Grey Penguins vs fawn colored

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Grey Penguins vs fawn colored

Post by love4finches » Mon Nov 26, 2012 4:37 pm

Why do the fawn Penguin pics I see have teardrops and the grey ones don't? Is it a flaw?

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Re: Grey Penguins vs fawn colored

Post by Snow finch » Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:07 pm

im not sure
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Re: Grey Penguins vs fawn colored

Post by DanteD716 » Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:21 pm

I love the fawn penguin. My uncle had a few, none had tears though.
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Re: Grey Penguins vs fawn colored

Post by cindy » Mon Nov 26, 2012 6:25 pm

penguins should not have tears, where are you viewing the pictures...link?

http://www.efinch.com/species/pengzeb.htm

When the males fledge and before they color out they look like normals in the box and upon fledging, once they molt they should loose the tear. Females often come out with a light white or silver (gray penguins) cheek that should fade away to white....if they have tears as adults they arent suppose to and may not be full penguins....none of my 15 have tears as adults

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Re: Grey Penguins vs fawn colored

Post by love4finches » Tue Dec 18, 2012 6:02 pm

Sounds like the pic I saw was of a youngster.

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