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Tina
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 8:30 pm    Post subject: Male or Female?

Hi everyone,

Firstly.. I'd like to thank everyone on here for all the wonderful information on Kakarikis.!!

I purchased a kakariki not really knowing what I was in for, I'm an animal nut in general... but this bird gives me hours of enjoyment that I never expected.

I have used this site for ages to find out info on diet etc... now that I finally signed up as a member, i'm hoping you can tell me whether my little mate is a male or a female!!!!

please excuse the little fella (and the messy perch!!!!), he/she was woken up for the photo so he/she looks a little fuzzy and sleepy still!


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Tatters
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 10:52 pm    Post subject:

w3c tina it looks like a female to me the beak and head on a male is much bigger i had the same problem when i had mine until i was given a male the difference is quite noticable. There is a link in one of the forums that show pictures of both male and female.
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Kaka-riki
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 27, 2007 11:04 pm    Post subject:

Hi Tina and w3c to the site.

I agree with Tatters and think you may have a female (hen) bird. It is a cinnamon mutation.
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Tina
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 12:15 am    Post subject:

thanks guys for the prompt reply! I had a feeling it was a hen, but I have never had anything to do with Kakarikis before.. so I was not sure!

Cinnamon mutation hey... there is a topic I will head to do some research on now!
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Steptoe
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:08 am    Post subject:

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It is a cinnamon mutation.

Is that because of the lighter green colouring?

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Kaka-riki
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:02 pm    Post subject:

The cinnamon mutation "lightens" the normal colouring of the feathers. It is a sex linked mutation meaning that cock birds can also be "split" to cinnamon (appear normal colour but are masking the cinnamon mutation underneath) but hens can not be "split".
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