"Yellow Thighed" Caique?!?!

[MicahEspudo]

Anybody got this mutation?

http://caiquesite.com/images/Mutation_YT_Caique.jpg

[kellywess]

No, but Id like to see a picture if you have one. Never mind clicked on link.... how pretty... almost looks a little like a Queen of Bavaria (Golden) Conure. How pretty.

[Freedomoflight]

Nope. Just for clarification though, a yellow thighed is not a mutation of caique. A yellow thighed is actually the common species available in the US as a pet- it is a subspecies of what is referred to as the 'white belly'.

[MicahEspudo]

OKay... whatever this mutation is called then!

[Freedomoflight]

I don't think it has a name, I think that is the first single known case of a caique mutation that has lived. To me, it doesn't look healthy. I much prefer the normal bright caique colors~

[SarahNya]

I must admit I prefer the standard colour Caiques, you can see their "pants" more clearly

[cheerprncess]

sorry bro but honestly it looks fake..it looks digitally enhanced!!! look for more of them on the internet and see if anything else comes out like that id like to know because i dont think thats real...do you???!!

[flyingfluff]

I have seen those before. I thought there were just a mutation of the white bellies, where the yellow-thighed are just missing the blue pigment in their feathers. I could be wrong though.

[Freedomoflight]

Originally Posted by flyingfluff

I have seen those before. I thought there were just a mutation of the white bellies, where the yellow-thighed are just missing the blue pigment in their feathers. I could be wrong though.

No. Yellow thigh is the technically correct term for the white bellies that are in the US as pets. 'White Bellies' encompass a total of 3 subspecies of caiques. You have the yellow thigh- which is the bird we get in the pet trade. You have the green thigh, and then the yellow tail. There is also a middle species that can be seen in the wild of a green thigh/yellow tail hybrid.

[flyingfluff]

Originally Posted by Freedomoflight

No. Yellow thigh is the technically correct term for the white bellies that are in the US as pets. 'White Bellies' encompass a total of 3 subspecies of caiques. You have the yellow thigh- which is the bird we get in the pet trade. You have the green thigh, and then the yellow tail. There is also a middle species that can be seen in the wild of a green thigh/yellow tail hybrid.

Interesting. I did not know that. Thank you for correcting me.