Can you teach a female cockatiel to whistle?

[reeb]

Hi there,

According to most sources, I have found that it isn't possible to teach a female cockatiel to whistle. My cockatiel, Berry, is a girl and I am curious as to whether it is possible at all to teach her to whistle, from anyone's personal experience?

Thanks!

 

[ParrotLover2001]

I have no experience with female cockatiels, but I do know that it is possible to teach them to whistle, but not all females will learn. I have a female lovebird who mimics almost everything, and based off of many things I've read, females can learn, it's just that males are more likely to learn. In the wild males mimic the calls of females, which is why males are more likely to mimic than females are.
Female cockatiels learning to whistle isn't unheard of.

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[clark_conure]

it's ABSOLUTELY possible to teach them to whistle.....in fact I never even questioned it. My first bird was a female cockatiel and it would wolf whistle and a few other types.

Whistle to it a lot and it will pick it up....now I'm not saying you can teach it the andy griffith theme song but simple call and re-call whistles, no doubt. Just work on it.

 

[itzjbean]

My female cockatiel won't whistle like my male does, either she never learned or just doesn't want to. I don't hold it against her, she's the more quieter one anyways, though she'll chirp up a storm in the morning, just won't whistle like my male does. He'll do the wolf whistle over and over and that's about it. lol

 

[clark_conure]

My female cockatiel won't whistle like my male does, either she never learned or just doesn't want to. I don't hold it against her, she's the more quieter one anyways, though she'll chirp up a storm in the morning, just won't whistle like my male does. He'll do the wolf whistle over and over and that's about it. lol

It might be because my female was alone and bonded to my family....I'm sure that added to it wanting to mimic us vs. talking to other cockatiels?....Probably a strong factor...