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Blue diamond dove colors.
23 32 g 0 8 1 13 oz color.
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 abdomen is a creamy colour while the back and tail is a brown grey colour.
Yellow diamond photo 2 red diamond hen a really good one ultimate red diamond a male photo 2 a male and.
Diamond dove chart to directory to color table.
Brown gray back and tail.
Diamond doves somewhat resemble the related peaceful doves.
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.
19 21 cm 7 5 8 3 inches in length.
The bill is a dark grey colour.
And tend to be slightly smaller in size and slimmer.
Orange or reddish rings around the eyes.
The sexes look similar except the female s eye ring is less vivid and has more of a brown colour to the plumage.
Test breeding the mutant color back to the blue wild type coloration is the first step in any genetic analysis.
Gray colored head neck breast and bill.
The male s head neck and breast are light blue grey.