1. *Special* Thanks To
Hesham R. Alkhazmi who posted below detail on the website
http://zebracrazy.byethost13.com/EngIndex.htm
Anatomy
Zebra Finch Mutations in Drawings
1- Common Mutations :
*Black Breast
*Black Cheek
2. *Black Face
*R.CFW
Comments :
- Also Known as Just "CFW".
- The Darkness of Flank, Cheek Patch & Breast Bar
May Vary From One CFW To Another.
3. - R.CFW Chicks (When They Fledge) Have Dark Grey Smudges on
The Head And Will Be White When The Chick Finishes It's Adult Molt.
*C.CFW
Comments :
C.CFW Babies In The Nest Look Pink/White With Red Eyes.
*Crested
Comments :
Best Way To Get Nice Crests is To Breed a Crested To a None Crested,
4. The None Crested Should Have a Nice Round Head (Not a Flat One).
*Dominant Cream
Comments :
This is Actually a Combo Between DS & Fawn (Fawn Dominant Silver)
*Dominant Silver
*Fawn
5. *Fawn Cheek
Comments :
- This Mutations Sometimes Produces Blind Chicks.
- Sometimes We See The Flank Broken By White, Some Assume
That it's Pied FC, But It's Just Something That This Mutation Does.
*Frizzle
6. Comments :
In Some of These Mutations You May See a Twisted Beak or a Long Beak End,
When Trying to Breed This Mutation, Be Sure To Choose Birds With Normal
Beaks.
*Grey Cheek
Comments :
- This Mutations Sometimes Produces Blind Chicks.
- Sometimes We See The Flank Broken By White, Some Assume
That it's Pied GC, But It's Just Something That This Mutation Does.
7. *Isabel
Comments :
Fawn & Grey Isabel's Have Dark Forms and Light Forms, Best Way
To Determine Weather You Have a Fawn or Grey Isabel is To Look
At The Tail, If it's Grey (Dark or Silvery) Then it's a Grey Isabel, .....
If The Tail is Brown or Beige / Light Beige, Then it's a Fawn Isabel.
*LightBack
8. *Normal Grey
*Orange Breast
Comments :
- Some OB's Have Black Tail Feather Instead of Orange (Specially in NG OB's).
- Some OB Hens Do Not Have White Spots in The Flank Area.
- In This Mutation, All Black Pigments Are Changed To Orange.
9. *Pied
Comments :
The Amount Of White Patches Vary From One Pied Bird to Another,
They Start From Having The Last Wing Feather Being White (Tallest)
With a Small Smudge of White on the Top of The Head To An ALL
White Pied Bird (Sometimes Mistaken For The White Mutation).
*Phaeo
Comments :
10. This is Actually a Combo Between Isabel & BB (Phaeo).
*Pale Cheek
Comments :
- This Mutation is Also Known As The "Light Cheek" Mutation.
- The PC or LC Male Looks Exactly Like a NG Male Except for The
Light Colored Cheek Patch That Looks Like a LB Cheek Patch.
- The PC or LC Hen Looks Exactly Like a NG Hen.
*Penguin
Comments :
11. - In This Mutation, All Black Pigments Are Changed To White,
This is Why it's Not Preferable To Mix PNG's With BC's & BF's.
- In Some Countries, This Mutation is Also Called The "White Breast".
*Recessive Silver
*Saddleback
Comments :
- SaddleBacks Are Not A Stand-Alone Mutation,
(They Are a Form of The Pied Mutation).
- Some SaddleBacks Have a Grey Patch on The Head.
12. - To Tell The Difference Visually Between Male & Hen, is That The Male
Has a Dark Red Beak (in Breeding Condition), Hens Have Orange Beaks.
*White
Comments :
- Some Whites Have Grey Spots on The Head, Back of The Neck & Wing Area,
Meaning : Not All Whites Are 100% Pure White.
- To Tell The Difference Visually Between Male & Hen, is That The Male
Has a Dark Red Beak (in Breeding Condition), Hens Have Orange Beaks.
*Yellow Beak
13. Comments :
Some YB's Have Light Orange Beaks (Just a Matter of Selection).
2- Australian Mutations :
*Alumina
*Beige
*Black Bodied
15. Comments :
This is Actually a Combo Between Fawn & CFW (Sex-Link x Sex-Link).
*Charcoal
*Dark Cream
16. Comments :
This is Actually a Combo Between Dark DS & Fawn (Dominant x Sex-Link).
*George
Comments :
- There Only One Person in The World Who Has This Mutation :
( Mr. "David Reese" From South Australia ).
*Grizzle
*Marked White
17. *Slate
*WA Fancy
Comments :
- This is Really a Mixed Mutation Between The Dominant Silver Mutation
And The Black Bodied Mutation.
18. - The Darkness of This Combo Varies From One WA Fancy To Another.
* Silver
Comments :
Looks Like a Light Back Dominant Silver
* Dilute Blue
Comments :
Looks Like a Dark Form of Dominant Silver
21. ( Mr. Michael Seifert )
4- American Mutations :
*Florida Fancy
Comments :
- The Dark Form of This Bird (Grey) Is Called "Single Factor Florida Fancy".
Also Known As : "Silver Florida Fancy".
- The Light Form of This Bird (Fawn) Is Called "Double Factor Florida Fancy".
22. Visual Indications of a Zebra Being Split for :
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Orange Breast
Split OB Page
NG Split OB Male
NG Split OB Hen
Here Are Some Live Examples :
23. More Comments :
You May See One or All The Split Features in Split OB Males & Hens
In Males :
1- Thin Tear Mark.
2- Traces of Orange in The Beast Bar, Throat, Tail & inner Side of Wings.
In Hens :
1- Thin Tear Mark.
2- Traces of Orange in the Tail and Cheek Patch.
3- Traces of Light Grey Spots in The Flank Area
Black Breast
Split BB Page
24. NG Split BB Male
NG Split BB Hen
Here Are Some Live Examples :
More Comments :
You May See One or All The Split Features in Split BB Males & Hens
In Males :
1- Thin Tear Mark.
2- Traces of Orange Lacings in Wings
25. 3- Slightly Enlarged Beast Bar, Cheek Patch
4- Hour Glass Shape Tail Bars
5- White Area Under Beak
6- Slightly Longed White Spots in Flank Area
In Hens :
1- Thin Tear Mark.
2- Hour Glass Shape Tail Bars
Black Cheek
Split BC Page
NG Split BC Male
NG Split BC Hen
26. Here Are Some Live Examples :
More Comments :
You May See One or All The Split Features in Split BC Males & Hens
In Males :
1- Thick Tear Mark.
2- Traces of Black Going In Cheek Patch.
27. 3- In Some, Traces of Black in Upper Flank Area.
In Hens :
1- Thick Tear Mark.
2- Traces of Black Going In Cheek Patch.
3- In Some, Black in Breast Area.
Lightback
or
CFW
28. If you ask why there is no Split LB or CFW Hen : A hen can not be split for a
Sex-Link Mutatio
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* Other Mutations Are Not Visual on Zebra Finches *
