Recently purchased three beautiful Parsons (2 x Hen and 1 x Cock) to go with my lonely cock bird purchased several months ago from a different breeder.
The other day I noticed that my original bird is slightly different to the newbies....his beak has a red tinge to it at the base. The others are pure black.
My research would indicate that he is a hybrid with perhaps a Hecks Longtail although his tail is the same as the other Parsons???
Am I missing something?
Tony
Parsons - Red on beak
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Tony, I'm afraid your probably right about the longtail hybrid. Pure parsons have a totally black bill and any redness/paleness at the base of the bill is the first place to show a difference when birds are not pure.
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Had a parson and plumhead cross breed once,ugly looking young they had. Gave them to somone who would not breed them,instead of putting them down.
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