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The Finster Log

How Do You Tell? Part 2 — Peanut

Posted on: 01/12/03, 15:52:03
Peanut loves to snack Most varities of parrotlets are sexually dimorphic. In general, the females have less blue, and more yellow, than the males. Green rumps, like Peanut, follow this rule of thumb: If Peanut were female, the area between and around his eyes would be yellow/green, like a Granny Smith apple. This photo (from Shady Pines Aviary) shows the color differences between male female green rumps: the female is on the right.


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