Gender and Species confused Budgie

[tootercat]

I have a very beautiful little one year old Budgie named BB. I am pretty sure that BB is a girl....she has the pink cere; however, my darling little 'brat bird" is in love with my girl cat Kiki! ( I do know that birds who aren't with other birds will identify with something or someone else) And she doesn't just "whisper" words of love to her....she makes "birdy love" (wetness included) to the back of her neck or on top of her head. And when I say whisper words I mean it...she talks to Kiki in one or the other of her ears....and she has LOTS of words. Contrary to popular belief my girl budgie has a huge vocabulary. What I am trying to find out is ...does anyone have any experience with this kind of thing happening with their bird? Could she maybe really be a boy even thought the cere is the color of a female?
It will make no difference at all to me with respect to the amount of love I have for this fantastic creature.....I am just curious....

Pam

[Monica]

Females usually have a white cere with possible blue or brown tints, or a brown crusty cere. Normally only males will retain a pink cere in mutations such as deep/heavy pieds, lutinos, and albinos (I have only seen one male albino that actually achieved a blue cere... all the rest had pink ceres). So of course there is a GREAT possibility that she really is a he!

[Skyebirdsmom]

I can't help you with your bird being a male or female, but I also had a bird in love with one of my cats. My African Grey loved my one cat Trouble, and vice versa. Trouble would go sit by Greys cage and just watch him and wait for him to throw some food down to him, LOL, especially corn! That cat loves corn! And when Grey didn't see Trouble he'd call him "Trouble, Trouble...come ere" LOL and sometimes he'd add on the 'kitty, kitty, kitty...' onto the end. So, it happens. Be ever watchful, but sometimes animals pick strange friends.
Good luck,
Linda & Skye~

[lsbirds]

Usually if the cere is white or brown (in breeding) then it is a female. If the cere is purple or blue it is a male.