Normal Budgerigar Colours

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Light Green

Dark Green - Laurel

Olive

Greygreen

Sykblue

Cobalt

 

Mauve

Violet

Grey

Yellow

White

 

 

Light Green Budgerigar

Green is the original colour of all Budgerigars. First recorded in 1794.

Colour Description

Body - Light Green

Head - Yellow

Cheek Patch - Violet

Tail Quill - Black

Tail Feathers - Mid Blue with Turquoise Suffusion.

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Dark Green - Laurel

Laurel Budgerigars appeared in the wild flocks of Australia estimated as 1 in 15,000

Colour Description

Body - Dark Green - Laurel

Head - Yellow

Cheek Patch - Violet

Tail Quill - Black

Tail Feathers - Dark Blue.

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Olive

Olive Budgerigars were first bred in Europe around 1916 .

Colour Description

Body - Olive Green

Head - Yellow

Cheek Patch - Violet

Tail Quill - Black

Tail Feathers - Dull Blue - Black.

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Greygreen

Greygreen Budgerigars were first produced by adding the grey factor to green birds .

Colour Description

Body - Greygreen

Head - Yellow

Cheek Patch - Grey

Tail Quill - Black

Tail Feathers - Black.

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Skyblue

Skyblue Budgerigars were first bred in Belgium around 1878.

Colour Description

Body - Skyblue

Head - White

Cheek Patch - Violet

Tail Quill - Black

Tail Feathers - Mid Blue with Turquoise Suffusion.

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Cobalt

Cobalt Budgerigars were first bred in Europe around 1916 .

Colour Description

Body - Cobalt

Head - White

Cheek Patch - Violet

Tail Quill - Black

Tail Feathers - Dark Blue.

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Mauve

Mauve Budgerigars first appeared in 1924.Presumed to have been bred from two cobalts.

Colour Description

Body - Mauve

Head - White

Cheek Patch - Violet

Tail Quill - Black

Tail Feathers - Dark Blue with Black Sheen.

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Violet

Violet Budgerigars were first bred around the early 1930's.

Colour Description

Body - Violet

Head - White

Cheek Patch - Violet

Tail Quill - Black

Tail Feathers - Deep Royal Blue.

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Grey

Grey Budgerigars were first bred in Australia around 1935 .

Colour Description

Body - Grey

Head - White

Cheek Patch - Grey

Tail Quill - Black

Tail Feathers - Black.

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Yellow or Lutino

The difference between Yellows and Lutinos is the eyes and the cere of the cock birds.

Yellow - Black eyes and Blue cere for Cock birds.

Lutino - Red eyes and Flesh colour cere for Cock birds.

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White

The difference between White and Albinos is the eyes and the cere of the cock birds.

White - Black eyes and Blue cere for Cock birds.

Albino - Red eyes and Flesh colour cere for Cock birds.

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Last Revised: 23 July 1997.

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