An opaline light-green budgie with blue cheek patches. Opaline olive green Apart from these colors there are also other color variants like the Opaline gray green, the Opaline cinnamon light green, Opaline skyblue etc. MASK (Face) BODY TAIL FEATHERS THROAT SPOTS CHEEK PATCHES Buttercup yellow An even, olive green color seen with the back of head and upper back (thereby making a clear “V” shape between the wings) buttercup yellow, wings black and olive green in symmetrical wavy pattern. Observed to be darker than in dark green opaline Three black spots seen on each side Purple. Budgies – A Rainbow of Colors Gray budgies Under this category of color mutants there is the: Recessive gray (English gray) Also seen in light, medium, and dark gray. Note: dominant gray (Australian gray) is also observed in this category. The above-mentioned types are just a handful of the color mutants in budgies. Discussing each and every color is simply beyond the scope of this book. To add to that list, here are some of the other color mutants: Albinos (the bird is all-white with red eyes) Lutino (actually a green budgie MASK (Face) BODY TAIL FEATHERS THROAT SPOTS CHEEK PATCHES White Gray body. Black and white wavy stripes on the back and wings observed. Black Three black spots on each side observed Bluish to gray to a slate color is observed Budgies – A Rainbow of Colors A gray budgie with black and white wavy stripes and three black spots on the throat. albino) Fallow (colored much like the normal bird with difference in wings) Clearwings (almost any colored budgie with white wings) the Spangle, the Rainbow and on and on. Some colors are rare, while the others are readily available. But the whole point here is that there are so many terrific colors to choose from, that you could be left dazed. In fact, it wouldn't be surprising even if you found one in your favorite color (or atleast close it) or got one to go with the color of your car one day! Now that's quite something, wouldn't you agree?!!! Budgies – A Rainbow of Colors A violet spangle budgie. |