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Albino - Pure white parrotlet
with red eyes. Males are visually indistinguishable from females unless held under a black light, blue becomes evident. DNA
sexing can also be used to differentiate sex. |
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Blue - Color can be light
powder blue to turquoise. Dark eyed mutation. Males retain dark cobalt markings. |
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Cinnamon (Recessive) -
Also known as Isabelle in Europe. Light yellow with more beige and green than fallow. Eyes are deep ruby red. |
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Cinnamon (Sex Linked) -
Also known as "Pallid" in Europe. Similar in appearance to the recessive cinnamon but the first known sex linked mutation. |
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Dilute (formerly "American
Yellow") - Yellowish green parrotlet with black eyes. Males retain blue eye
streak, flights, back and wings although sometimes they appear violet. |
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Dilute-Blue (formerly "American
White") - Combination of the dilute and blue mutations. Light, sky blue with patches of white. Dark eyes and males retain
blue markings. |
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Fallow - Light yellow with
beige and green. Bright yellow face and bright red eyes. Males retain blue markings that are lighter and have violet instead
of blue markings. |
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Fallow-Blue - Combination
of blue and fallow. Blue bird with red eyes. Males retain blue markings. |
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Fallow-Yellow - Combination
of fallow and yellow. Bright yellow bird with red eyes. Different from lutino in that males retain blue markings. |
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Gray-Green - Green parrotlet
with dark gray overcast. Eyes are dark. Males retain blue markings. |
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Lutino - Bright yellow
parrotlet with red eyes. Males have white instead of blue markings. |
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Pastel (Formerly “European
Yellow”) – Yellow-green bird with more green than the dilute. Males retain blue markings. Eyes are dark. |
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Pastel-Blue – Similar
to dilute-blue i.e., sky blue coloring with dark eyes and males retain blue markings. Can be differentiated from dilute-blue
by ‘lacewing’ type of pattern across wings. |
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Pied (Recessive) - Green
bird with yellow feathers scattered over the body and head. Dark eyed and males retain blue markings. In the blue mutation,
the yellow feathers are replaced with white. |
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Pied (Dominant) - Similar
in appearance to recessive pied but the inheritance mode is dominant. So far, the only dominant mutation parrotlet. |
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Turquoise – A genetically
incomplete blue with both green and blue markings; face is usually green with a blue body. Dark eyes and males retain blue
markings. |