Turquoise Green Cheeked Conure

Inheritance: Autosomal recessive

The turquoise mutation is a par blue mutation it partially suppresses the production of yellow psittacofulvins in the feather barbules. In a wild-type GCC, green coloration results from yellow psittacofulvin pigment layered over blue structural color. By reducing the yellow pigment, turquoise reveals the underlying blue structural color, shifting the bird's overall appearance from green to a teal to blue-green tone.

One could selectively breed individuals for more blue coloring resulting in bluer birds over time.