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| Question about Pets:What is the best colour budgie to get the most rare colour |
After many years of breeding budgies, I would say that the most rare color is an "albino" - all white with red eyes. The yellow birds with red eyes are called "lutino", not Latino which refers to people from Latin America. There are also many unusual mutations but as a first time budgie owner (I am making an assumption here) you will probably not find any of the unusual mutations that are out there unless you locate and purchase a bird directly from a breeder and specifically a breeder of show birds, not a breeder of pet birds.
As to meaning anything about the bird, the feather colors have nothing to do with the temperment, but the color of the "cere" (the area above the beak where the nostrils are) can identify what sex the bird is. If the cere is a bluish to purple color the bird is a male. If the cere is a beige to pink to light brown color the bird is a female. Also, be aware that if you are purchasing a very young bird, it may be difficult to really tell the difference in color of the cere because I find that in many youngsters (6-10 weeks old), almost all their ceres appear to be a lavender color.
AND, be aware that this cere method of sexing holds true mostly for "regular" feather-colored birds - NOT always true with the unusual colors like albino, lutino or any of the other mutations. When I say "regular" color I mean either green or blue feathers with a white or yellow face and black lined wings.
In the wild (in Australia where parakeets/budgies originated), the "normal" colored bird is green. Any other colors you find at pet shops are the result of breeders who have brought on these other colors and markings. The reason that you don't usually find any other colors but green in the wild bird is that, if a wild bird's color or appearance is different than the rest of the flock it is easier for predators to pick out, hone in on and attack; and in this way any colors in the wild bird would be eventually eliminated.
As for any tempermental differences, I feel that males are a bit more inclined to want to learn to talk/mimic human speach and I think they are far less "nippy" than the females. At least when they do nip they don't seem to be out for blood - LOL!
Good luck on picking out your new friend and I would suggest purchasing a good book or doing some additional internet research on proper care and housing, etc. BEFORE you purchase your bird and its cage.
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