Below is a photo or 2 of Hugo.

 

I took these when he was sick - a blood feather - but he is better now and back to full health. He is one of the most active birds in my aviary, always flying around with his best mate Nibbler, making a lot of noise and seeming to have a lot of fun.

 

When he was sick I posted some pics of him up on this forum, and a lot of people told me that he was actually a she.

 

It has been many months now, and his cere has not turned brown like all the other pieds I have, it has remained the netural pink colour. Hugo has proceeded to attempt to feed everyone, bobbing the head, puffing up the feathers on the forehead, eyeballs getting smaller, and today he even attempted to mount another bird. I am pretty sure that he is a male, which is pleasing as I have a lot of hens in the aviary, and if there is ever any doubt, I want the bird to be male to try to balance numbers. We will see what happens when he is paired up with a female in the next year or so. That should confirm it for sure.

 

 

Thoughts?

My thoughts are that YOU will be the first one to know for sure. Also, as you get to see the behaviour and interaction in the aviary, the proper cere colour, etc.....only you will know. I have faith in your judgement and less faith in a photo of a cere on my monitor. Too many variations between camera and screenshot and too many variations with pieds

I too have a blue pied who's cere hasnt gone blue yet- although his siblings has. Its still the odd translucent purple colour like a Rec pieds would be. Definatley a Dom pied and a boy!!