Parakeets are birds that are characterized by their friendly and sociable nature and their ability to adapt to the domestic environment, so it is not surprising that many bird lovers do not hesitate to welcome a parakeet in your home.
However, when it comes to this type of bird there is no doubt, two are better than one, since this species lives in groups when it is in its natural habitat and once in captivity it does not tolerate solitude well, so a recommendation as generic as it is necessary is to be able to provide our pet with a companion.
Finally you should know that when it comes to having a pair of budgerigars the most successful combination is male and female, but in no case is it advisable to welcome two females, since as we will see, due to the nature of your behavior, the result can be disastrous.
If you are passionate about parakeets, another important aspect to take into account to properly identify your pets are the differences between male and female parakeets, and in this article we show you what they are.
Colors in the male and female parakeet
One of the main differences between a male and a female parakeet is the color, but contrary to what you might think initially, we are not referring to the color of its plumage, but to the color of the cere.
The wax is a membrane that covers the bird's nostrils and that we can clearly see on the upper part of the beak, let's see how to differentiate the sex of our parakeetthrough the coloring in this area:
- Machos: We will find the blue or pink wax.
- Females: The wax can be bluish-white or brown, we must bear in mind that the brown color intensifies during the mating season.
This differentiation can be clearly observed in adult parakeets that have already acquired a definitive color, since before the adult stage it can be more complex as the wax is pale pink in both sexes, however, in the male we will observe a more uniform color and in the females a lighter color, almost white, around the holes.
The palpation of the parakeet
We can appreciate anatomical differences between the male and female parakeet, although not with the naked eye, so it will be necessary to resort to palpation.
The difference we are referring to is a cavity that females have for the passage of eggs, and which is obviously absent in the male's anatomy. In order to appreciate this difference, we must take the parakeet in our hands with extreme care and gently feel the area of the lower abdomen.
Appreciating this anatomical difference through palpation is really very complex if you are not used to it, so this method is not recommendedsince most of the time we only manage to scare and stress our pet.
Differences in character between male and female parakeets
We are not mistaken if we affirm that each animal has a unique character, but we can distinguish more generic behavioral differences between both sexes, let's see then how our parakeet behaves depending on whether it is male or female:
Macho: The male parakeet is very sociable, calm and confident and stands out for singing for a long time. We can also observe a genuine behavior during courtship, since the male initiates an up and down movement with his head and sometimes he can even hit his bill with an object
Female: Females are more aggressive, surly and elusive. They do not chirp and if they do it is only intermittently and for something specific, during courtship they remain quiet and we can distinguish in them a more destructive instinct, they break and bite more objects, partly because they are the ones in charge of making the nest during breeding
We must bear in mind that we can find females with characteristic traits of males at the behavioral level, and vice versa.
Are you passionate about parakeets?
If you are passionate about parakeets and are thinking of taking in one of them (although the ideal is two), in addition to knowing the differences between male and female parakeetsIt will also be very useful for you to establish how to care for a parakeet, to know how you should act if your parakeet has excessive growth of its beak and how you can train a papillero parakeet.
