I know my budgies color in swedish but I wan't to know what they are called in english to. Somebody who wants to inform me? (Bugs bodycolour is a bit duller than Pips)

 

Also have a question regarding the difference of colour on my two budgies cere. Why are one of my budgies cere so much more lighter than the others?

 

Pip, 2 year old, male(?)

 

 

 

Bug, 1,5 year old, male

 

 

both are light green spangles, and i think the second one also opaline. The ceres colour alway changes it can be, brown, white, and light blue, and pink for females, and darkblue, purple, and pink for males.

 

 

Pip is actually I think female and Bug a male for sure.

I agree with Marlon about the sexes. The first budgie is most likely a female out of breeding condition. Second one is a male. I disagree with Marlon as to both being spangles as the first budgie definitely is NOT a spangle. It seems to be either cinnamon or greywing green. I would lean towards greywing. Hard to tell the exact colour of flights as it is also missing a few flight feathers on it wing ( wing clip ? ) .

Second budgie is an opaline spangle.

Edited July 8, 200718 yr by **KAZ**

In swedish we call the first budiges colour "ljusgrön ljusvinge", direct english translation ="light green lightwing" hm I wonder whats the correct name´. What is it called when its only the wavemarkings that are diluted and the bodycolour is clear?

 

and the second "ljusgrön opalin spangle", direct english translation ="light green opaline spangle" wich seems to be the exactly right english name

 

I get absolutly nuts over the firt budgies sex, some budgie people say that it's definitely a male and some that it is definitely a female.

I've had her/him for an half year and the cere has always looked the same.

did people really say the first one is definately male?? If you look at that picture I dont think anyone would have said male. Were the pictures taken with flash?

If it wasnt taken with flash you can be sure the first one is a girl.

Edited July 8, 200718 yr by Marlony

The first one is in my opinion a fullbody greywing because the body is bright and the wings are grey. A greywing is diluted. The first one is debatable for me if you can get another picture without flash in the good lighting that would really help.

 

The 2nd one I agree there with Kaz

 

Very pretty birds.

 

what is the behavior of the first one? Does it act more male or female?

I agree with Elly with Fully body Greywing.

 

light green lightwing

this might not match exactly. There are three levels of the gene in Australia, the greywing, clearwing and dilute. However in England they do not have the dilute any longer. Your local area might not recognize or have a standard for all three leaves and group them all under lightwings.

 

Yes Pip I would say is female. I have had hens gain that pale coloured cere when out of breeding condition. I have also heard of other hens never gaining the normal brown cere all their lives.

 

This is one of my hens with a pale blue cere, she was sold to me as male. It took almost a year but she did finally gain a brown cere.

Edited July 8, 200718 yr by Nerwen

Yep,I also have a grey female that when she is not breeding has a light blue cere.

Its interesting to know the swedish version of the mutation.

Beautiful birds!!!!Thanks for sharing