Unusual budgie

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While looking on Gumtree for a budgie to tame for our son, have come across this picture. The bird is like none I have ever seen in a budgie. Unfortunately it has been sold. I like unusual looking animals and as we would not breed from it it would not affect the gene pool. I am curious to get people's thoughts on this bird's colours.

[E Orix]

It's a long while since I kept budgies, from memory it's either a recessive pied or a pied bird.
From a quick look it would be fine to breed from. They are not uncommon.
I am sure there is a Budgie breeder within our group who should be able to assist

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Thanks E Orix. I have not had budgies before and have never seen any like it around pet shops etc.

[nswchainsaw]

He is a Yellow Face Cobolt Dominant Pied.
Garry

[E Orix]

Thanks C/S it's so long since I have kept Budgies.
In my early days I actually made the money to build up my collection with 20 breeding pairs of what we called Gay Pieds
I think they are now called recessive pieds.
Those birds made more noise, mad more mess and ate more seed than the rest of my collection.
But did they breed.

[Red]

I like unusual looking animals and as we would not breed from it it would not affect the gene pool.

I don't think many would take issue with the breeding of colourful pet type budgerigars. Most pet budgerigars are considerably different from wild type budgerigars anyway.

To my eye, he might be a Yellow Face Violet Dominant Pied.

[Finch_Breeder]

Got one exactly like that

[finchbreeder]

The face looks like a cream face to me. There are multiple shades from Australian Golden face (really deep yellow) to creamface (cream) with a couple of types of yellowface in between. And this guy is pale. I would agree most likely Cobolt blue, depending on how true the pic colour is. Dominant pied, possibly with banded pied blood depending on how the front looks. Has possible breeding potential, but as the baby banding is still strong on the head too young to say for sure.
LML

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Thank you for identifying the type for me. I really like the look but will have to wait a few years. We ended up getting a violet one with the black banding on the head. A little ordinary looking for me but our little boy liked him. it is really tame already so from that perspective it was a good choice. :-D

[finchbreeder]

Nothing ordinary about a true violet. They are something the rare breeders are trying to increase the numbers of, as they have been somewhat neglected in recent years.
LML