Parrot mutations Amazons Conures
Parrot mutations Amazons Conures: This is a compilation of photographs taken over many decades. All are my images unless indicated otherwise. The birds are often not mine.
Parrot mutations: Amazons
The lutino Orange-winged Amazona amazonica and Blue-fronted Amazon Amazona aestiva are quite similar but the former lacks red from the shoulders. Both of these mutations are becoming established in aviculture.
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Howard calls these chHoward Voren is writing a book on Amazon Parrots and will be giving a lot of details on mutation amazons, including this beauty which he bred. He calls this mutation chocolate raspberry.

Grey green Amazona aestiva aestiva. Note the color difference when compared to his mate, which is of the normal or wild-type coloration.

Lutino Festive Amazon Amazona festiva festiva photographed in the collection of Mauricio Ferreira dos Santos in Brazil in 1990. I have one word to describe this bird: Spectacular.

Opaline Belize Amazon Amazona oratrix belizensis bred and owned by Antonie Meiring.

Par blue mutation Red-lored Amazon Amazona a. autumnalis – post on feeding Red-lored Amazon

Blue Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala owned by Jacobo Lacs.

Mutation Salvin´s Amazon Amazona autumnaluis salvini.

Parrot mutations: Conures
Orange-headed mutation of the Red-masked Conure.

Cinnamon Sun Conure Aratinga solstitialis

Lutino Nanday Conure

Lutino Golden-capped Conure Aratinga solstitialis auricapillus owned by Jacobo Lacs.

With great honor I am introducing a new mutation Hoffmann’s Conure produced in Israel by Ofer Shahar. This bird is utterly spectacular.


Yellow-sided mutation of the Green-cheeked Conure. One of the babies from this year (2012). With each generation and selective breeding, their colors become more intense.

Cinnamon-turquoise Green-cheeked Conure. I had two solid white individuals produced by this pair but Murphy’s Law reared its ugly head and the 4 year old daughter of a worker opened the cage so she could watch the birdies fly free. (2012) There is always next year.


