Aussie Finch Forum

They are not lutino. They have black-eyes, an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance and as they mature they also show pale blue plumage over the head & front. If they were lutinos none of these would be the case.

No doubt its a parrot-finch

Whether you like mutations or not, I see it as a duty to the hobby as a whole to continue with this currently uncommon mutation . . or to pass the birds on to someone who will

Splitting the pair will not change the fact that the birds are 'splits' and in fact will only produce more of the 'unknowns' that are frowned upon by mutation people and those who don't wish to follow that path

Tiaris wrote:They are not lutino. They have black-eyes, an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance and as they mature they also show pale blue plumage over the head & front. If they were lutinos none of these would be the case.

Just asking: is this a common mutation in Australia??
And what name is it called??

Regards
Gustavo

It's certainly not common, down this way at least. Never seen one before in the flesh, seen a few pics over the years.
I always called it "pastel" but that's probably wrong

I only know of 4 people who have bred them. So very uncommon.

The pastel one is very different. Its more like a dilute. Still recessive though. The yellow ones are much rarer (& softer).