Cockatiel Male and Female Differences || Sexual Differences : In the meantime, use the general guide below to assist with the gender determination of other varieties:
• Males have a great vocal ability and whistle a lot.
• Females generally are fairly quiet.
• Males whistle and call, whereas females tend to screech.
• Females are often more likely to hiss and bite.
• Where applicable, males have slightly darker or brighter colorings on the face and orange cheek patches.
• Any hint of barring, markings or spots on the underside of the tail feathers or wings when they are spread indicates a female (you may need to hold your cockatiel up to a bright light in order to see any markings.
• Males tend to strut around - they lift their wings slightly, stick their chest out and parade and strut, normally calling at the same time.
• Place a mirror in front of your cockatiel. How does it react? Normally a male will be fascinated and the mirror should hold his attention for quite some time while he performs in front of it. A female tends to lose interest fairly quickly.
The only way you can be 100% sure if your bird is male or female is by doing DNA testing. DNA gender testing on cockatiels can be performed with blood, feather or eggshell samples. Feather collection seems to be the most popular and easiest to collect.
You can ask your vet for a DNA test, or you can do it from home by contacting the company listed below.
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