Clearpied Lovebirds Many people are surprised to find pied chicks in a nest box belonging to a couple who do not show pied markings, "piedless."
This raises the question of whether pied is recessive, supported by pied chicks from parents who phenotypically do not show pied markings. It would be clear if you had a keen eye and some basic knowledge.
Pied is final. Hence, the naming becomes dominant pied. So genetically, to produce pied chicks, one of the parents must carry the pied genetics, and it can be seen phenotypically.
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If you find pied chicks from a pair of non-pied lovebirds, you must look more closely at the parents. Because pieds cannot split in normal birds.
The Clearpied, Dominant pied has a phenotype with minimal or no pied pattern, which people sometimes see as a non-pied or solid bird.
Clearpied comes from a dominant pied ancestor and is likely to pass on the pied to its offspring even though it phenotypically resembles a normal non-pied bird.
Characteristics of clearpied lovebirds mutation
Let us discuss the mutation characteristics of clearpied lovebirds, including green, blue, and parblue clearpied. Comparing with solid lovebird colors will make you understand them better.The base color of clearpied lovebirds
Generally, the base color of clearpied lovebirds will tend to be brighter when compared to solid/non-pied lovebirds.
If the blue series lovebirds, then it looks like there is a pile of white layers after the base color.
Green Clearpied Lovebirds
whereas for green series lovebirds, the base color will have a yellow stack effect, so our eyes see it as a brighter color by one level.
Clearpied lovebird head color pattern
The difference is also very clear in the head color; on the head, the characteristics of the dominant pied are clearly visible.
The reduction of melanin in the coat makes the clearpied look brighter, resembling a sable head.
Blue Clearpied Lovebirds
Melanin reduction on the head of clearpied lovebirds has removed or disguised the original characteristics of the species.
For blue series lovebirds, the head color of clearpied lovebirds is predominantly white. Green series lovebirds will have a dominant yellow-orange head color. Meanwhile, in blue1blue2, the head color is cream.
Nail color of clearpied lovebirds
Solid lovebirds generally have black or dark gray hoof colors, but this differs from clearpied lovebirds, which tend to be transparent or white. This is the original characteristic of dominant pied or other melanistic mutations.
Parblue Clearpied Lovebirds
After reading the above description, I hope you are no longer confused when you have dominant pied lovebirds that
resemble solid lovebirds.
It's important to know that clearpied lovebirds are not a separate mutation.
Clearpied is simply a phenotypic deviation from dominant pied or a failure of the dominant pied allele to form a
specific pattern.