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BIRDS COLOR MUTATIONS (COCKATIELS)
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Windy City Aviary Cockatiel Color
Mutations Guide |
| Cockatiels
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Color Mutation |
Description |
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Normal Gray |
This color variation is typical
of Cockatiels in the wild. The primary color of plumage is gray.
Gray is seen on the tail and chest with a paler gray color on the
abdomen, the middle tail feathers, lower back and upper tail
coverts are also a pale shade of gray. For show, the gray color of normals should be uniform throughout. |
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Pied |
The pied Cockatiel is perhaps the best
known. Show standards dictate 75% yellow to 25% dark gray color
variation in the plumage. Many different variations of this ratio
can be seen in pet quality Cockatiels. |
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Lutino |
The Lutino Cockatiel can only be
described as beautiful. The Lutino exhibits a striking deep
buttercup yellow plumage. The color is consistent throughout;
sometimes some wing feathers are seen in a lighter shade of yellow
than the rest of the feathers. |
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Cinnamon |
The Cinnamon
Cockatiel as the name would imply, this Cockatiel has lovely
cinnamon plumage throughout. |
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Cinnamon Pearl Pied |
This triple mutation
Cinnamon Pearl Pied
cockatiel has the coloration of a Cinnamon with the feather
patterns of both a Pied and a Pearl. The female will retain her
pearling, while the male will lose most or all his pearling by the
second molt. |
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Fallow |
The Fallow cockatiel
has a very similar coloration to that of the Cinnamon cockatiel,
but with a slightly diluted depth of color. The fallow has red
eyes, a pink beak, and pink feet. |
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Pearl |
The Pearl
Cockatiel has well defined heavy pearl markings. The markings are
typically seen in buttercup yellow, with females having more
pronounced markings than the males. |
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White Faced |
In a white-face, all
yellow and orange areas on bird replaced with white. Males develop
a white face mask after first molt; females do not. The
White Faced is most interesting in combination with the Lutino. A
White Faced Lutino is a true albino. True albinos are in very short supply |
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White Faced
Cinnamon |
In a white-face, all
yellow and orange areas on bird replaced with white. Males develop
a white face mask after first molt; females do not. This Cockatiel
has lovely cinnamon plumage throughout. |
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