I’ve decided to do the A-Z blogging challenge this month to answer a frequently asked question by new budgerigar hobbyists.
When you’ve completed your tour of Budgie Colour Basics, you’ll have a solid knowledge of budgie colours!
I used “Budgerigars in Colour: Their Care and Breeding” by A. Rutgers as a reference for these posts. The colour plates are from this book. You can see my review of this book here. Photos are my own unless stated otherwise.
Budgie colours don’t really lend itself to fitting an A-Z perfectly, but I tried my best to fit them according to the letters of the alphabet.
Description
Also known as “clearflight”.
CLEARFLIGHT LIGHT GREEN
General body colour: rump, breast, flanks and underparts light green of an even depth of colour throughout without any breaks or patches of variation. Mask: buttercup yellow, ornamented by six evenly spaced large round black throat spots, the outer two being partially covered by the base of the cheek patches. The buttercup yellow of the mask extending over the frontal and crown, to merge with the black undulations at the back of the head. The frontal and crown should be clear and free from all markings. Head patch: buttercup yellow at back of head. Markings: on cheeks, back of head, neck and wings; black with a well-defined buttercup yellow edge. All markings should be free from any intrusion of body colour. Cere: blue in cocks, brown in hens. Eyes: black with a white iris. Cheek patches: violet. Primary wing flights: seven visible buttercup yellow feathers in each wing. Primary tail feathers: buttercup yellow .Feet and legs: blue/grey mottled or fleshy pink.
The World Budgerigar Organisation
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