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Avian Biotech https://scienceblogs.com/ en The Sex of My Hawk-headed Parrot Is .. https://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2007/12/12/the-sex-of-my-hawkheaded-parro <span>The Sex of My Hawk-headed Parrot Is ..</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field--item"><p><font size="-2">tags: <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/Deroptyus+accipitrinus" rel="tag">Deroptyus accipitrinus</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/hawk-headed+parrot" rel="tag">hawk-headed parrot</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/red-fan+parrot" rel="tag">red-fan parrot</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/pets" rel="tag">pets</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/birds" rel="tag">birds</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/avian" rel="tag">avian</a>, <a target="window" href="http://technorati.com/tag/parrots" rel="tag">parrots</a></font></p> <div class="centeredCaption"> <p><a target="window" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/grrlscientist/1844709584/"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2153/1844709584_627fbeb940_o.jpg" width="320" height="432" /></a></p> <p>Adult red fan (hawk-headed) parrot, <i>Deroptyus a. accipitrinus</i>.</p> <p>(Adults of both sexes are distinguished from juveniles<br /> by the creamy white spot on the forehead<br /> and the orange ring around the pupil of the eye.<br /> The skin around the eye darkens in adults if<br /> the birds are exposed to sunlight).</p> <p>Image: Dale R. Thompson. </p> </div> <p>As you probably remember, about six weeks ago, a reader got me a young, newly-weaned hawk-headed parrot, <i>Deroptyus a. accipitrinus</i>, for a pet. I preferred not to name this bird until after I knew what sex s/he was, but I had chosen two names, one for each sex. Those names were Persephone for a female or (thanks to a reader) Orpheus for a male. So, I learned the bird's sex today, and my new bird's name is ..</p> <p><font size="+20">Orpheus</font></p> <p>the bird has also grown into the nickname, "pipsqueek".</p> </div> <span><a title="View user profile." href="/author/grrlscientist" lang="" about="/author/grrlscientist" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">grrlscientist</a></span> <span>Wed, 12/12/2007 - 10:58</span> <div class="field field--name-field-blog-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline"> <div class="field--label">Tags</div> <div class="field--items"> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/uncategorized" hreflang="en">Uncategorized</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/avian-biotech" hreflang="en">Avian Biotech</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/birds" hreflang="en">birds</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/deroptyus-accipitrinus-0" hreflang="en">Deroptyus accipitrinus</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/dna" hreflang="en">DNA</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/hawkheaded-parrot" hreflang="en">hawkheaded parrot</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/pcr-sexing" hreflang="en">PCR sexing</a></div> <div class="field--item"><a href="/tag/red-fan-parrot" hreflang="en">red-fan parrot</a></div> </div> </div> <section> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2057794" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1197475633"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Welcome Orpheus! Congratulations to you for making me click to find out your name.<br /> I just came across this story of a family that sold their gray parrot named Molly because she wouldn't stop cursing, and then they found this potato chip that looked like her:<br /> <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/12/couple-sold-off-foul-mouthed-parrot-got-back-her-likeness-in-potato-chip/">http://www.neatorama.com/2007/12/12/couple-sold-off-foul-mouthed-parrot…</a></p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2057794&1=default&2=en&3=" token="SbrToc-A561KZ8HY_CLkB2wQokEeyzLPKu6qLU82T44"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://intelligenttravel.typepad.com/" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Marilyn Terrell (not verified)</a> on 12 Dec 2007 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21660/feed#comment-2057794">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2057795" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1197486537"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>'Way to go, Devorah... I wish a long, happy, and mutually beneficial relationship for you and little Orphie! (sorry, couldn't resist )<br /> Kathy<br /> Houston TX</p> <p>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /> The American Federation of Aviculture, Inc.Â®<br /> Working Together for the Future of Aviculture<br /> Visit AFA online <a href="http://www.afabirds.org">http://www.afabirds.org</a><br /> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2057795&1=default&2=en&3=" token="OGD2ZsA852Gh8KNcmReQ9Kn4Z95PiD8GytGNnCFwOuk"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/Bird_Breeder-Hobbyist" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Kathy Heaton (not verified)</a> on 12 Dec 2007 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21660/feed#comment-2057795">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2057796" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1197501486"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>My curiousity is satisfied, and I had a hunch The Bird was male. Only a guy could wreck so much destruction and be so sweet when somebody else is doing the cooking.</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2057796&1=default&2=en&3=" token="UGW1OLnMgbzea2MaAlz-x3XbE7Czn-_7crcfngNr7sw"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">carolyn13 (not verified)</span> on 12 Dec 2007 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21660/feed#comment-2057796">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2057797" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1197506067"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Will you be teaching Orpheus to dance the can-can?</p> <p>Bob</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2057797&1=default&2=en&3=" token="bP--u1tXYvlVpydPagCp4iz8utN3E_KPmfSd8k9PDd0"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://deepthoughtsandsilliness.blogspot.com/" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Bob O'H (not verified)</a> on 12 Dec 2007 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21660/feed#comment-2057797">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2057798" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1197521765"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Just curious here: what does "weaned" mean for a bird? My only exposure to this word in a non-figurative sense is for young mammals ceasing to nurse, but that can't be what you mean unless parrots are very strange birds indeed!</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2057798&1=default&2=en&3=" token="KqnlnJD-y4Y_UHz9Ul0SoiHBNVX9VhNgESu4SxoET3o"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://thegreenbelt.blogspot.com" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">The Ridger (not verified)</a> on 12 Dec 2007 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21660/feed#comment-2057798">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2057799" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1197563437"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>When are we going to get to see his picture?</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2057799&1=default&2=en&3=" token="igy6cpmHRwoiaxvMVTKM6rDmm_FqiuRs_u5RQsOEVY4"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Karen (not verified)</span> on 13 Dec 2007 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21660/feed#comment-2057799">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="134" id="comment-2057800" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1197564118"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>the digital camera is on its way and is predicted to arrive tomorrow in the mail. i will try to post a picture or two of the feathery mischief-maker over the weekend (provided, of course, that i can find free wifi access!)</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2057800&1=default&2=en&3=" token="FPQob4M4ZXnOfaf4TufUVazws4GkbrmuLNd3SFBSo9Q"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a title="View user profile." href="/author/grrlscientist" lang="" about="/author/grrlscientist" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">grrlscientist</a> on 13 Dec 2007 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21660/feed#comment-2057800">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/author/grrlscientist"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/author/grrlscientist" hreflang="en"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/pictures/Hedwig%20P%C3%B6ll%C3%B6l%C3%A4inen.jpeg?itok=-pOoqzmB" width="58" height="58" alt="Profile picture for user grrlscientist" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2057801" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1197573050"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Oh,how wonderful for you that it is a male! Now you don't have to put up with all the laying and isolation from your sweet pet!! What a blessing. I had kepted my last "hand-raised" baby Lovebird for a pet but found it laid eggs within a year and now at 5 yrs. old lays year round. I never get any quality time anymore ....:o(</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2057801&1=default&2=en&3=" token="D5pjJdOWqqRUBCicAMDxdufI9H4XlO70duTAGXaswhw"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <span lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Diane in Ohio (not verified)</span> on 13 Dec 2007 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21660/feed#comment-2057801">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> <article data-comment-user-id="0" id="comment-2057802" class="js-comment comment-wrapper clearfix"> <mark class="hidden" data-comment-timestamp="1197646664"></mark> <div class="well"> <strong></strong> <div class="field field--name-comment-body field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field--item"><p>Diane,</p> <p>Have you checked with an avian vet? Hormone injections are available to suppress ovulation, and this can be a good thing for a hen that won't stop laying.</p> <p>Congratulations on your Orpheus, Grrl!</p> </div> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderLinks" arguments="0=2057802&1=default&2=en&3=" token="lwBGYOc0vSwCVTyWo6H9sOWoyfbeWE87kxoT5UaKuyo"></drupal-render-placeholder> </div> <footer> <em>By <a rel="nofollow" href="http://fadedflowers.blogspot.com" lang="" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Tlazolteotl (not verified)</a> on 14 Dec 2007 <a href="https://scienceblogs.com/taxonomy/term/21660/feed#comment-2057802">#permalink</a></em> <article typeof="schema:Person" about="/user/0"> <div class="field field--name-user-picture field--type-image field--label-hidden field--item"> <a href="/user/0" hreflang="und"><img src="/files/styles/thumbnail/public/default_images/icon-user.png?itok=yQw_eG_q" width="100" height="100" alt="User Image" typeof="foaf:Image" class="img-responsive" /> </a> </div> </article> </footer> </article> </section> <ul class="links inline list-inline"><li class="comment-forbidden"><a href="/user/login?destination=/grrlscientist/2007/12/12/the-sex-of-my-hawkheaded-parro%23comment-form">Log in</a> to post comments</li></ul> Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:58:00 +0000 grrlscientist 86234 at https://scienceblogs.com