All The Different Breeds of Budgie.

The Blue Budgie. This is the easiest budgie to identify with the black and white zebra like markings over the wings and the back of the head. In this budgie (known as "Normal") there are three different types of Blue; Skyblue, Mauve and Cobalt. The Skyblue variation is one of the oldest budgies, the first recording being from 1878. The Mauve and Cobalt were from 1916.

The Laurel Budgie. This bird is a dark blue and was first recorded in France, 1915

The Albino Budgie. This bird is entirely white with red eyes, caused by a lack of Melanin. The lack of pigmentation in their eyes does cause light sensitivity and they come from the Blue breed of budgie.

The Lutino Budgie. This variation is actually a Green Budgie Albino. The Lutino and Albino off breeds are called "Inos".

The Green Budgie. This domestic budgie comes in three colour classifications, Dark Green, Light Green and Olive Green, all three with purple cheek patches and yellow masks. They also resemble their Australian ancestors more than any other domestic budgie.

The Yellow Budgie. There are three colour variations of the Yellow Budgie, all with various shades of yellow face mask. All three of this variation (Olive, Light and Dark Yellow) do not have the wing markings common to a lot of the other budgies. The Olive Yellow has black/blue tail feathers and the Light and Dark Yellows have tail feathers that are only marginally lighter than their body colours. On that note, the body of the Light Yellow is buttercup yellow, the Dark Yellow is only slightly darker and the Olive Yellow is more of a mustard yellow.

The Grey Budgie. This comes in two varieties, Australian Grey (Dominant) and English Grey (Recessive). The Grey has a white face mask with black and white striped wings and back, not forgetting the six black throat spots. Both the Australian and English Grey have black tail feathers, with the English having a light, medium or dark grey body but the Australian having a grey body, but in a variation of shades (grey, white grey, cinnamon grey, full grey and fallow grey).

The Violet Budgie. This breed has a white face mask, dark blue-black tail feathers, six black spots on the throat and purple cheek patches. The body colouring is a deep purple with the black and white striped wings and back. For a fairly long time this budgie was considered rare and it the breed occurred in the 1930s originating an Australia, Denmark and Scotland.

The White Budgie. This variation comes from breeding the Blue Budgie with the Yellow Budgie.

The Yellow Face Budgie. Also known as the Yellowface Blue, this comes in two variations; type 1 and type 2. Both sport a yellow rim on the tail feathers along with yellow faces and heads. Type 1 does not have yellow spread to the body whereas type 2 does after its first molt.

The Opaline Budgie. This budgie comes in six variations, all with v shaped designs in their backs, yellow face masks barring the Skyblue, whose face mask is white. The six variations are as follows: Opaline Skyblue (skyblue plumage), Opaline Green (purple cheek spots and throat spots), Opaline Cinnamon Light Green (spots are cinnamon brown), Opaline Light Green (grassy green in colour but brighter that the Cinnamon), Opaline Dark Green (dark green plumage), Opaline Grey Green (full green feathers) and the Opaline Olive Green (even olive green plumage).

The Royal Opaline Budgie. Very similar to the Lacewing Budgie

The Lacewing Budgie. This is a beautiful budgie and is either white or yellow. They have pale brown tails, rosy cheek markings and red eyes. Light brown can also be seen on the wings and they are very rare.

The Dominant Pied Budgie. This is also called the Australian Pied.

The Dutch Dominant Pied. This came about in Belgium, 1934.

The Recessive Pied Budgie. Also known as the Danish Pied or Harlequin Budgie. The Recessive Pied Light Green has a yellow face mask, a patchy light yellow and green body with a varying number of black throat spots.

Spangles.
This breed of budgie came about in 1974 and is known as "Dominant" due to their mode of inheritance.
There are many different types and colour of Spangle:
Spangle Light Green - These have a beautiful yellow mask which merge with the undulations (which are black) at the back of the head. They sport violet or silvery white cheek patches. General body colour being a rich, grassy green colour (this being on the rump, breast, flanks and underneath). Each feather on the wings is yellow with a black edging and a further yellow edge.
Spangle Dark Green - The same as the Light Green but with a dark green body colouring.
Spangle Olive Green - Also, as The Light Green, but with an Olive Green body colouring.
Spangle Grey Green - A yellow mask with six, proportionately spaced, round, black throat spots with yellow centers. The body colour is a grey/green colour and the bird has grey or silvery white cheek patches. Each feather on the wing is yellow with a black edging and a further yellow edge.
Spangle Skyblue - This breed of Spangle has a white mask but sports the same throat spots as the Spangle Grey Green. Of course, to do the title justice, it has a gorgeous, deep, sky-blue body colouring. Each feather on the wing is a clear white with a black edge and a further clear white edging.
Spangle Cobalt - Just like the Spangle Skyblue, but with a cobalt blue body colouring.
Spangle Mauve - As above, just with a mauve body colouring
Spangle Violet - Also, as above but with a rich, violet body colouring.
Spangle Grey - Following suite from the Skyblue and the Green Grey, this spangle proudly shows the distinctive throat spots. It has a clear, white mask and an even, grey body colouring. It should be noted that there are light, medium and dark shades of the spangle grey. Each wing feather being clear white with a black edge followed by another clear white edging.
Double Factor Spangle Yellow - The mask on this spangle should be a crisp yellow with no spots or markings and the body has a grey colouring. Each wing feather being clear white with a black edge followed by another clear white edging.
Double Factor Spangle White - This follows the standard of the Double Factor Spangle Yellow except that it has a pure white colouring throughout.

The Crested Budgie. There are three varieties of Crested Budgie with the causing gene being Dominant; Tufted Crest, Half Circular Crest and Full Circular Crest. It is said that two Crested Budgie should never be mated are the 'double crest factor is lethal. The Tufted Crest has a similar crest to that of a Cockatiel, extending upwards from the top of the cere. The Half Circular Crest extends either upwards or outward above the cere in a half circle. Last but not least, the Full Circular Crest Budgie's crest extends outwardly from the centre of its head.

The Cinnamon Budgie. There are a whopping 11 variations of Cinnamon Budgie and what makes them so special are there brown markings (instead of the common black markings) on the wings. Cinnamon, Cinnamon Olive Green, Cinnamon Light Green, Cinnamon Grey Green, Cinnamon Dark Green, Cinnamon Skyblue, Cinnamon Mauve, Cinnamon Grey, Cinnamon Light Yellow, Cinnamon Cobalt and Cinnamon Violet. All of these have purple cheek patches except the Cinnamon grey, which has slate/grey cheek patches. They all have three brown throat patches too.

The Fallow Budgie. This budgie is similar to the Cinnamon Budgie, the main (yet subtle) difference being that the Fallow Budgie is a little darker. But what really distinguishes the Fallow from the Cinnamon are the Fallows dark red eyes. There are four variations of the Fallow; Fallow, Fallow Light Green, Fallow Olive and Fallow dark Green.

The Red Eyes Lacewing Budgie. This comes in two variations; the Yellow Red Eyed Lacewing and the White Red Eyed Lacewing. They each have pale purple cheek patches with cinnamon brown tails and red eyes with a light iris ring.

The Greywing Budgie. This budgie originates in Belgium and Germany in 1975.

The Clearwing Budgie. What set aside this breed is its white wings, but the body and cheeks (usually dark) and their wings should be light coloured with no markings (usually seen in yellow or white). Most Clearwings will have a little grey in their wings though.

The Clearflight Budgie. This breed comes in a Skyblue, with a white face mask and the wings striped in white and black it is quite a handsome bird. The tail feathers are bluish black, the cheek patches are purple and the Clearflight has six black spots on its throat.

The Continental Clearlight is a variation first discovered in Belgium in 1946.ugh they don't have the wing markings of the Rainbow Budgie.

The Saddleback Budgie. This breed was first discovered in Sydney Australia

The Rainbow Budgie. This is an unofficial term for colourful budgies. Clearwings, Opalines, Greywings and Blues are often referred to as Rainbow.

The Seafoam Budgie is alike the Rainbow - an unofficial term to describe colour.