Boy or Girl Cockatiel

A female cockatiel will make just as good a pet as a male cockatiel. People often think they must get a boy bird to get a talking bird.  There is some truth in that.  Male cockatiels do talk more readily than a female cockatiel.  Is talking the most important thing to you about a pet bird?  From my experience the friendship and love from your pet cockatiel is really what most people are looking for in a pet.  Cockatiels are also known as wieros in WA and as quarrions on NSW.