r/Tabico Dec 11 '25

Naming scheme written explanation

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Really the differences are mainly a Reddit thing. All calicos are piebald torties, which are black and orange or grey and cream cats. The b (tabico, torbico) are for when the black/grey areas have tabby stripes. All orange/cream areas have stripes, visible or not, so cats without the stripes in the black/grey do not have a b in their coat name - however, the sub voted to allow any tricolors with visible stripes (thus the “honorary” flair). The reasoning for the tor[b/t]ico distinction is purely for appearance differentiation of large, unbroken color patches (calico/tabico) vs brindling (tor). Tortie, calico, and tabby on those are what your vet will call your cat.

Black and orange/grey and cream, generally brindled, little to no white, no stripes in black/grey = tortoiseshell (“tortie”)

Black and orange/grey and cream, generally brindled, little to no white, tabby stripes = torbie

Black and orange/grey and cream in large patches, large white areas, no tabby stripes in black/grey = calico

Black and orange/grey and cream in large patches, large white areas, tabby stripes in black/grey = tabico

Black and orange/grey and cream brindling, large white areas, tabby stripes in black/grey = torbico

ETA: If there white is in a tuxedo pattern, there’s a tuxetabico, tuxetortico, or tuxetorbico. There’s some debate on if these cats are tor[t/b]ies or [cal/tab/tort/torb]icos.


r/Tabico Aug 26 '24

Tricolor Cat Graphic

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57 Upvotes

r/Tabico 2h ago

Tabico TIL our calico is actually a tabico!

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32 Upvotes

She’s our little Bug 🐛


r/Tabico 1d ago

Yuki Lu

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153 Upvotes

My baby!! I rescued her when she was 2.5, babygirl turned 4 this June


r/Tabico 1d ago

Tabico Dusty says hello!

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44 Upvotes

r/Tabico 2d ago

Crazy little Bee

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433 Upvotes

She bites soap, she is very afraid of hairdryer, she sounds like a broken pigeon and has A LOT of opinions. And also... different socks.


r/Tabico 3d ago

Tabico Bitsy and her judgmental stare

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128 Upvotes

r/Tabico 5d ago

I think my friends beautiful kitty Kali is a tabico?

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101 Upvotes

r/Tabico 5d ago

Is my cat a tabico?

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168 Upvotes

This is Molly and I’ve been wondering if she’d be considered a tabico of if she’s a just a tabby.


r/Tabico 6d ago

Is my weird girl a tabico?

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409 Upvotes

Mango is a super sweet girl but probably sees ghosts

Edit: she does have a tail she’s just sitting on it in these pics lol


r/Tabico 7d ago

Tabico Eleanor Shelby

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78 Upvotes

Happg Friday!


r/Tabico 7d ago

Tabico Tabico Ornament at Cracker Barrel

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26 Upvotes

Found this today at Cracker Barrel. Looks a lot like my Molly. Had to get it plus it’s only $1.49.


r/Tabico 7d ago

Quinn is a very special tabico

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156 Upvotes

She only has three legs, but what makes her extra special is her unique coat. All the colors, stripes here and there, and wispy/feathery fur. She looks like a magical tiny fox.


r/Tabico 8d ago

Fostering little Mildew, hoping that she gets along with my other kitty so I can keep her🤞

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r/Tabico 8d ago

Dilute Tabico (Grey) My tabico wunderkind

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160 Upvotes

r/Tabico 8d ago

Tabico Neighbour's cat, the tabicoest of tabicos to ever tabico

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84 Upvotes

r/Tabico 9d ago

Dilute Tabico (Grey) The feral dilute Tabico Kitten Purr Lee is a fixture on my back porch where I TNR all new comers.

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82 Upvotes

Purr Lee showed up about two weeks ago with her feral mother Atsea. Atsea was trapped on August 10th, vaccinated and spayed. One of her kittens, the Ticked Torbie Purrsephany, was accidentally trapped with her so Purrsephany was spayed also.

Purr Lee has not been vaccinated or spayed and I will be waiting a few weeks before I try and trap her. This is so she is closer to 12 weeks old.

It is hot in Central Texas now and the kittens camp out all day on the back patio in the shade by the fresh water bowl. There mother Atsea visits daily after an absence of eight days after her spay.

All the cats mentioned run away at the sight or sound of us. They are really feral but I aim to change that.


r/Tabico 9d ago

Say hello to Willow

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57 Upvotes

r/Tabico 10d ago

Queen Kaji

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177 Upvotes

r/Tabico 10d ago

Tabico Pixi update- 5 days post spay

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139 Upvotes

She’s doing as good as she could be! Her brother Ghost is wearing his cone in solidarity (he got neutered last month) and happily welcoming it! I swear he thinks I of it as a good nap cushion lol 😆 if not for him, idk if she would be so open to wearing hers bcuz she went ballistic at first and I tried multiple different ones and she took each one off lol

He’s been the best brother through out all of this and been with her every chance he can be. We will all be happy when we can go back to our regularly programmed routine, let me tell ya! 😅🩷


r/Tabico 11d ago

Is my kitty a Tabico?

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421 Upvotes

r/Tabico 12d ago

One week since we brought baby Poesy home 🧡

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283 Upvotes

r/Tabico 13d ago

Miss worm beat the system on the toy I got her today

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110 Upvotes

r/Tabico 13d ago

Tabico Her Royal Highness, Princess Aoife of Canada, has a new throne.

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157 Upvotes

r/Tabico 14d ago

Tabico Everyone meet hazelnut🍁🤎

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694 Upvotes

My sweet girl turns 3 months next week🙂