Popular lovebird mutations and color variations
Asher Butt
English content after Urdu
Lovebirds (genus Agapornis) have many beautiful color
mutations. Here are the different types of lovebird mutations you might
encounter:
Common Peach-faced Lovebird Mutations
- Normal
(Wild/Green): The original coloration
- Blue:
Lacks yellow pigment, resulting in blue instead of green
- Lutino:
Yellow body with red face and white flight feathers
- Albino:
All-white with red eyes
- Pied:
Random patches of yellow/white on a normal-colored body
- Cinnamon:
Brownish coloration instead of green
- Opaline:
Modified pattern with distinctive V-shaped markings
- Violet:
Deeper, more intense coloration with violet tones
- Fallow:
Diluted coloration with red eyes
- Slate:
Grayish-blue coloration
- Creamino:
Cream-colored body with red face
- American
Yellow (Yellow): Bright yellow body with red face
- Dutch
Blue: Pale sky-blue coloration
- Seagreen:
Mix of blue and green tones
- Misty:
Dusty overlay on normal coloration
Fischer's Lovebird Mutations
- Normal:
Green with orange face
- Blue:
Blue body lacking yellow pigment
- Lutino:
Yellow body with orange face
- Pied:
Irregular yellow/white patches
- Cinnamon:
Brown-green coloration
Masked Lovebird Mutations
- Normal:
Green with black face
- Blue:
Blue body with black face
- Lutino:
Yellow body with lighter face
- Albino:
White with red eyes
- Pied:
Random yellow/white patches
Factor-Based Mutations
- Single-factor
Blue: Still shows some yellow
- Double-factor
Blue: Pure blue coloration
- Dark
Factor: Deepens and darkens the base color
- Dilute:
Lightens the base color
Combination Mutations
- Whiteface
Blue: Blue with white face (instead of red/orange)
- Fallow
Pied: Combined fallow and pied traits
- Cinnamon
Opaline: Combined cinnamon and opaline pattern
- Violet
Pied: Violet coloration with pied markings
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