There are three common color mutations of this parakeet.
Natural color mutations of these carp would have occurred across all populations.
These color mutations are also called phases.
As is true with all animal species, color mutations occur in captivity as do in the wild.
This mutation was most probably the Brownwings, one of the rarest color mutations of the species.
This would mean that Suffused is the oldest sudden captive-bred color mutation of the Budgerigar species.
Silver colored foxes are a rare color mutation of the common red fox.
Some species are kept as pets, and several color mutations were selectively bred in aviculture.
These dimorphic color variations are true of most of the color mutations as well.
The albino mutation is the latest color mutation.