| General | Appearance | the Burmese distinguishes itself as an independent breed by its unique genetics of colour (cb cb) striking characteristics of this lively breed are its silky coat texture as well as their expressive eyes it is a medium-sized, elegant cat any suggestion of either Siamese type or the cobbiness of the British must be regarded as a fault |
| Size | medium | |
| Head | Shape | Viewed from the front: short wedge, wide at the cheekbones, tapering to a blunt finish at the muzzle top of the head broad and with height, wide between the ears and slightly rounded in profile: brow slightly rounded; tip of the nose and chin form a vertical line |
| Nose | distinct nose break at the base | |
| Jaw | wide at the hinge | |
| Chin | strong; in profile the chin shows a strong lower jaw | |
| Ears | Shape | medium in size (exception: kitten), broad at the base with slightly rounded tips |
| Placement | set well apart; the outer line of the ears continues the upper part of the face (exception: mature males – fullness of cheeks) in profile the ears have a slight forward tilt | |
| Eyes | Shape | large and set wide apart; the top line of the eyes is straight with a slight oriental slant towards the nose, the lower line being rounded |
| Colour | lustrous, particularly alert and bright. All shades of yellow from chartreuse to amber; golden yellow is preferred shape, size and set are more important for the expression of the burmese than the colour allowances should be made for colour dilution in older cats | |
| Body | Size | of medium length |
| Structure | muscular and compact, heavier than its appearance indicates chest strong and rounded in profile, back straight | |
| Legs | rather slender and in proportion to the body | |
| Paws | oval, small, in proportion to the body | |
| Tail | of medium length, straight; medium thickness at the base, tapering to a rounded tip | |
| Coat | Structure | fine, glossy, silky; lying close to the body, almost without undercoat, very short |
| Colour | in all colour varieties are the underparts of the body paler than back and legs, but shading should be gradual hair should shade gradually to a paler colour at the roots face and ears may show a little contrast all varieties without any bars or spotting for colour varieties refer to tables below | |
| Remarks | in kittens (3-6 months) allowance should be made for faint ghostmarkings and an overall paler body colour than in adults | |
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| Scale of Points | Points | ||
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| Total | 100 | ||
| Head | general shape, nose, jaws and teeth, forehead, chin, placement and shape of the ears | 25 | |
| Eyes | shape and placement, colour | 20 | |
| Body | shape, size, bone structure, shape of legs and paws, length and shape of tail | 20 | |
| Coat | colour | 15 | 30 |
| quality and texture | 15 | ||
| Condition | 5 | ||
| Recognized Colour Varieties | ||
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| Brown | n | coat colour: rich warm seal brown nose leather: rich brown paw pads: seal brown |
| Blue | a | coat colour: blue-grey, with a clear pewter coloured sheen nose leather: blue-grey paw pads: pinkish blue-grey |
| Chocolate | b | coatcolour: milk coffee (café au lait) nose leather: chocolate- brown paw pads: cinnamon to chocolate |
| Lilac | c | coatcolour: pale, delicate dove-grey with a light pink cast nose leather: lavender paw pads: lavender |
| Red | d | coatcolour: tangerine nose leather: pink paw pads: pink |
| Cream | e | coatcolour: light apricot showing a distinct powdery bloom on ears, head and back nose leather: pink paw pads: pink |
| Seal tortie | f | coat colour: seal brown and tangerine (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled nose leather: pink and/or seal brown paw pads: pink and/or seal brown |
| Blue tortie | g | coat colour: blue-grey and light apricot (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled nose leather: pink and/or blue grey paw pads: pink and/or blue grey |
| Chocolate tortie | h | coat colour: milk coffee and tangerine (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled nose leather: pale red/pink and/or chocolate paw pads: pale red/pink and/or chocolate |
| Lilac tortie | j | coat colour: dove-grey and light apricot (dark and/or pale) patched and/or mingled nose leather: pink and/or lavender paw pads: pink and/or lavender |
| Remarks | A | BUR n: a colour shading almost into black is a fault |
| B | the distribution of colours is of less importance than the other details of colour | |