A number of beautiful color mutations occur in the peachfaced lovebird that have been developed in aviculture. Remember that these mutated birds are still called peached lovebirds, even in cases where the red psittacin of the face has been reduced or eliminated. Peachfaced Lovebirds are excellent species for beginning and expert breeders alike. Most young lovebirds will have black on their beaks. However, in some mutations, such as pied, this black often does birds have feathers. The colors in both the wild-type and all the mutations do take sometime to reach their full vibrancy. You can expext to see some dramatic changes in your bird's color as it matures. A wild-type peachfaced lovebirds will have a subtle pinkish red mask for many months, which darkens as the bird matures, especially after the first molt. Love-birds generally reach their full color around ten months of age. Many mutations occurs in this species as well as multiple combinations of these mutations. I will cover only those mutations that are seen most often in pet birds. Some other mutations that occur but are not as readily available among pet peachfaced lovebirds are American yellow, graywing, fallow, lacewing, opaline, and long feather.