Psittacula krameri [Scopoli 1769]

Ring-necked Parakeet

Psittacula k. manillensis (Bechstein 1800)

Indian Ring-necked Parakeet

Bronze Fallow

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive.

Description

Body: General lighter appearance; lighter wings.
Tail: Light with lighter tip.
Head: Yellowish with green tinge or whitish with blue tinge, brighter around the beak; neck ring black with rose or white in cocks.
Beak/Feet: Red upper mandible, darkred lower mandible; pink feet, light nails.
Eyes: Red with yellowish iris.

Note: Mr. Bastiaan formerly erroneously referred to this mutation as "Recessive Cinnamon". He is one of the few breeders who actually possesses these birds and breeds with them. However, it is very difficult to breed with this mutation.

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