Why is my male parakeet's cere turning brown and looking crusty?
Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Bird | Parakeet | Male | neutered
My parakeets cere is a brown almost black color. It looks dry and crusty and somewhat flat. I keep finding aswers for females but he is a male and im very concerned. He lives with my mother at the moment but she isn't taking realevantly good care of him.
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Published on March 13th, 2019
Thanks for reaching out about Skye. Could be beak and feather mites, that will cause a thickening of the skin. How old is Skye? It is not uncommon for older male parakeets to have testicular tumors that produce estrogen, thereby cere changes color as if a female. A veterinary visit is recommended to help with diagnostics and to discuss possible outcomes. Good luck.
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Published on November 13th, 2018
Most likely this is a hormonal related change that is sometimes seen in female parakeets. As long as she is otherwise acting normally and the dry area doesn't start to grow/increase in size I would not be concerned.
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