This is how cockatiels look in the wild. They have a gray body and a patch of orange on their cheeks. After the first molt males acquire a yellowish face with a yellow crest, while females remain gray.
Both sexes of Bourke's parakeets look similar until their first molt, after which they come into full color. The adult male has a blue "crown," while the adult female lacks the blue on the forehead. Additionally, males are known to have more vibrant colors, with a slightly brighter pinkish hue on the chest and face. Currently, the pairs in Kai Birds' breeding program can only genetically produce male Bourke's parakeets.
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