CAG Color

[Rachel218]

I've seen pics of different CAG and some of them are very light and other CAG are darker I wanted to know if all of them get a really light grey? or do they get lighter as they get older?:side:

[Mistyparrot]

<br><br>Post edited by: Mistyparrot, at: 2009/02/04 00:32

[Mistyparrot]

TAGs are darker than CAGs but all the CAGs I have seen have very similar shades what ever their age. It is important to consider the lighting conditions that the pictures were taken in. That can make a big difference in the apparent color.

Flash lighting in particular will make them seem much lighter.

Others may have a different experience from me.

 

Both Misty

 

 

Steve n Misty

[Rachel218]

Ok that makes sense Thanks:)

[Luvparrots]

In case you are talking about the difference in the grey colors between a Congo and a Timneh I have included these pictures.

 

 

 

These pictures are of my TAG - Ana Grey - for comparison. She as a bone colored beak and maroon tail and darker gray feathers, where a Congo has a black beak and a red tail and lighter gray feathers.<br><br>Post edited by: luvparrots, at: 2009/02/04 20:24

[Char]

There is a variance in shade from bird to bird. My Congo is kind of a medium grey in color at 14 months old. It seems to me she was lighter when I first got her at 4 months but not much and I can't say for sure.

 

In the pet store the other day they had some 5 mo olds who were very dark so it seems that age has nothing to do with it. I think there are just some variance in color.

 

This photo was taken without flash and pretty much shows her color as it is.

 

 

 

 

 

Post edited by: Char, at: 2009/02/04 01:49

 

Post edited by: Char, at: 2009/02/04 01:50

 

Post edited by: Char, at: 2009/02/04 01:52<br><br>Post edited by: Char, at: 2009/02/04 01:53

[Jane08]

Our male is a darker shade of grey and our female is quite light

[danmcq]

There is a variance in the shade of Gray depending on the origin of the parents (CAG's). The Greys that came from the Cameroon region are a larger bird ranging upto 650 grams in weight and are a much lighter shade of Gray.

 

Greys that come from the inland regions generally are a little darker shade of Grey and weights run from 400 to 500 grams on average.

 

They are both CAGs, just a little difference in size and they are the same species, unlike the TAG, which is much smaller, has a maroon colored tail and a bone colored beak and weight is on average 280 to 380 grams.