Normal Green-cheeked Conure

Normal Green-cheeked Conure

Yellow-sided Green-cheeked Conure (Opaline mutation). Sex-linked mutation that causes increased spread of yellow and red pigmentation.

Yellow-sided Green-cheek Conure with intense red color achieved through selective breeding.

Cinnamon Green-cheek Conure. Sex-linked mutation that stops the oxidation of melanin so it is a lighter brown color instead of black.

Pineapple Green-cheeked Conures (combination of Opaline and Cinnamon mutations). The amount of red varies and can be enhanced by selecting for breeding stock displaying more red.

Dilute Green-cheek Conures. The amount of red can vary, but straight Dilutes will always show some pigment in the feet. Dilute is a recessive mutation that reduces melanin.

Dilute Yellow-sided Green-cheeked Conures

Dilute Cinnamon Green-cheek Conure. Combination of Dilute and Cinnamon mutations.

Suncheek Green-cheeked Conure (Dilute Cinnamon Opaline mutations)

Suncheek Green-cheeked Conure (Dilute Cinnamon Opaline mutations)

Turquoise Green-cheek Conure. Recessive mutation that causes reduced psittacin pigments (less yellow and red).

Turquoise Yellow-sided Green-cheek Conure. Combination of Turquoise mutation and Opaline mutation.

Turquoise Yellow-sided Green-cheek Conure. Combination of Turquoise mutation and Opaline mutation

Turquoise Cinnamon Green-cheek Conure. Combination of Turquoise and Cinnamon mutations.

Turquoise Pineapple Green-cheeked Conure (Turquoise Cinnamon and Opaline mutations)

From left to right: Turquoise Yellow-sided, Turquoise Cinnamon, Turquoise Pineapple

Mint Green-cheek Conures. Mint is a combination of Dilute and Turquoise mutations.

Opamint Green-cheek Conure, aka Dilute Turquoise Yellow-sided Green-cheek Conure. Combination of Dilute, Turquoise, and Opaline mutations (Mint Opaline)

Opamint Green-cheek Conure, aka Dilute Turquoise Yellow-sided Green-cheek Conure. Combination of Dilute, Turquoise, and Opaline mutations (Mint Opaline)

Cinnamint Green-cheek Conure, aka Dilute Turquoise Cinnamon Green-cheek Conure, Combination of Dilute, Turquoise and Cinnamon mutations. Mint Cinnamon.

Mooncheek Green-cheek Conure. Combination of Dilute, Turquoise, Opaline and Cinnamon mutations.

Left: Mooncheek (Dilute Turquoise Cinnamon and Opaline mutations) Center: Opamint (Dilute Turquoise and Opaline mutations) Right: Cinnamint (Dilute Turquoise and Cinnamon mutations)

Comparing Turquoise Cinnamon on left with Mint on right.

Turquoise Cinnamon vs Mint Green-cheeked Conure

Comparing Suncheeks (two birds on left) with Dilute Cinnamon (two birds on right). The amount of red can vary so that a Dilute Cinnamon with a lot of red can actually have more red than a Suncheek with a low amount of red.

♥ There’s a lot to love about Green-cheek mutations ♥