Full Time Parrot Momma

[luvsmallfurries]

Brilliant! Thanks Pajarita!

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[Calthesa]

Here's a site on visual sexing of Senegals.

http://www.wingscc.com/aps/apsmail/senegal_sexing.aspx

It's not 100% proof since people still seem to be on the fence about if the species is actually sexually dimorphic at all. I don't think that the chest markings are actually an indicator, but that's just from google, I don't have a Senegal. Hope it helps!

[luvsmallfurries]

Thanks Calthesa.

I've read about the colouring in the tail feathers but never seen any photos so that's really helpful.

I can report he's got zero green in the down there area so another clue that he's for sure a he.

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[Wolf]

I posted that he looks to me to be a male, if you remember. I have a female Senegal and so far as I can tell The things Pajarita told you are valid as well as the one that you just mentioned. I am aware af all of these and they seem real to me.

[luvsmallfurries]

I do remember, thanks Wolf! I'm glad to get all the confirmation I can...it would have been hard after so many years to try and remember to use she!

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[Pajarita]

They don't care what you call them I have a few that were thought to be 'boys' but turned out to be girls and although I 'tweaked' the male names into females' (like Nathan is now Naida), I still tell them 'Good boy!' when they do something right because that's what they understand as praise. Everybody in my birdroom is either a 'Good bird!' or a 'Good boy!'.

[luvsmallfurries]

That would be why all my pets have had non-name names....

Jollup, Kaycee (lovebird), Pepin (bunny), Yeti, Sparks and Corkie (all cats).

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