird stuff you have where you live, but I would recommend getting rid of the wooden dowel perches and replacing with natural perches and see if you can find any good shreddable toys or make some for her.

 

[Tiel Feathers]

She (or he!) is gorgeous!

 

[CeciliaZ]

Beautiful tiel! I think you have a girl also. My males were very vocal by 3 months.

 

[Rain Bow]

You have a beautiful active baby fid! Sorry, I wouldn't know his/her sex. But what a knockout!

Rain