A special thanks to Antonio Javier Sanz, Enzo Del Pozzo, Mattia Fosco, Miguel Angel Parra Vidal, Leonardo Soleo, Carlo Maria Nobili, Gianluca Frezza, Riccardo Courrier and Giorgio Sacripanti
New Color Mutations
When it comes to new color mutations in Melanics, the judgment may change since each new color mutation takes on a different form from it's original due to modifications in the melanin's design. It is completely opposite from the new color Lipochromes. Some new color mutations are for certain mutations and some are exclusive to only one of the classic mutation since the other classic mutations cannot produce the same effect.
Pastel
Effect: Dilution of eumelanic pigments
Genotype: rz/rz or rz/0
Black Pastel
Heritage: Black, Oxidized, Sex Linked
Effect: Dilution of eumelanic pigments change Black into Anthracite Gray
Primary Feathers- Black eumelanin concentrated on outer edge and scatters inside.
Coverts and Tiertiary Feathers- Black eumelanin concentrates on inner zone and disperse outer.
Head- Feather centers must be concentrated with eumelanin and scattered towards edges of feather
Dorsal- Stretch marks formed by contrast in between concentrated and disperse.
White Black Pastel
By Breeder Carlo Maria Nobili

Brown Pastel
Heritage: Brown, Oxidized, Sex Linked
Effect: Dilution of eumelanic pigments change from Brown to Dense oxidized Brown. The balance between brown eumelanin and pheomelanin makes the design on the back disappear. Long feathers have dark marks
Yellow Brown Pastel Mosaic Hen

Non Intensive Red Brown Pastel

Agate Pastel
Heritage: Black, Diluted, Sex Linked
Effect: Dilution made the black color turn into an Iron Gray tone. Stretch marks are found on head, wings and flanks. Dispersed melanins have minimal expression.
Intensive Yellow Agate Pastel

Non Intensive Yellow Agate Pastel

Non Intensive Red Agate Pastel

Red Agate Pastel Mosaic Male

Isabel Pastel
Heritage: Brown, Diluted, Sex Linked
Effect: Slight presence and low quality of eumelanin and pheomelanin which changes
Light Beige color into a very Light Beige color that is visible on long feathers. Just like brown there is no design.
Dominant White Isabel Pastel

Yellow Isabel Pastel Mosaic Hen

Greywing
Heritage: Black Mutation Only, Sex Linked
Effect: No striations design it is now ocellated. Black colors turns into a Pearl Gray hue. There is concentrated melanin and the edge of the feather with long feathers being slightly darker gray than back design. Long feathers should show a strong contrast between the dark edges and pearl gray mid area. (A further dilution of black pastel)
Genotype: ag/ag
White Black Greywing

Red Black Greywing Mosaic
By Breeder Leonardo Soleo

Yellow Black Greywing Mosaic

Opal
Effect: Causes Inversion of melanic pigments. They are Deposited at the lower layer of feathers. Alters tonality to an opalescence giving a bluish hue due to an optical effect of light refraction.
Wing/Tail Feathers- shows most opalescence plumage concentrates on inner zone of feather and disperses outward.
Genotype: so/so
Black Opal
Heritage: Black, Oxidized, Recessive
Effect: Black changes to Dark bluish gray tone.
Yellow Black Opal Mosaic Male

Red Black Opal Mosaic Male

White Black Opal

Brown Opal
Heritage: Brown, Oxidized, Recessive
Effect: Brown changes to a light bluish gray tone.
Yellow Brown Opal Mosaic Hen

Red Brown Opal Mosaic Male

Agate Opal
Heritage: Black, Diluted, Recessive
Effect: Black changes to bluish gray
Intensive Yellow Agate Opal

Non Intensive Yellow Agate Opal

Intensive Red Agate Opal

Non Intensive Red Agate Opal

Intensive Red Ivory Agate Opal

Recessive White Agate Opal

Red Agate Opal Mosaic Male

Red Agate Opal Mosaic Hen

Isabel Opal
Heritage: Brown, Diluted, Recessive
Effect: Light Beige color changes to Pearl Gray.
Intensive and Non Intensive Yellow Isabel Opal

Recessive White Isabel Opal

Yellow Isabel Opal Mosaic Male

Red Isabel Opal Mosaic Hen

Phaeo Heritage: Brown, Oxidized, Recessive
Effect: Only pheomelanin is present which is a dark brown hue. Not striations but have ocellated design. Delimit central melanin deprived areas. Eyes are Red. Spangled Effect must have pheomelanin on the edges.
Intensive Yellow Phaeo

Intensive Red Phaeo

Non Intensive Red Phaeo

Red Phaeo Mosaic Male

Red Ivory Phaeo Mosaic Male

White Phaeo

Satine Heritage: Brown, Diluted, Recessive
Effect: Light Beige color changes to Reddish Beige. Inhibition of black and pheomelanin but dilutes brown eumelanin.
Intensive Yellow Satine

Non Intensive Yellow Satine

Intensive Yellow Ivory Satine

Intensive Red Ivory Satine

Non Intensive Red Ivory Satine

White Satine

Yellow Satine Mosaic Hen

Yellow Satine Mosaic Pair

Red Satine Mosaic Hen (Male Line)

Topaz
Effect: Causes centralization of melanin which mainly effects the areas of Dispersion and Corneal Parts. In return this gives more contrast to the background color.
Black Topaz
Heritage: Black, Oxidated, Recessive
Effect: Changes Black into Dark Chocolate tone. Corneal Parts lightly melanized. Dark Red Eyes
Intensive Red Black Topaz

Non Intensive Red Black Topaz

Red Black Topaz Mosaic Hen
By Breeder Fosco Mattia

Brown Topaz
Heritage: Brown, Oxidated, Recessive
Effect: Brown changes to Dark Brown. Red Eyes
Intensive Yellow Brown Topaz
By Breeder Riccardo Courrier

Yellow Brown Topaz Mosaic
By Breeder Giorgio Sacripanti

Agate Topaz
Heritage: Black, Diluted, Recessive
Effect: Black turns into Sepia Black. Clear rachis and edges of long feathers. Red Eyes
Intensive Yellow Agate Topaz

Intensive Red Agate Topaz

Red Agate Topaz Mosaic Hen

Recessive White Agate Topaz

Yellow Agate Topaz Mosaic Pair Hen Line

Isabel Topaz
Heritage: Brown, Diluted, Recessive
Effect: Light Beige turns into Light Hazel. Clear rachis and edges of long feathers. Red Eyes.
Intensive Yellow Isabel Topaz
By Breeder Riccardo Courrier

Non Intensive Yellow Isabel Topaz
By Breeder Riccardo Courrier

Non Intensive Red Isabel Topaz

Yellow Isabel Topaz Mosaic Male

Red Isabel Topaz Mosaic Hen

Eumo
Effect: Causes Dilution of melanin which strongly affects Dispersion areas and Corneal Parts. Slightly reduced design from Classic.
Black Eumo
Heritage: Black, Oxidated, Recessive
Effects: Black turns into Anthracite Gray hue with dark red eyes
Non Intensive Yellow Black Eumo

Brown Eumo
Heritage: Brown, Oxidated, Recessive
Effect: Brown turns into Hazelnut Brown with dark red eyes
Intensive Yellow Brown Eumo

Intensive Red Brown Eumo

White Brown Eumo

Yellow Brown Eumo Mosaic Male

Red Brown Eumo Mosaic Hen

Agate Eumo
Heritage: Black, Diluted, Recessive
Effect: Changes Black into Gray Tonality with bright red eyes
Intensive Yellow Agate Eumo

Intensive Red Agate Eumo

Red Agate Eumo Mosaic Male

Red Agate Eumo Mosaic Hen

Dominant White Agate Eumo

Cobalt
Effect: Causes eumelanization in areas lacking pigmentation in a dispersed way. Lacks clarification. Spreads all over body including chest and belly.
Black Cobalt
Heritage: Black, Oxidated, Recessive
Effect: Dispigmented zones turn from White to Black tones
Intensive Red Black Cobalt

Dominant White Black Cobalt

Brown Cobalt
Heritage: Brown, Oxidated, Recessive
Effect: Depigmented zones turn from White to Brown tones
Intensive Yellow Brown Cobalt

Agate Cobalt
Heritage: Black, Diluted, Recessive
Effect: Depigmented zones turn from White to Gray tones
Intensive Yellow Agate Cobalt

Non Intensive Yellow Agate Cobalt

Intensive Red Agate Cobalt

Non Intensive Red Agate Cobalt

Dominant White Agate Cobalt

Red Agate Cobalt Mosaic Male

Isabel Cobalt
Heritage: Brown, Diluted, Recessive
Effect: Depigmented zones turn from White to Light Beige tones
Intensive Yellow Isabel Cobalt

Non Intensive Yellow Isabel Cobalt

Intensive Red Isabel Cobalt

Non Intensive Red Isabel Cobalt

Red Isabel Cobalt Mosaic Male

Onyx
Effect: Causes Dispersion of concentrated melanin. Less shiny than the classic with a sooty effect. Long feathers usually lighter than classic. Loses sharpness and contrast. Well design stretch marks.
Black Onyx
Heritage: Black, Oxidated, Recessive
Effect: Black turns into Dark Sooty Gray
Red Black Onyx Mosaic Male

Yellow Black Onyx Mosaic Hen

Brown Onyx
Heritage: Brown, Oxidated, Recessive
Effect: Brown turns into Matte Brown
Intensive Yellow Brown Onyx

Non Intensive Red Brown Onyx

Agate Onyx
Heritage: Black, Diluted, Recessive
Effect: Black turns into Dark Gray with a pale ash background with little soot effect.
Red Agate Onyx Mosaic Male

Jaspe Simple Dilution
Effect: Simple Dilution causes a Dilution of concentrated melanins which strongly affects the design tone. Alters tonality to be lighter. Between dark areas there is a lighter gray. Design must be striated not ocellated. Long and wide stretch marks.
Black Jaspe SD
Heritage: Black, Oxidated, Semi Dominant
Effect: Black turns into a Light Bluish Gray tone. Very Dark Gray hue in rachis and outline
White Black Jaspe SD

Yellow Black Jaspe SD Mosaic Hen

Red Black Jaspe SD Mosaic Male

Brown Jaspe SD
Heritage: Brown, Oxidated, Semi Dominant
Effect: Grayish Brown hue in rachis and outline.
Red Ivory Brown Jaspe SD Mosaic Hen

Yellow Brown Jaspe SD Mosaic Male

Yellow Brown Jaspe SD Mosaic Hen

Agate Jaspe SD
Heritage: Black, Diluted, Semi Dominant
Effect: Dark Gray in rachis and outline
Dominant White Agate Jaspe SD

Red Agate Jaspe SD Mosaic Male

Red Agate Jaspe SD Mosaic Hen

Isabel Jaspe SD
Heritage: Brown, Diluted, Semi Dominant
Effect: Bluish gray Hazel tone in rachis and outline
Intensive Yellow Isabel Jaspe SD

Yellow Isabel Jaspe SD Mosaics

Mogno
Effect: Causes an inversion of melanins with more oxidation and less opalescence, similar to Opal. Must avoid melanin disperse and bluish tones.
Black Mogno
Heritage: Black, Oxidated, Recessive
Effect: Black turns into a (Metal Gun) Lead Gray hue.
Intensive Yellow Black Mogno
By Breeder Miguel Angel Parra Vidal

Red Black Mogno Mosaic Male
By Breeder Miguel Angel Parra Vidal

Red Black Mogno Mosaic Hen
By Breeder Miguel Angel Parra Vidal

Brown Mogno
Heritage: Brown, Oxidated, Recessive
Effect: Brown turns into a Grayish Brown hue
Intensive Yellow Brown Mogno
By Breeder Miguel Angel Parra Vidal

Non Intensive Yellow Brown Mogno
By Breeder Miguel Angel Parra Vidal

Non Intensive Yellow Ivory Brown Mogno

White Brown Mogno

Black Pearl
Heritage: Blacked, Oxidated, Recessive
Effect: Black turns into Gray Pearl except wing and tail feathers have a darker tone on the tips. All striations and markings almost gone but you can still see the melanin being dispersed in the ground color in between the striations. The beak and legs are melanized and their underflue is gray. At the time they are born they have blue eyes.
White Black Pearl

Intensive Red Black Pearl

Red Black Pearl Mosaic Male

Red Black Pearl Mosaic Hen



To have a better understanding read "New Colours Colour Canaries in the 21st Century" and "New Colours (II) Colour Canaries in the 21st Century by Antonio Javier Sanz. Books come bilingual (English/Spanish). Note: Part 1 Mutations covered are Pastel, Grey Wing, Opal, Phaeo and Satinet. Part 2 Mutations covered are Topaz, Eumo, Cobalt, Onyx, Jaspe, Mogno, Pearl and Mulato.
Link to limited order copies here in the US: https://www.canaryculture.com/product-page/new-colours-colour-canaries-in-the-21st-century
Link to order your copy: https://en.libros-engonari.com/libros-de-pajaros
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