Blue Diamond Dove Colors

The male s head neck and breast are light blue grey.
Blue diamond dove colors. White spots on wings with black edges. Gray colored head neck breast and bill. Thanks to jeff downing lisa may garrie landry and all who share their pictures with ids and other diamond dove fanciers around the world. Photos of some diamond doves and my breeding room ochre diamond photo 2 photo 3 blue white tail pied photo 2 a blue normal grey pied photo 2 and exceptional pied.
The sexes look similar except the female s eye ring is less vivid and has more of a brown colour to the plumage. Ids search engine. Yellow diamond photo 2 red diamond hen a really good one ultimate red diamond a male photo 2 a male and. Test breeding the mutant color back to the blue wild type coloration is the first step in any genetic analysis.
23 32 g 0 8 1 13 oz color. Diamond dove chart to directory to color table. The abdomen is a creamy colour while the back and tail is a brown grey colour. 19 21 cm 7 5 8 3 inches in length.
Test breeding the f1 f2 blue young back to the visual mutant color will prove the existence or non existence of the possible hidden recessive color gene. However the latter can readily be identified by their blue green eye rings scalloped blacks and white plumage on the chests and upper backs. Additionally the diamond doves have longer tails. The bill is a dark grey colour.
Orange or reddish rings around the eyes.