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Normal Grey: Female on Left, Male on Right. Please note that normal grey is not a mutation but the original
coloring of the cockatiels. Wild cockatiels look like this.
Lutino: Cannot be visually sexed, males and females look the same. Lutinos bodies do not have the ability
to make the color grey therefore they are white and yellow. Lutinos eyes are red.
Pied: This is NOT the same as a lutino for the pied has random spots of grey on its body.
Pieds also cannot be visually sexed, males and females look
the same.
Pearl: The bird in the picture is a female, males lose the pearling at their first molt and look like normal
greys. Females keep the pearling.
Whiteface: Female on the left, male on the right. Females have barring on the tail and a grey face,
while the male is solid grey with a white face. The Whitefaces body does not have the ability to make the color yellow,
therefore the whiteface is only white and grey, and does NOT have the yellow coloring and orange cheek patches.
"Albino": Is actually a Whiteface-Lutino. These birds cannot be visually sexed. Whiteface-Lutinos
do not have the ability to make the colors yellow or grey therefore they look "albino". Whiteface-Lutinos also have red eyes
like the lutino.
Cinnamon: The cockatiel in the picture is a male. Instead of having grey plumage, the feathers can range
from a light tan color to a chocolate brown.
Spangle: This may look very similar to the pearl cockatiel, but in fact is the exact opposite pattern.
The bird shown in the picture is a male.
Silver: Silver cockatiels have a very diluted grey coloring that looks, well, silver. This also causes
yellow to be more prominent. The two Silver cockatiels in the picture are males.
Pastelface: This mutation is very close in nature to the whiteface gene but does not effect the coloring
as much. It only makes the oranges and yellows more "pastel" looking. The cockatiel in the picture is a female.
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