How can you tell if a parrot is a male or a female?

Blondie: How can you tell if a parrot is a male or a female?
I got a parrot about a few months ago and my dad named it Bob. I still don’t know if my parrot is a boy or a girl. My parents couldn’t tell either.

Answers and Views:

Answer by crankj92
Go to your vet and bring a tail feather. For about $ 15 they can test its DNA and tell you.

Answer by Robin B
How old is your bird? If you bird is 8 months or older and hasn’t laid any eggs it probably is a male. Also, if it talks a lot again a sign of a male. Sometimes you can tell by coloration too, but the only “surefire” way to have it sexed is by a vert who can do a DNA blood sample.

Answer by MIKEnJAPAN
I would need to know specifically what kind of parrot it is and it’s age.

Answer by Vanessa S
It depends on what kind of parrot it is. Some breeds are very easy to look at and determine that. In general I believe that male bird are brighter in color. If you want to be certain you would have to take it to a veterinarian or a bird expert to have gender determined. They also offer DNA tests that is done by removing a feather and sending off for testing. Check with your vet.

Answer by ajax
You have to get a blood test done from the vet.

Answer by hudson_brannon
See if it has a dick or not

Answer by Christie D

The best way to find out is to have a DNA test.

Answer by Jennifer T
Check the top of the beak were the holes for the nose is,and if its pinkish purple then its a girl, and if its blue, then its a Boy. At least thats how it is with parakeets.

Answer by jackwalz
The quickest and easiest way is to DNA the bird . www.vetdna.com

Answer by Michelle
A DNA is the best way to go
I need to do that on my pet frogs……………….

Answer by titi6374
With a blood test from a veterinarian

Answer by firestarter
Some parrots you can, but most are dimorphic meaning they look too similar to tell. There are two ways to sex a bird. One is called surgical sexing where the bird is taken to an avian vet,anesthetized and the vet invasively looks up the cloaca. Another way that is safer and less costly is DNA testing. It costs about 20 bucks. They need 5 plucked chest feathers or 2-3 drops of blood from a close cut toenail. Well, I hope you great luck on your quest.