DM's Aviary

23/02/2023

18/09/2022

04/08/2022

Don't be confused of a Pale headed and an Aqua Roseicollis. They differ from each other.
Pale headed mode of inheritance is incomplete dominant while the Aqua is autosomal recessive.

Note: Some use the term "Rose mask" but the international term for it is "Pale headed".

(credits to the owner of the picture)

22/07/2022

Common ALBS 1 Sexlinked Mutation Breeding Chart

23/09/2021

22/09/2021

(c) Roel Fajardo

14/09/2021

How parent albs feed their children.

(c) Wilson Obrique

16/08/2021

PALLID OPALINE MUTATION

02/08/2021

The lovebird in the picture below is a Clear Pied Turquoise Ino.

As of now, there is no known whitebull mutation in Roseicollis Lovebirds. There is no true albino mutation in lovebirds but they can come close. Commonly in Roseicollis, all Inos have red eyes except those which are considered Clear Pieds, similar to their counterpart, the Australian Recessive Pied or the Dark-Eyed Clear Ino (DEC-Ino) in an eyering series of lovebirds. In Clear Pieds, the reduce of eumelanin in the feather of the bird does not greatly affect their eyes. The Ino mutation suppresses the melanin pigment, which enables the black color of the eyes. As a result, the birds coloration can visually range from yellow to a cream white. As it matures, some melanin will darken the red eyes so that they appear dark.

It is considered one of the Turquoise Inos. One proof is that it has a very thin sheen of yellow on its feathers and the forehead part, which is one of the blue series, an Ino form of a Turquoise Roseicollis.

(Credit to The Bird Cage Aviary as the owner of the photo below)

31/07/2021

Apparently, anyone can be confused of the yellow birds. Any novice may tell that these are all lutinos. Basically, these are classified as green series except the whiteface on the bottom right corner which is one of a blue series.

Lutino is the ino mutation of green. It is a s*x-linked gene. Lutino can never have a blue rump since its gene acts by removing all of the melanin, the dark pigment, from the bird while the pigments of yellow and red are uneffected. However, it can only have a light blue rump as well as a cinnamon color rump when the ino parent has a pallid or a cinnamon gene. Pallid and cinnamon are also a s*x-linked mutations. Cinnamon-ino is also called "Lacewing". The difference of a Pallid to a Pallidino, the latter has a reddish mask than the former. Unlike the pallidino, they have red eyes at birth, which then darken into deep dark brown after a few days.

There are two categories of a pallid, one is of a green series, pallid green also known as "Australian Cinnamon" however that term is confusing since it actually has no cinnamon at all. But the true cinnamon is known as "American Cinnamon". The other category is a pallid of blue series. They are the peachfaced of a blue series. They can be identified having a small band of "peach" over the forehead (Brow area). One of them is a pallid aqua also known as a dutch blue pallid for having a blue rump. The same but with a violet rump is called pallid blue or a pallid turquoise.

The Green dilute is a recessive mutation. It is also known as "American yellow". This is one of the older mutations among the peach face lovebird species. It was first known in the late 60's they were imported by David West and all of the American Yellow's we have today are decedents of those birds. American Yellow reduces the melanin throughout the bird, which results in a yellow bird with a very pale blue rump, which can vary from a slight blue to an almost white rump. Often times they will have dark edging to the feathers, that give a vague sculptured look.

American Yellow is often times mislabeled due to so many names it has been called which included " Golden Cherry", "Cherry Head", "Dilute Edged Yellow", and "Green Pastel" to name a few.

American Yellow is not a very popular mutation, as most people, breeders included are more into the Lutino mutation, due to it being a brighter colored bird. If the American Yellow is combined with the Dutch Blue they are called "Silver", or "American White", they are pale grey in color with the characteristic edging on the feathers, with a slightly blue to grey rump, they have the same face as the Dutch Blue.

Pale Fallow is a recessive mutation. It is still rather rare in the United States. Pale fallow in a yellow form with blue rump is often confused for a Pallid (aka Australian Cinnamon). Since the rump of the Pale Fallow is also blue, though the give away is the eyes of a Pale Fallow as they are red, like a Lutino, also they have white(Clear) flight feathers just like the Lutino. However, if we cannot ascertain or not sure that both parents have fallow genes, it is presumed that the bird is a pallid.

Since both Pale and Bronze are recessive mutations, both parent birds need to have the gene to create any visual offspring, again this can be done with either both parents being visual Fallow, one parent being visual and one being split to Fallow, or both parents being split to Fallow. And since both the Pallid and Lutino are s*x linked, this is another way to tell if your bird is a Fallow.

Note: Except the Opaline Mutation, not all s*x-linked mutations have constant appearance. They will vary once they are bred with other mutations. This picture is just a guide on contrast of almost similar looking yellow mutations.

14/07/2021

13/07/2021

28/06/2021

Usapang Legal (Q&A)

1. Pwede bang mag-alaga ng mga ibon tulad ng African lovebirds?

Ans: Maaari kang mag-alaga ng mga lovebirds kung may kakayahan kang pinansyal o may pasilidad ka para alagaan ang mga ito. Ang mga ito ay maituturing na "wildlife animals which are economically-important species". Hindi ito kabilang sa threatened species na ipinagbabawal na alagaan sa ating batas. (Sec. 8; Sec. 5(g); Sec. 26 of R.A 9147)

2. Kailangan pa ba i-register sa DENR ang mga lovebirds? May required ba na bilang ng ibon para magparegister?

Ans: Yes kailangan mo itong i-register. Ang may hawak ng mga lovebirds ay marapat lamang na mag-secure ng Certificate of Wildlife Registration sa DENR. (Ang CWR ay isang permit at patunay na ikaw ay lehitimong nagmamayari ng mga lovebirds.) Walang required na bilang ng ibon para sa pagpaparehistro.

Take note: Pag wala kang permit, illegal possessor ka ng mga lovebirds. Wala kang karapatang magbenta kung hindi ka lehitimong may ari ng mga nasabing ibon.

Kailangan din naman ang Wildlife Collector’s permit (1 to 3 years, renewable), kung ang layunin ay mangolekta ng iba't ibang uri ng lovebirds

Kung ang layunin naman ay para magparami or i-breed ang mga ito, kailangan ng kaukulang permit mula sa DENR tulad ng Wildlife farm or Culture permit (3 to 5 years, renewable). (Sec 20 of R.A. 9147)

3. Ano ang maaaring parusa sa lalabag sa pagbebenta na walang permit?

Ans: Ang parusa sa illegal na pagbebenta ay pagkakakulong ng anim (6) na buwan hanggang isang (1) taon at multa na nagkakahalaga ng labing anim na libong piso (P16,000) hanggang isang daan at animnapung libong piso (P160,000). Ang mga ibon ay kukumpiskahin at dadalhin sa pinakamalapit na Wildlife Rescue Center.

(Sec. 27(e); Sec. 28(e) of R.A. 9147). (fines were already increased by ten percent (10%) for every three (3) years, see last paragraph of Sec. 28 of R.A. 9147).

4. Ano ang maaari mong maitulong para maprotektahan at mapanatili ang kaayusan ng wildlife at maiwasan ang kalabisan sa pagaalaga tulad ng sa lovebirds. Ano ang maaari mong gawin kung makakita ka ng mga ilegal na gawain sa pagaalaga ng lovebirds?

Ans: Maari kang dumulog at magsumbong sa pinakamalapit na DENR-Community Environment Office sa inyong lugar para mamonitor at maimbestigahan ang mga illegal na gawain at mabigyang parusa ang mga mapang abuso sa wildlife.

28/06/2021

Republic Act 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act of 2001

"For non-threatened species (any species that is not at the brink of extinction) numbering to 50 heads, the Certificate of Wildlife Registration(CWR) is issued without registration fee except for the minimal fee of Php50.00 to cover administrative cost and services.
There is a fee of Php500.00 for the registration of 51-100 heads, Php750.00 for 101-200 heads and for 201 and above, the registration fee is Php1000.00. Processing of CWR takes three (3) days."

27/06/2021

New Achievement 🤩

27/06/2021

Sneak Peek.

24/06/2021

Keeping 𝘗𝘪𝘬𝘰𝘺 or native parrots in general will not add luck into your life.

𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 are good alternatives to Philippine parrots, because most lovebirds are captive bred.

Blue-naped parrots, Philippine hanging parrots and all other native parrot species are wild birds which are legally protected by the Wildlife Act. Up to 4 years of jail and / or a PHP300,000 fine awaits violators for illegal wildlife possession.

Avoid legal risks by choosing affordable, ethical and sustainable alternatives to wild-caught parrots.

23/06/2021

My original design for NB cards and tarpaulin.