The breed standard describes how a Birman should ideally look. Of course you will probably never find a Birman fulfilling all given standards. It is the goal of every breeder to get as close as possible to the standard.

 

Body:

• Well balanced
• Medium to large in size with heavy boning
• Legs sturdy with medium length
• Paws short and strong
• Tail medium in length in proportion to the body with long flowing fur
• Females are proportial smaller than males

 

Head:

• Broad and rounded
• Cheeks full and round
• Chin strong, full and round developed
• Nose medium length and roman in shape

 

Ears:

• Medium in sized in proportion to the head
• Spaced well apart
• Rounded tips

 

Eyes:

• Almost round / slightly oval in shape
• Dark blue (the depper to blue the better)
• Set well apart

 

Coat:

• Abundant
• Semi-long
• Silken in texture

 

Gloves:

• End in a line across the paw at the break of the foot - ideally symmetric

 

Laces:

• The posterior gloves on the back paws finish with an inverted "V". These are called "laces" and should extend 1/2 to 3/4 of the way up the back hocks

 

Body Colour

• Contracts between body colour and points
• Semi-long to long on back and the sides
• Full ruff
• Short hair in the face
• Tail with long flowing fur

 

Points:

• Clearly defined: mask, ears, legs and tail
• All of the same shade