White-faced cockatiel
| Pied cockatiel | |
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| Subfamily: | Nymphicinae
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| Genus: | Nymphicus
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| Species: | N. hollandicus
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| Nymphicus hollandicus | |
The White-faced cockatiel is one of cockatiel colour genetics mutation, with a mostly white or grayish face, they stand out because they have no orange cheek patches or yellow coloring at all. This is a stunning cockatiel mutation, is the seventh established mutation appeared first time with domesticated cockatiel in 1964 [1] in Holland.[2]
Size and weight
as cockatiel bird, this bird get up to 12 inches (30 cm) and weigh 3 to 4 ounces.
Sexual differences
For White-faced cockatiels, the males will have a whiter head and the females will have more of a grayish head. The females will also have the barred markings underneath their tail feathers while the males will have none.[3]
White-faced Cockatiel in different colour mutations
- White-faced Grey Cockatiel:
- White-faced Pearl Cockatiel:
- White-faced Pied Cockatiel:
- White-faced Pearl Pied Cockatiel:
- White-faced Cinnamon Cockatiel:
- White-faced Cinnamon Pearl Cockatiel:
- White-faced Cinnamon Pied Cockatiel:
The relation with Albino Cockatiel
The Albino Cockatiel is a combination of a "white-faced Cockatiel" and a "Lutino cockatiel". The "Whiteface gene" removes all the yellow and orange that would be present in a Lutino. and the "Lutino gene" removes all the black and grey. The result is an all white cockatiel with red eyes. in this case they are impossible to sex visually, so you will need a DNA test to determine what sex your pet it is.
Sound
All cockatiel colour genetic mutations have the same Tweet.
See also
References
External links
- Cockatiels - National Cockatiel Society[dead link]
- Cockatiel Information Forum and Bulletin Board - Talk Cockatiels
- Videos, images and sounds - Internet Bird Collection