Sex Identification
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flyboy61
Loc: The Great American Desert
Just let them figure it out themselves...they are very good a it!
Aug 18, 2020 05:34:09 #
Aug 18, 2020 06:19:33 #
Xanadu wrote:
Does anyone know how to determine the sex of a Black Capped Chickadee?
The one on the left is the female. Mouth open. The one on the right male of the species, listens intently Yes dear. LOL Thanks
Tom
Aug 18, 2020 07:02:44 #
Bultaco wrote:
Sorry can't help with ID , the one on the left has to be a politician.
Or a female
now ducking !!Aug 18, 2020 08:19:08 #
Aug 18, 2020 08:23:09 #
I just read an article about the Black-capped Chickadee and the Carolina Chickadee. If you think YOU have problems with ID'ing them your not alone. It seems as though, according to the article, the two species also have a problem figuring out who is who. If they can't do it, how can we?
Aug 18, 2020 08:43:38 #
Xanadu wrote:
Does anyone know how to determine the sex of a Black Capped Chickadee?
Good photo and a good question, too.
I had the same question when studying a pair of nesting Red-headed Woodpeckers and after some research found the answer. You can't tell from their outward appearance, they are monomorphic, a new word that I learned.
Same with Black-capped Chickadees, they both look the same. Some internet searching did turn up that if you find one sitting on a nest, it is the female. Both sexes help dig out the cavity, then the female incubates the eggs, with the male bringing her food. Then both will bring food to the hatchlings.
Marshall
Aug 18, 2020 09:02:52 #
Xanadu wrote:
Does anyone know how to determine the sex of a Black Capped Chickadee?
Wait til they uuhmm "do it". Then it is the one on top.
Aug 18, 2020 09:09:13 #
tshift wrote:
The one on the left is the female. Mouth open. The one on the right male of the species, listens intently Yes dear. LOL Thanks
Tom
Tom
😂😂😂
Aug 18, 2020 09:23:27 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
Xanadu wrote:
Does anyone know how to determine the sex of a Black Capped Chickadee?
Many species of birds are monomorphic. The sex cannot be determined by looking. With knowledge one can sometimes tell sexes by behavior. Male bengalese finches sing and females do not. Bengalese finches are domestic cage birds. For monomorphic parrots a DNA test is required.
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