The body color of the Dominant Silver also varies from dark gray to very pale silver. The most desirable Dominant Silver birds are those with the lightest color. The wings, back, and rump should not show any darker coloring. These birds also should show the tear drop and tail barring that is common to most zebra finches. Fawn Cheek and Gray Cheek Zebras have only been in the US since the early 1990s.
Males have a very apparent breast bar.
The Fawn Cheek bird is the mutation of a lighter, Fawn colored bird, while the Gray cheek zebra is the mutation of the normal colored bird. As you can see from the zebra finch mutations, many of them look similar, or can be crossed. Still, this is just a sampling of the many mutations that are out there, and there is something for both the beginning and the serious finch hobbyist. All rights reserved. All rights reserved.