A stunning mutation found in three of the four Australian Ringneck subspecies: the Mallee (barnardi), twenty-eight (semitorquatus), and Cloncurry (macgillivrayi). It’s possible that blue is present in the fourth subspecies, the Port Lincoln (zonarius), but it would have to be far less common than the other three. Each subspecies has a unique set of colors
A rare recessive mutation found in the twenty-eight subspecies of Australian ringneck (semitorquatus). These lutino parrots are fully yellow with a red-orange crown and whitish cheeks, flights, and tail feathers. While wild-type Australian ringnecks have significant differences in plumage, they would likely look very similar with a lutino mutation.
A dominant mutation found in the mallee subspecies of Australian ringneck (barnardi). While some pied mutations may differ greatly, the pictured bird has scattered yellow markings on its cheeks, mantle, and upper wings. It was first bred in Australia and may now be extinct.
A mutation found in the Mallee (Barnardi, pictured first) and Cloncurry subspecies (macgillivrayi, pictured second, left) of Australian ringneck. These fallow subspecies have similarly light green plumage with dark red eyes and a clear-colored beak and feet. While fallow Mallees have a dark red crown with small yellowish-orange stomach patch, Cloncurry parrots have lighter wing
A mutation found in the twenty-eight subspecies of Australian ringneck (semitorquatus) that slightly dry and darken the bird’s green and blue plumage. The bird’s yellow, red, and black markings are left unaffected. A misty + blue ringneck is pictured second, with much grayer coloration throughout.
