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African grey parrot determining the sex (Psittacus erithacus)


     Gender of African Grey parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is often unknown, especially for those less experienced in poultry breeding company. The most reliable method for determining sex are: DNA analysis and surgical treatment (endoscopic). There arefew visual clues that can help us realize that sex is our parrot. These indicationsare still debated by specialists and 100% unsafe. They can be applied only if Psittacus erithacus variety Congo (the red-tailed) and only after shedding andparrot has developed adult plumage, that after the age of 18 months.
  Congo Males are about 2-2.5 cm larger than females and have wider and flathead. Females have longer and thinner neck and head rounder and smaller thanmales. These details are difficult to quantify if we can view both sexes. Another clue that we can use, but less noticeable to the eye "profane" is the color of the tailfeathers. Thus, females have feathers on the underside of the tail marked the endswith silver gray while males do not have this drawing. Also, females are on the inside of a band of white wings, while males present a more uniform dark grayplumage. This detail is best seen from a distance of 1.5-3m bird when its wings.
 For Psittacus erithacus Timneh variety (with feathers and tail darker brown) only methods of sex determination and DNA analysis methods are surgical(endoscopic).
 If you want to get your baby to birds sex is not important specimens and should notinfluence the love surround yourself companion. Even if discovered at a time thatyour bird should be named Coco and Coca not this should not change yourbehavior towards poultry.

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