Lady Gouldian Finches
Diagrams/blanks will be replaced with photos as we raise chicks of that colour.
Lady Gouldian Finch
Chloebia gouldiae or Erythrura gouldiae
Also called the Rainbow Finch: red face outlined in black & sky blue, purple chest, yellow belly, green back & wings, blue rump, black tail. The hen is subtly different.
Keep one or more true pairs, or a same-sex duo or group. Compatible with other peaceful finches.
Special needs: Require an iodine supplement.
We have twelve pairs set up for the 2010/11 breeding season.
Red face outlined in black and blue, purple chest, yellow abdomen, green back, blue rump, black tail.
All green-backed Gouldians have a yellow abdomen and the black and blue markings.
Male: brighter red face, red-tipped pearly white beak in breeding season, deeper purple chest, deeper yellow belly, longer tail wires.
Hen: darker red face, red-tinted black beak in breeding season, lighter purple chest, lighter yellow belly, shorter tail wires.
(RH PC GB)
(BH PC GB)
(OH PC GB)
(BH PC GB)
Some red-head males are able to produce black-head chicks as well as red. They are called red-head split for black-head.
An ORANGE-HEAD bird has orange feathers and yellow beak tip in place of red. The orange-head mutation is autosomal recessive.
Both sexes can be split for orange-head. Both parents must carry the mutation (visual or split) for it to show up in the chicks.
When both mutations occur in the same bird, the bird does not have a brightly-coloured face, and has yellow beak tip in place of red.
The bird is called yellow-tip black, or black-head with yellow beak, or simply black-head.
| Table showing head colour of chicks from any pair. bh = black-head, oh = orange-head, and unless stated as yellow-beak, black-head chicks will have the more common red beak. | |||
| Red-Head & Orange-Head Pairs | |||
| Red-head father & Red-head mother Red-head chicks If both parents are split to oh, also Orange-head chicks If father is split to bh, also Black-head daughters If both parents are split to oh and father is split to bh, also Orange-head chicks & Black-head daughters & Black-head (yellow beak) daughters |
Red-head father & Orange-head mother Red-head chicks (split to oh) If father is split to oh, also Orange-head chicks If father is split to bh, also Black-head daughters (split to oh) If father is split to oh & bh, also Orange-head chicks & Black-head daughters (split to oh) & Black-head (yellow beak) daughters |
Orange-head father & Red-head mother Red-head chicks (split to oh) If mother is split to oh, also Orange-head chicks If father is split to bh, also Black-head daughters (split to oh) If mother is split to oh and father is split to bh, also Orange-head chicks & Black-head daughters (split to oh) & Black-head (yellow beak) daughters |
Orange-head father & Orange-head mother Orange-head chicks If father is split to bh, also Black-head (yellow beak) daughters |
| Red-Head or Orange-Head Father & Black-Head Mother | |||
| Red-head father & Black-head (red beak) mother Red-head chicks (sons split to bh) If both parents are split to oh, also Orange-head chicks (sons split to bh) If father is split to bh, also Black-head chicks If both parents are split to oh and father is split to bh, also Orange-head chicks (sons split to bh) & Black-head chicks & Black-head (yellow beak) chicks |
Red-head father & Black-head (yellow beak) mother Red-head chicks (split to oh) (sons split to oh & bh) If father is split to oh, also Orange-head chicks (sons split to bh) If father is split to bh, also Black-head chicks (split to oh) If father is split to oh & bh, also Orange-head chicks (sons split to bh) & Black-head chicks (split to oh) & Black-head (yellow beak) chicks |
Orange-head father & Black-head (red beak) mother Red-head chicks (split to oh) (sons split to oh & bh) If mother is split to oh, also Orange-head chicks (sons split to bh) If father is split to bh, also Black-head chicks If mother is split to oh and father is split to bh, also Orange-head chicks (sons split to bh) & Black-head chicks & Black-head (yellow beak) chicks |
Orange-head father & Black-head (yellow beak) mother Orange-head chicks (sons split to bh) If father is split to bh, also Black-head (yellow beak) chicks |
| Black-Head Father & Red-Head or Orange-Head Mother | |||
| Black-head (red beak) father & Red-head mother Red-head sons (split to bh) Black-head daughters If both parents are split to oh, also Orange-head sons (split to bh) & Black-head (yellow beak) daughters |
Black-head (yellow beak) father & Red-head mother Red-head sons (split to oh & bh) Black-head daughters (split to oh) If mother is split to oh, also Orange-head sons (split to bh) & Black-head (yellow beak) daughters |
Black-head (red beak) father & Orange-head mother Red-head sons (split to oh & bh) Black-head daughters (split to oh) If father is split to oh, also Orange-head sons (split to bh) & Black-head (yellow beak) daughters |
Black-head (yellow beak) father & Orange-head mother Orange-head sons (split to bh) & Black-head (yellow beak) daughters |
| Black-Head Pairs | |||
| Black-head (red beak) father & Black-head (red beak) mother Black-head chicks If both parents are split to oh, also Black-head (yellow beak) chicks |
Black-head (red beak) father & Black-head (yellow beak) mother Black-head chicks (split to oh) If father is split to oh, also Black-head (yellow beak) chicks |
Black-head (yellow beak) father & Black-head (red beak) mother Black-head chicks (split to oh) If mother is split to oh, also Black-head (yellow beak) chicks |
Black-head (yellow beak) father & Black-head (yellow beak) mother Black-head (yellow beak) chicks |
(RH PC GB)
(BH PC GB)
(OH PC GB)
(BH PC GB)
| Table showing chest colour of chicks from any pair. lc = lilac-chest, wc = white-chest. | ||
| Purple-Chest Pair Purple-chest chicks If both parents are split to lc, also Lilac-chest chicks If one parent is split to lc and other parent is split to wc, also Lilac-chest chicks (split to wc) If both parents are split to wc, also White-chest chicks |
Lilac-Chest Pair Lilac-chest chicks If both parents are split to wc, also White-chest chicks |
White-Chest Pair White-chest chicks This pairing is not recommended as it can often result in smaller or weaker chicks. |
| Purple-Chest Parent & Lilac-Chest Parent Purple-chest chicks If purple-chest parents is split to lc or wc, also Lilac-chest chicks If both parents are split to wc, also Lilac-chest chicks (split to wc) & White-chest chicks |
Purple-Chest Parent & White-Chest Parent Purple-chest chicks (split to wc) If purple-chest parents is split to lc, also Lilac-chest chicks (split to wc) If purple-chest parent is split to wc, also White-chest chicks |
Lilac-Chest Parent & White-Chest Parent Lilac-chest chicks (split to wc) If lilac-chest parent is split to wc, also White-chest chicks |
pictures of green-backs
genetics and inheritance of
head colour & chest colour
pictures of dilutes & yellows
genetics and inheritance of
dilute-back & yellow-back
pictures of blues, pastels, silvers
genetics and inheritance of
blue-, pastel- & silver-back