Red bue-columbian

Color and pattern male

Head: deep red.

 

Neck: every feather of the neck hackle features a medium-width bright blue shaft stripe, surrounded by a narrow, deep red edging that runs around the feather tip; feathers on the front of the neck deep red.

 

Back and saddle hackle: upper plumage deep red, between the shoulders under the neck hackle bright blue and deep red; saddle hackle deep red.

Tail: tail feathers bright blue; tail supporting feathers bright blue with deep red edging; sickles and tail coverts bright blue; small tail coverts bright blue with narrow deep red edging.

Wings: shoulder deep red, may be partly bright blue; shoulder arch and wing band deep red.

Large flight feathers bright blue with a deep red edge on the outer side of the outer vane.

Small flight feathers: inner vane bright blue with a deep red edge running around the feather tip; outer vane deep red so that when the wing is closed it is entirely deep red.

 

Breast, belly, rear and thighs: deep red.

 

Down colour red or blue-grey, preferably the latter

Serious faults

 

Insufficient markings in the neck hackle; red in the sickles; markings in the saddle hackle; strong presence of blue in areas that should be deep red on the surface, such as on the wing coverts, on the sides of the breast, and on the flanks; broken shaft stripe markings; furthermore, feather groups varying in color depth.

 

Faults

 

The above serious faults occurring to a lesser degree; insufficient markings in the tail support feathers; insufficient markings in the flight feathers; the presence of entirely black or partially black feather areas in the blue; much too dark or much too light blue color.

Color and pattern female

Head: deep red.

 

Neck: neck collar, starting approximately at the transition between neck and head, featuring a medium-width bright blue shaft stripe pattern, entirely surrounded by a narrow, deep red edging; feathers on the front of the neck deep red.

 

Shoulders: deep red.

 

Back: deep red, between the shoulders below the neck collar bright blue and deep red.

 

Tail: tail feathers bright blue, except for the top two feathers which are faintly edged with deep red; tail coverts bright blue with a narrow deep red edging.

 

Wings: shoulder and coverts deep red.

Large flight feathers bright blue with a deep red edge on the outside of the outer vane.

Small flight feathers: inner vane bright blue with a deep red edge running around the feather tip; outer vane deep red, so that when the wing is closed it is entirely deep red.

Breast, belly, abdomen, and thighs: deep red

 

Down colour red or blue-grey, preferably the latter.

 

Serious faults

 

Insufficient markings in the neck collar; broad and indistinct deep red edging of the tail coverts; strong presence of bright blue in areas that should be deep red on the surface, such as on the wing coverts and on the sides of the breast and flanks; broken shaft stripe markings; furthermore, feather groups varying in colour depth.

 

Faults

 

The above serious faults occurring to a lesser degree; insufficient markings in the tail support feathers; insufficient markings in the flight feathers; the presence of entirely black or partially black feather areas in the blue; much too dark or much too light blue colour.

 

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