The Blue Quaker
The blue Quaker was first noticed in the wild, in Belgium, in the 1950's. A well known Bird Keeper ,and breeder in England, The Duke of Bedford, had several pairs caught for him. It's believed that all blues, come from this stock.
Through the mid to late 1900's several pairs of Blue Quakers were imported to the U.S., to a couple of breeders. These breeders started selling their offspring to other breeders. This is where the abundance of Blue Quakers, in the U.S., comes from.
What Makes A Quaker Parrot Blue? Lets discuss color for a moment. "White Light" has all colors that Human eyes can distinguish. When we see an object that appears red, what is really happening is, that object is absorbing the other colors of "White Light", and only allowing us to see the red.
Generally, we see a Quaker Parrot as green. The Quaker Parrot has a pigment gene that makes the feathers appear yellow. At the same time, a different gene gives the feathers structure. The structure of the feather has a kind of prism effect, reflecting light to appear blue. The combination of blue light, and yellow feathers, makes the Quaker appear green.
When the pigment gene is less prevalent, the blue shows more dominantly. When the structure gene is less prevalent, the yellow shows more dominantly.When both are minimally present, we have a Pallid. With both absent, we have an Albino.
This is basically were Blue Quakers, and Yellow Quakers come from. You can find more scientific data by searching something like, "avian genetics".
Take a close look at SMOOCHES' feathers. (Photo above^) He is not a Pearl, but notice how the shades of blue seem to change through out the feathers. This is very similar to what a pearl, of any color, might look like. With a Pearl, the varying shades are much more prevalent.
Some of the other varieties include Cinnamon, Pied, and Lutino
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