Hello everyone,

 

After not having birds for many years after leaving the US and moving to Australia, I've gotten myself a little budgie the other week and am very much enjoying having a busy little clown of a bird around again. The breeder felt mine was probably male but from behaviour "he" strikes me more as a girl. We're trying to figure out a name but of course in part that will depend upon if she is a she or a he! The colour from what I have gathered looking online is a yellowface type two grey recessive pied if that helps? (And if I'm wrong, would someone mind telling me the proper colour if possible?)

 

Thanks in advance for all your help!

 

i think it looks male, if you could get more pics looking straight on to the cere it would make it easier.

 

thanks

looks like a boy to me

Sure thing, Budgie Lover... the little poser doesn't mind a few more shots I'm sure. Do these shots work a bit better for you or would a close up be better?

 

those shots are perfect, nice budgie you have. i'm pretty sure it's a male and he will keep the pink cere through his life because he is a pied.

 

Please correct me if i'm wrong

 

Thanks

Cute little budgie. I think it's a male. He'll keep the pink cere because he is a recessive pied.

That is one cute budgie.

Thanks everyone! That makes naming him lots easier! Being a bit of a fan of the old Westerns, he'll be Roy Rogers then. I've had and bred English budgies some years ago but always kept cobalt and green with nothing more fancy than a cinnamon, so I've never had to deal with a pied!

Very pretty boy!!!