Knowledge share. Expert Opinions. The Australian budgerigar is a small, long-tail and seed eating colorful parakeet. Budgerigars are the only species in the Australian genus Melopsittacus and are found wild throughout the drier parts of Australia where the species has survived harsh inland conditions for the last five million years. The budgerigar is thought to be a sub-species of parrot, making t
he budgerigar one of the smallest colorful parrot species in the world. Depending on various feather colors, feather assembling, genetics and other various features drives thousands of mutation in this little creature. This page has been created to discuss and know all about budgie mutations and colour study. There are hundreds of pages and webs to know about budgie mutations but all lacking technical information and good quality pictures, here we shall try to provide maximum pictures for each budgie mutation to know it's features with insight breeding savvy. Our experts will help us describing your budgie mutations. So, post here your own budgie photos to know it's exact mutation or colours. Photo Rules:
01. Photo must be of good quality and clear in day natural light or without camera flash light and minimum 1 MB in size.
02. Must be from min 3 angles initially and more is better.
03. Photo angles: (a) Full from Front (Must) (b) Full from Back (Must) (c) Close of head features (Must) (d) Full from Side (e) Close of full wings features (f) Close of full tails features (g) Close of leg features
Thanking you, and feel free to fly with us and be a part of The Science of Budgie Mutations & Colour Study by sharing information and knowledge. Reference: An article “Budgerigar Photography – Heads or Tails?” by Mick Freakley http://www.budgerigarworld.com/budgerigar-photography-heads-or-tails/ -94237 read with analytical experience with Habib Ur Rehman founder/director Pakistan Avicultural Foundation www.paf.net.pk and www.voiceofbudgerigar.com
Anyone can breed a body, whether big or small, but it is the detail in the head and top end that is essential to be pictured in all photographs. Courtesy www.budgerigarworld.com & Terry A. Tuxford and purpose to educate common breeders of budgerigar particularly in Bangladesh and worldwide.
