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Hello, I have a Normal male zebra finch and was wondering if you can see any possible splits. I have read a few websites that tell how to identify splits but he looks like a normal zebra finch to me I'm just curious if I'm missing some clues?

Here are some more pictures.

the bottom tail picture, are the feathers top left white of the tail are they overlapping? It looks as though they are in the two pictures above it.....I am going to give you a site to go to for recessive split indicators.

Often not all the signs of a split are always revealed...the true way to confirm a split is pairing it with another mate of the same split or full visual to what you suspect. The truth will be told in the offspring...

Your pictures are a bit blurry on some so ID'ng is not easy. The possible makers to look for are indicated on the site. The lighter brown edging may indicate a split to fawn but that particular way of ID'ng is not always exact. Often the only proof a bird is split to fawn is if the gray pair gives fawn females.

Another site to refer to is efinch.com

http://www.efinch.com/varieties.htm

http://zebracrazy.byethost13.com/Splits.htm

not all mutations show for splits....efinch can explain further

Thank you for the sites Cindy. His tail feathers were overlapping.

To be honest I personally do not see signs of splits, possibly a fawn split but the proof if you pair him with a gray female would be a fawn hen offspring.

He is currently paired with a CWF hen but not sure of her splits if she has any. They have mated and have been building a nest but haven't laid any eggs. I'm just letting them do their thing they have been paired for about 3 months give or take. If the hen lays eggs and they hatch I'll post pictures of the offspring. Thank you.

CFW is sex linked and the male carries the gene...she can give male offspring that are split to CFW...the young will look normal...this is the outcome unless they are hiding a recessive mutation.

based on visual and what you told me this is the possible outcome

(Carlos Matos)

50.0% Females >> Gray
50.0% Males >> Gray / CFW

once the young are fledged/matured you should be able to tell if the parents were hiding any mutations