Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Lovebirds Violet Factor in Peachfaced Lovebirds



Whiteface Violet Lovebird Pair
whitefaced violet lovebirds

The hen is to the left both above and below
Violet Lovebirds
The hen also has a dark factor - this photo shows the almost blueberry coloring

Another Whiteface Violet

Note that there are great variations in the body color from one violet to another.
It is the violet rump that shows the bird carries violet factor. Whiteface also can vary from a deep apricot band across the forehead to pure white mask.

whitefaced violet lovebird

Pied Violets
Pied violet is my favorite color variety of peachfaced lovebirds
(from a whiteface violet cock and pied slate hen)
pied violet


What a gorgeous kid in the above photo! The whiteface pied violet above is particularly beautiful, almost "clear" with very few pied markings on the back. The yellow with the violet undertones is incredible and will become more vibrant when the baby reaches
full maturity in about 9 months.


baby pied violetspied violet babies

Here are their parents, Boomerang and Valentino
violet parentsviolet parents

Valentino is the Whiteface violet
white faced pied violet lovebird

This is a front shot of the almost clear violet pied (top pied photo)
heavily pied violetheavily pied violet baby
These two pied violets are siblings to the almost clear pied
One is very heavily pied (above left)
heavy pied

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