Link to the official CFA Breed Standard (click)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
A cat of mystery and legend, the Birman is a color pointed cat with long silky hair and four pure white feet. It is strongly built, elongated and stocky, neither svelte nor cobby. The distinctive head has strong jaws, firm chin and medium length Roman nose. There should be good width between the ears, which are medium in size. The blue, almost round eyes are set well apart, giving a sweet expression to the face.
Points: (100 points)
- Head (including boning, nose, jaw, chin, profile, ear & eye shape & set) 30
- Body/type (including boning, stockiness, elongation, legs, tail) 25
- Coat (including lenhgt, texture, run) 10
- Color (including body color, point color, eye color) 15
- Gloves (including front & rear gloves, laces & symmetry) 20
REFERENCE
Birman Color Class Numbers (male/female)
Chocolate Point.......................................................... 0180 0181
Seal Point.................................................................... 0182 0183
Lilac Point................................................................... 0184 0185
Blue Point ................................................................... 0186 0187
Other Solid Point........................................................ 2178 2179
(Red, Cream)
Parti-Color Point......................................................... – – 2189
(Seal-Tortie, Blue-Cream, Chocolate-Tortie, LilacCream)
Seal Tabby Point....................................................... 2152 2153
Chocolate Tabby Point............................................. 2154 2155
Blue Tabby Point ...................................................... 2156 2157
All Other Tabby Point............................................... 2158 2159
(Lilac, Red, Cream, Seal-Tortie, Chocolate-Tortie, Blue-Cream, Lilac-Cream)
AOV....................................................................None None
The position of the white gloves
Highest position allowed
Lowest Position allowed
