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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 February 2025. Small, long-tailed, seed-eating parakeet Budgerigar Temporal range: Pliocene–Holocene Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N Blue cere indicates male Flaking brown cere indicates female in breeding condition Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) Scientific classification Domain ...
Early breeding results showed this Grey to be a Dark Grey (SF)/dilute, and Mrs Harrison went on to establish a substantial strain of Greys from this bird. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 1936, it was reported [ 4 ] that W F Shepherd of Kew, Victoria, also had Greys which he obtained from a colony breeder, and a Grey was also bred independently by R Hancock of ...
The wildtype (natural-coloured or wild occurring) budgerigar's color is called Lightgreen. The feathers of most parrot species, including budgerigars, contain both a black type of melanin named eumelanin along with a basic yellow pigment named psittacofulvin (psittacin for short).
The presence of other parakeets encourages a pair to breed, which is why breeding in a group is better. Despite this, many breeders choose to breed in pairs to both avoid conflicts and know offspring's parentage with certainty. Budgerigars lay an average of 4-6 eggs, while other parakeet species may lay an average of 4-6 eggs. [citation needed]
The Clearwing budgerigar mutation is one of approximately 30 mutations affecting the colour of budgerigars.It is the underlying mutation of the Clearwing variety, often known as Yellowwings in the green series and Whitewings in the blue series.
The genetics of the several Yellowface mutations and their relation to the Blue mutation are not yet fully and definitively understood. [4] [5]Much confusion and misunderstanding have arisen because the popular names given to these mutations are misleading.
A third appearance of the Ino mutation occurred in Germany around 1933, when Mr Kuhlewein bred a Lutino [4] hen in an uncontrolled breeding flight. [7] This strain was also established. Other Ino mutations also appeared in Europe in the early 1930s, and several British fanciers, including Walter Higham, [ 4 ] Scott and Camplin, and Tod Boyd ...
He was a beginner to aviculture, starting in 1934 with a pair of Skyblues. He bought a pair of Greens in 1935 and bred from the two pairs. In 1936 and 1937 he intermated the descendants from these two pairs very closely, and was surprised in 1937 when seven red-eyed Fallows appeared in the nests of two of the pairs.