Gouldian Finch - Noble Blue

GOULDIAN FINCH
ERYTHRURA GOULDIAE

MODIFICATIONS

NOBLE BLUE

© M. Pollard

The fancier of the bird in the pictures does not wish his name to be published at this time.
Some inbreeding will be necessary to maintain and ameliorate this colour.
It is named "Noble Blue".

Here we have some other pictures of this bird: notice the red line under the purple breast and the red in the belly of the bird.

Latest news:
The Noble Blue Gouldian male above moulted out the blue and the red belly.
This year he has fledged 3 young and the young came immediately into colour.
All young have the green back and the purple breast and yellow body.

In this picture we see another gouldian with blue in the wings and also in the purple breast.

© P. Claessen

Latest news:
This bird also became green after moulting and all his juveniles are normal green backs.

This remarkable modification is caused by a local reduction of lutein.