Sex of Rosella

[fluffy_stitch]

hi,is does anyone know if there is a way to sex a Pale Headed Rosella by visually??

[Krazy Karen]

I can if it's a mature adult - ie. gone thru it's 2nd moult.

[fluffy_stitch]

cool....i will try to borrow a camera and post pics in the next day or two,thanks :)

[Krazy Karen]

If the bird is mature, lift up it's wings and look at the underside of the wings.
Females have a band of white feathers lining the middle of the underside of the wings.
Males lose this band when they mature - but might retain traces of the band.