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© CFTR "Club Français de la Tourterelle Rieuse" (photos and explanations)   

® 🇬🇧 Version of the French standard by Ariane Verticordia. It may have some translation errors (ex: varieties' names, but not genotype)

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Ivory (Dot-eyed) Doves

(Are included in this category, Ringneck-doves whose eyes have the distinction of being gray dotted orange to red. There are 12 of them.)

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Ivory (Ivoire)

Genotype: dB//-, iv//iv

Overall appearance:
Ivory with a dark grey neck-ring.


Details:
Head= Light ivory, almost white.
Neck-Band= Dark brown.
Beak= Pencilled horn.
Eye= Dotted grey orange to red.
Breast= Light ivory, almost white.
Scapulars= Ivory.

Flight feathers= Ivory/Grey.
Tail= Ivory/Grey.

 

Flaws:
Wrong mantle's colour, neck-band and beak.

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Diluted ivory (Ivoire Diluée)

Genotype: dB//-, iv//iv, gr//gr

Overall appearance:
Light-Ivory with a dark grey neck-ring.


Details:
Head= Light ivory, almost white.
Neck-Band= Dark brown.
Beak= Light horn.
Eye= Dotted grey orange to red.
Breast= Light ivory, almost white.
Scapulars= Nearly white.

Flight feathers= Nearly white and a little beige.
Tail= Light-ivory and Light-grey.

Flaws:
Wrong colour on the mantle. Bad neck-band and beak colour, flight feathers too dark.

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Cream (Crème)

Genotype: iv//iv, ry//ry

Overall appearance:
Cream-coloured dove with a dark neck-band.


Details:
Head= Very light-cream, nearly white.
Neck-Band= Dark brown.
Beak= Pencilled.
Eye= Dotted grey orange to red.
Breast= Very light-cream, nearly white.
Scapulars= Cream.

Flight feathers= Cream and light-cream.
Tail= Cream and brown brown base.

 

Flaws:
Wrong colour on the mantle. Bad neck-band and beak colour, flight feathers too dark.

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Light-Cream (Crème Clair)

Genotype: iv//iv, ry//ry

Overall appearance:
Very light-cream-coloured dove with a cream neck-band.


Details:
Head= White.
Neck-Band= Cream.
Beak= Light.
Eye= Dotted grey orange to red.
Breast= White.
Scapulars= Cream.

Flight feathers= Light-cream and white.
Tail= White, light-cream and light grey (under-tail).

 

Flaws:

Wrong coat colour, different neck band colour, wrong eye colour, non-conforming colour of base of flight-feathers.

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Champagne

Genotype: dB//-, iv//iv, ry//ry, Ta//+ or dB//, iv//iv, ry//ry, Ta//Ta

Overall appearance:
Champagne-coloured dove.


Details:
Head= White.
Neck-Band= White. Its presence can only be identified by a different feather implantation.
Beak= Light horn.
Eye= Dotted grey orange to red.
Breast= White.
Scapulars= Champagne.

Flight feathers= Champagne and white.
Tail= Champagne and white.


Flaws:
Wrong coat or beak colour. Coloured flight feathers.

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Apricot (Abricot)

Genotype: IvP//ivP, ry//ry

Overall appearance:
Apricot-coloured dove.


Details:
Head= Very light-apricot-cream, nearly white.
Neck-Band= Dark brown.
Beak= Light horn.
Eye= Dotted grey orange to red.
Breast= Very light-apricot-cream, nearly white.
Scapulars= Apricot.

Flight feathers= Beige primary flight feathers light beige edging, apricot secondary flight feathers.
Tail= Grey outer rectrices feathers with white tip, apricot central rectrices.

 

Flaws:
Wrong coat or beak colour.

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Ash-Apricot (Abricot Cendré)

Genotype: Ta//+, iv//iv

Overall appearance:
Strong apricot-coloured dove with a cream head and light-grey neck-band.


Details:
Head= Light-apricot-cream, nearly white.
Neck-Band= Light-grey.
Beak= Light horn with a darker tip in the end.
Eye= Dotted grey orange to red.
Breast= Very light-apricot-cream, nearly white.
Scapulars= Apricot.

Flight feathers= Strong-apricot, apricot, light-grey and cream.
Tail= Grey-beige outer rectrices feathers with white tip. Ash-apricot central rectrices.

 

Flaws:
Coat colour (apricot) not strong enough, not homogeneous, bad colour of the beak.

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Light-Apricot (Abricot Clair)

Genotype: iv//iv, Ta//+

Overall appearance:
Apricot-coloured dove with a cream-apricot head (nearly white) and white neck-band.


Details:
Head= Vrery-light-apricot-cream, nearly white.
Neck-Band= White.
Beak= Light horn .
Eye= Dotted grey orange to red.
Breast= Very light-apricot-cream, nearly white.
Scapulars= Apricot.

Flight feathers= White primary flight feathers, white apricot secondary flight feathers.
Tail= White outer rectrices feathers, apricot central rectrices.

Flaws:

Wrong coat and beak colour.

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Frosted-Blonde (Blond-Givré)

Genotype: dB//, Fr//+

Overall appearance:
Frosted-blond dove, predominantly yellow.


Details:
Head= Light grey-cream almost white, more colourful on females.
Neck-Band= Dark brown.
Beak= Horn with darker tip. .
Eye= Dotted grey orange to red.
Breast= Light-cream to white.
Scapulars= Frosted-blonde.

Flight feathers= Primary feathers frosted grey-beige and cream-bordered, secondary flight feathers grey-beige to blonde.
Tail= Outer feathers are frosted-brown with a white tip, center rectricies are frosted blonde with a brown base.

Flaws:
Wrong coat, neck-band and beak colour. Absence of frost on the primary flight feathers and on the rectrices.

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Frosted-Tawny/Fawn (Fauve-Givré)

Genotype: iv//iv or ivP//ivP or dB//, Fr//+

Overall appearance:
Frosty-fawn dove, predominantly red.


Details:
Head= Light grey-cream almost white, more colourful on females.
Neck-Band= Dark brown.
Beak= Horn with darker tip.
Eye= Dotted grey orange to red.
Breast= Light-cream to white.
Scapulars= Frosted-fawn.

Flight feathers= Frosted grey-beige primary flight feathers with a cream border, gray-beige to fawn secondary flight feathers.
Tail= Frosted-grey outer rectrices feathers with white tip. Frosted-fawn central rectrices. Frosted-brown base.

Flaws:
Wrong coat, neck-band and beak color, no frosted-feathers on the primary flight's.

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Silver-Ivory (Argenté-Givré)

Genotype: iv//iv, gr//g or iv//iv, Fr//+

Overall appearance:
Pastel-grey coated dove.


Details:
Head= Light grey almost white, more colourful on females.
Neck-Band= Grey.
Beak= Grey horn .
Eye= Dotted grey orange to red.
Breast= Light-grey to white.
Scapulars= Pastel-grey.

Flight feathers= Frosted-grey feathers bordered with light grey. Light gray secondary feathers.

Tail= Light-grey outer rectrices feathers with white tip. Pastel-grey central rectrices. Frosted light-grey base.

Flaws:
Wrong coat, neck-band and beak color, no frosted-feathers on the primary flight's.

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Platinum (Platine)

Genotype: iv//iv, Fr//+, Ta//+ or iv//iv, Fr//+, Ta//Ta

Overall appearance:
Platinum coated dove (very light blue).


Details:
Head= Very light blue, almost white.
Neck-Band= Very light-blue, nearly invisible.
Beak= Light-grey horn .
Eye= Dotted grey orange to red.
Breast= Very light-blue, nearly white.
Scapulars= Very light-blue.

Flight feathers= Bluish-white.

Tail= Very light-gray outer rectrices with white tip, very light-blue central rectrices.

Flaws:
Wrong coat, neck-band and beak color.

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