Black face parakeet

[aqasem]

Anyone know anything about black face

 

[Rozalka]

I'm not sure if she is blackface - this mutation has black cheeks

 

[HeatherG]

This bird looks a lot like the rare black faced parakeet that I saw on a YouTube clip.

 

[aqasem]

This bird looks a lot like the rare black faced parakeet that I saw on a YouTube clip.

I’m sure they’re somehow related

 

[HeatherG]

Did you see this bird in person?

 

[aqasem]

Did you see this bird in person?

This is my bird. I just posted a couple new photos

 

[HeatherG]

Wow! Very cool. Is it completely covered in black barring?

 

[aqasem]

Wow! Very cool. Is it completely covered in black barring?

Yes all black

 

[HeatherG]

Wow! Where did this bird come from? Do you breed budgies? Did you produce it?

 

[aqasem]

Yes all black

I’m actually selling him

 

[aqasem]

Wow! Where did this bird come from? Do you breed budgies? Did you produce it?

He’s from Mexico. But the breeder bought him from Egypt

 

[Cottonoid]

He's really pretty! Thank you for sharing photos; I've never seen this coloring before.

 

[aqasem]

He's really pretty! Thank you for sharing photos; I've never seen this coloring before.

Yes, I just posted two new photos of him and his friends. If you know anyone with a black female please let them know I have a black male. I believe this mutation is on the brink of extinction.

 

[Rozalka]

Yes, I just posted two new photos of him and his friends. If you know anyone with a black female please let them know I have a black male. I believe this mutation is on the brink of extinction.

There's no such thing like "mutation extinction" - they're bred by people and they're just rare.

 

[BirdyBee]

Looks like a blackface!

Although it is likely an adult, as the adults lose their bars at the abdomen(they usually just fade lighter).

Blackface budgies are very rare! You are very lucky to have him. The little helicopter budgies are cute too

Are you trying to breed the birds? Because I see a nest box...

Before I start to breed...

Here are just a few questions to ask yourself before breeding birds, whether you plan to do it professionally or just wonder if you should let your parakeet have babies. This list just scratches the surface. >What is my motivation for breeding? Am I selfishly just trying to make money off of...

www.parrotforums.com

This thread has all the things to think about beforehand.

Edit: it's best not to breed two females and one male, as the females may become aggressive.

 

[BirdyBee]

I wonder if it couldn't maybe be this budgie, or a violet/grey budgie?

This budgie is the anthracite mutation, which is very rare.

 

[Rozalka]

I wonder if it couldn't maybe be this budgie, or a violet/grey budgie?
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This budgie is the anthracite mutation, which is very rare.

I thought about grey combination with dark or violet factor but I wasn't sure how they look like.
I forgot about existence of such think like anthracite mutation... it's very possible too

Ps how old is the budgie?