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The spot at the top of the beak called the cere is blue on the males.
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Is there any way to find out sex of a parakeet?
You can find out the sex of a parakeet by looking at the band where the nostrils are. If they are blue or purple it is a male, if it is pink or white it is a female. This only works after 4 months.
What is the main fur color of a male parakeet?
Color can be either sex, but they have feathers, not fur.
Does color determine sex of a duck?
No the color of the duck does not determine the sex of the duck.
How do you determine the sex in wild ungulates?
Samples of DNA can be taken from feces to determine the sex.
Why does a Parakeet's nose change colors?
When a parakeet is young, both males and females have a white or peach colored seer (the patch of skin around the nostrils). When they become older, it is easier to determine the sex of the parakeet by the color of the seer. Pink or reddish seer indicates female, where as blue or purple indicates male. Sometimes the seers on females can change intensity of red as well. from a light color to a deep red as well.
What carries the gene that determine sex?
the answer is sex chromosomes
How can you tell if a pareet is male or female?
The surest way to determine the sex of your parakeet is to take it to an avian veterinarian to have it surgically sexed. To try to determine your parakeet's sex on your own, look at it's cere (the fleshy part just above its beak around the nostrils). If your bird is younger than twelve months, it may be impossible to visually identify whether it is male or a female without the help of the vet. Normally, in adult male parakeets, the cere will be blue or purplish (if your bird is recessive pied, fallow, lacewing, lutino, or dark-eyed clear then the cere will be bright purple or pink). All female parakeet varieties develop a white, tan, or brown cere. The brown ceres tend to be flaky and thick.
What is something that carrys genes that determine the sex of offspring called?
Gametes carry genes that determine the sex of an offspring.
What bird is good with a parakeet?
Parakeets like other parakeets. In the wild many birds are in one flock. I'd say your best bet is to get another Parakeet if you want it to get a different bird a cockatiel would be okay. age and sex matters and you need to get them at the same time or they fight because the old bird thinks it's his/her turf. If you already have a parakeet you should get another parakeet.
What sex parakeet should get to get along with a 2 yr old male?
The sex of the bird does not effect how well the birds will get along. Although, If you do have a female with a male, there is a possibility of the birds mating.
How can you use the word parakeet in a sentence?
A parakeet is a small parrot.The parakeet is cute."Feed me!" screamed the parakeet.
One pair of chromosomes that determine the sex of an individual?
sex chromosome
