07 Jan 2007
When Birman Kittens
are born they are colourless (white). Over the initial few days the first signs
of colour start to appear on the ears, mask (face) and legs
and It is always an exciting time for breeders who are keen to see what colour
their new kittens are. With some of the
colours - like red or cream it is impossible to see the full markings until the
kittens are several months old.
Below are some of the
more common colour variations.
All
Birmans should have deep blue eyes, white feet and white gauntlets
on the back of the rear legs.
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Colour &
GCCF designation |
Comments |
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Seal point
(13c1) |
Very dark plain
chocolate coloured points to face legs and tail with an overall golden
hue to the white coat |
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Blue point
(13c2) |
Slate Gray colour to
points, face & legs with a whiter glacial hue to the body colour
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Chocolate Point
(13c3) |
Similar to the Seal
point but with a more milk chocolate colouring.
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Lilac Point
(13c4) |
Similar to the blue
point but with a paler almost pinky hue to the face markings.
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Red Point
(13c5) |
A hot red colour on the
face, legs &
tail and an overall apricot hue to the white coat |
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Seal Tortie Point
(13c6) |
A mixture of seal and red
or cream on the
face, legs
& tail |
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Cream point
(13c7) |
Similar to the red point but with a more
biscuity colour in the face and points. |
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Blue Tortie
(13c8) |
Similar to the seal tortie but with
blue (gray) mixed with the red. |
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13c11
Seal Tabby point
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The tabby variants of the Birman follow the
same colour varieties as the solid colours but the face, legs and
tail all have barring |
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13c12
Blue Tabby Point
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Tabbies are often distinguishable by the
letter "m" on the forehead and may have pink nose
leather. |
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