Torbie is the term for a cat that has both tabby and tortie patterns visible on any non-white areas. It is also known in real life as "patched tabby", "tortie-tabby", and when combined with white, as "caliby".
Torbies are only accepted in the breed if the standard lists both tabby and tortie. It is separate from both tabby and tortoiseshell and is not considered a sub-pattern of either. Tortoiseshell catz with striping on the red/cream areas but not on the non-red/cream areas are considered Tortoiseshells, not Torbies.
All tabby areas on the cat should use the same pattern on all tabby areas - the cat cannot, for instance, have broad stripes on its red tabby areas and thin stripes on its brown tabby areas. When possible, use coordinating furfiles from the same set.
Gender Restriction
In real life, almost all torties are female, as this pattern is sex-linked. All torties and torbies that wish to be A-registered in the UKC must be females. Male torties/torbies may be P-registered.
Torbie Colour Guide
Torbies are created by mixing areas of a red/cream-based tabby pattern with areas of a non-red/cream-based tabby pattern. Follow the list below when combining tabby patterns from the Tabby doc. Distribution of patches and mingling should follow the Tortoiseshell doc as much as possible.
Regular Torbie
Silver Torbie
Golden Torbie
Examples
Below is a gallery of torbie patterned catz, either in just the torbie pattern or combined with other patterns. Many more combinations than these are acceptable, this is just to provide some visual guidance to the text above
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| A lilac or fawn silver torbie point with white in the tuxedo pattern | A black spotted torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A black mackerel torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern |
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| A lilac or fawn mackerel torbie with white in the bicolour pattern | A black spotted torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A blue torbie point |
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| A black mackerel torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A lilac or fawn mackerel torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A fawn or lilac mackerel torbie point with white in the harlequin pattern |
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| A fawn or lilac silver classic torbie | A black mackerel torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A blue mackerel torbie with white in the bicolour pattern |
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| A blue silver mackerel torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A black classic torbie with white in the tuxedo pattern | A black (natural/seal) classic torbie mink with white in the tuxedo pattern |
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| A chocolate classic torbie | A blue mackerel torbie mink with white in the bicolour pattern |