Are these lovebirds male or female (308 views)

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[Casey]

you cannot tell the sex by looking at them, you need a DNA test for most species of lovebirds. the only ones you can visually sex are red faced lovebirds, abyssinian lovebirds, and madagascar lovebirds.


madagascar lovebirds: www.parrots.org/images/parrotgallery/MadagascarLovebird/wpt2281.jpg

^ male has the grey head, female plain green.

abyssinian lovebirds: www.parrotfeather.com/lovebird/PairOfAbyssinianLovebirds.jpg

^ male has more red in the face. female pretty plain.

red-faced lovebird: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Agapornis_pullarius.jpg

^male has brighter red face, female more orange face.


those three species of lovebird are the only ones you can visually sex. all others need a DNA test

the species you are asking about are masked lovebirds

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Thank you