A visitor, Sabrina, emailed this question: 

“HOW DO YOU TELL IF THE CANARY IS FEMALE OR MALE? I BOUGHT A YELLOW CANARY AND IT’S HARD TO TELL IF IT’S A BOY OR GIRL. SHE DOESN’T SING LIKE A MALE DOES.”

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Hi, Sabrina!

Usually, the males sing and not the females.  However, we’ve had females that sound like they were singing.  They would trill and tweet kind of like a male canary.  It’s really difficult to tell a male from a female until breeding season.

To check, and if you’re feeling brave enough to hold your canary, gently blow on its vent to move the feathers so you can see it’s underbelly.  The male will have a penis like a very small swelling next to the vent.  If the vent is smooth and round, torpedo-shaped, then it is female.

More experienced breeders can tell just by looking at their birds if they have other canaries of same type and colour to compare it to.  It may be more difficult to sex younger canaries. Hope this helps!

LIZARD CANARIES (Type Canary)

Classifications:
Silver cap
Gold cap
Silver cap, broken
Gold cap, broken
All non-capped
Any Blue or Brown
Any other colour

Lizard Silver Clear Cap	Lizard Gold Clear Cap
Lizard Silver Non-Cap	Lizard Broken Cap

LIPOCHROME COLOURBRED CANARIES
- All clear birds, no melanin.

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Classifications:
RED GROUND INTENSIVE
Red Intensive
Rubino Intensive

RED GROUND FROST
Red Frost
Rubino Frost

YELLOW GROUND INTENSIVE & FROST
Yellow Intensive
Yellow Frost
Lutino Intensive or Frost

WHITE GROUND DOMINANT & RECESSIVE
White Dominant
White Recessive
Albino Dominant or Recessive

IVORIES
Rose Ivory Intensive
Rose Ivory Frost
Rubino Ivory Intensive or Frost
Yellow Ivory Intensive or Frost
Lutino Ivory Intensive or Frost

MOSAIC (DIMORPHIC) MALES AND FEMALES
Red Mosaic
Red Ivory Mosaic
Rubino Mosaic
Yellow Mosaic
Yellow Ivory Mosaic
Lutino Mosaic

***  Rubinos, Lutinos, Albinos are red eyed Lipochrome once from either Inos or Satinets.  Being Lopochrome White Ground, it is impossible to distinguish either mutation;  so we call them Rubinos Red Ground, Lutinos Yellow Ground or Albinos White Ground.

MELANIN COLOURBRED - NEW COLOUR CANARIES

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CLASSIC
Bronze Intensive
Bronze Ivory Intensive

BRONZE FROST INCLUDING IVORY
Bronze Frost
Bronze Ivory Frost

RED BROWNS & ISABEL INCLUDING IVORY
Red Brown Intensive
Red Brown Frost
Rose Brown Intensive or Frost

RED AGATE & ISABEL INCLUDING IVORY
Red Agate Intensive
Red Agate Frost
Rose Agate Intensive or Frost
Red Isabel Intensive
Red Isable Frost
Rose Isabel Intensive or Frost

YELLOW & WHITE (GOLD & SILVER)
Green Intensive
Green Frost
Green Ivory Intensive or Frost
Blue Intensive
Blue Frost
Blue Ivory Intensive or Frost
Gold Brown Intensive or Frost
Gold Brown Ivory Intensive or Frost
Silver Brown Dominant or Recessive
Gold Agate Intensive or Frost
Gold Agate Ivory Intensive or Frost
Silver Agate Dominate or Recessive
Gold Isabel Intensive or Frost
Gold Isabel Ivory Intensive or Frost
Siler Isabel Dominant or Recessive

CLASSIC MELANIN MOSAICS
Bronze Ivory
Green & Ivory
Red Brown & Ivory
Gold Brown & Ivory
Red Agate & Ivory
Gold Agate & Ivory
Red Isabel & Ivory
Gold Isabel & Ivory

MELANIN COLOURBRED - NEW COLOUR CANARIES

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ALL OPALS
Bronze Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Green Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Blue Opal Dominant or Recessive
Red Brown Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Brown Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Brown Opal Dominant or Recessive
Red Agate Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Agate Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Agate Opal Dominant or Recessive
Red Isabel Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Isabel Opal Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Isabel Opal Dominant or Recessive

ALL INOS
Bronze Ino Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Green Ino Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Blue Ino Dominant or Recessive
Red Brown Ino Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Brown Ino Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Brown Ino Dominant or Recessive
Any other Ino

ALL SATINETS
Red Satinet Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Satinet Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Satinet Dominant or Recessive

ALL PASTELS
Bronze Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Bronze Grey Wing
Green Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Green rey Wing
Blue Pastel Dominant or Recessive
Blue Grey Wing Dominant or Recessive
Red Brown Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Brown Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Brown Pastel Dominant or Recessive
Rd Agate Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Agate Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivoy
Silver Agate Pastel Dominant or Recessive
Red Isabel Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Gold Isabel Pastel Intensive or Frost and Ivory
Silver Isabel Pastel Dominant or Recessive

ALL MOSAICS (DIMORPHIC)
Opals in Red and Ivory
Opals in Gold and Ivory
Inos in Red and Ivory
Inos in Gold and Ivory
Satinets in Red and Ivory
Satinets in Gold and Ivory
Pastels in Red and Ivory
Pastels in Gold and Ivory
Topazes in Red and Ivory
Topazes in Gold and Ivory
All Eumos in ed or Yellow and Ivory
All Onyx in Red or Yellow and Ivory

NEW MELANIN MUTATIONS - TOPAZ, EUMOS, ONYX AND

SISKIN CROSSES/MULES
All Topaz in Red, Yellow and White
All Eumos in Red, Yellow and White
All Onyx in Red, Yellow and White
Red Siskin Crosses