Owl with pink beak?

[lawnsofdawns]

Got a new owl finch the other day with a strange pink colored beak. Has anyone seen this before? It's quite attractive, and the bird seems perfectly healthy. Just kinda strange.

I know that zebra-owl hybrids have a pink beak, but this is a regular owl, definitely not a hybrid.

Here is the pic.

[TheGrassfinch]

Beautiful bird! I am still looking to add owls to my aviary.

[debbie276]

Neat looking bird

[RigorMortisKitten]

woahhh, i dont know why the beak is pink but he/she is so so cute Maybe its some kind of mutation ?
I thought that all society finches had dark beaks for example, but apparently they can be pink too!

[cindy]

I wonder as it ages and is nourished well if the color might go to the silver/gray. Wonder if it indicated it is split to fawn...it looks male.

I have shaft tail that did this when young...itis a mutation in their case. Most changed to a light orange but one, a male kept the pearl pink in the beak with thin veining of ornge through it.

[finchmix22]

I agree with Cindy that it could indicate a split to fawn. Very interesting coloring too. It's not black and not fawn, so unusual either way.

[DanteD716]

I have no experience with fawn owls, but fawn societies have pink beaks, and fawn zebras when they are young.

[cindy]

pm Sally, she is our resident owl expert especially in regards to fawns!

[lawnsofdawns]

I was thinking maybe it might indicate a split to fawn also. Some of the markings on the wings are slightly unusual as well, and some of the white specks are tinted brown. It's quite hard to photograph.

[cindy]

perhaps it is a split to fawn male then...oh Sally!!!!!!!

[lawnsofdawns]

Here are some more pictures of the finch's back. Note the patch of brown tinting near the rump, kinda fawn-ish. Strange, no?

[lawnsofdawns]

Forgot to mention that the photo credits go to Brian (birdclaws).

[finchmix22]

Here is a pic of a fawn owl and a normal owl that was posted on googly.com.

[managermania]

Those are Rich's finches. He may be able to shed some light. I have splits and fawns. Below is the closest pic I have of it. I just went and checked and my fawns do have more of a pinkish beak. This photo was when she was real young.