FAQ: Can we find an overview somewhere of your articles that are online in the BVA digital archive? Sure, here
Author: Dirk Van den Abeele
Something to think about
Every week we receive e-mails from enthusiasts with mainly questions, but also suggestions and personal reservations. A valuable wealth of
FAQ: misty and fallow
FAQ: has the bronze fallow and misty mutation any interaction/correlation with the pale Fallow mutation? With other words, is it
FAQ: lovebirds, melanins and lipochrome?
FAQ: lovebirds, melanins and lipochrome? There has been some fuss about a quote in a recently published article. I quote
FAQ: Does a dark factor affect the colour of SL ino green (lutino) Agapornis roseicollis ?
FAQ: Does a dark factor affect the colour of SL ino green (lutino) Agapornis roseicollis ? The dark factor is
FAQ: lacewing in budgies [Melopsittacus undulatus]
FAQ: I have been a judge for 40 years and I specialize in budgerigars. For years now I have been
update on red – orange Agapornis fischeri
Willie Mathews from South-Africa reported us that, after he bred the first *orange* Agapornis fischeri in 2015, he now can
Questions & Answers
This afternoon, during a zoom meeting with 200 breeders/fanciers, I answered their questions about colour mutations for two hours. It
Interesting paper: Conservation status and threats to lovebirds: knowledge gaps and research priorities
This Interesting paper:Conservation status and threats to lovebirds: knowledge gaps and research priorities is published today. Believe me, this is
Forpus coelestis teal?
A PPR (Partial Psittacine Reduction) mutation has been known for several years in Forpus coelestis. This mutation is considered turquoise
Cinnamon Agapornis fischeri
In 2019 I received a message from a Dutch enthusiast and photos of a possible cinnamon Agapornis fischeri. Now almost
Pallid Agapornis fischeri
It has been more than two years since, through this blog and a webinar hosted by ACP, we issued a
FAQ: Crossing-overs on the sex-chromosomes
FAQ: Crossing-overs on the sex-chromosomes Question: can a crossing-over between two mutations on the sex chromosomes arise in hens and
FAQ: Pheomelanin and eumelanin in canaries [Serinus canaria]
FAQ: Pheomelanin and eumelanin in canaries [Serinus canaria]. Some canary enthusiasts wonder if there are several types of eumelanin or
On request: list articles available in the BVA Memberlogin
On request we created a page with our articles that are available in the BVA Memberlogin Articles available in the
Eurasian Bullfinch mysteries – Goudvink mysteries
English translation below Deze week werden we gecontacteerd door Dhr. Rudi Liebens. Deze liefhebber van goudvinken [Pyrrhula pyrrhula] had recent