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The lutino cockatiel is one of the most popular mutations of
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The lutino cockatiel is one of the most popular mutations of cockatiel
The cockatiel (; ''Nymphicus hollandicus''), also known as weiro (also spelt weero), or quarrion, is a medium-sized parrot that is a member of its own branch of the cockatoo family endemic to Australia. They are prized as household pets and com ...
, with white to light-yellow feathers
and orange cheek patches.
The " normal grey" or "wild type" of a cockatiel's plumage
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is primarily grey with prominent white flashes on the outer edges of each wing.
However, bird breeders can breed for certain traits, and they have been breeding for different color mutations in cockatiels since the 1940s.
The lutino cockatiel mutation was the second cockatiel mutation to be established in the United States
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, the first being the pied cockatiel mutation in 1951.
The lutino appeared in the aviaries of Cliff Barringer of Miami, Florida
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, United States, in 1958.
Sound and appearance
All cockatiel colour genetic mutations have the same calls. The male lutino cockatiels can talk, sing, and dance (shakes head, makes the wings heart-shaped, etc.) to attract female cockatiels. Lutino cockatiels appear as full body in color yellow with two orange circular spots around the ear and cheek area.Relation with "albino" cockatiel
The "albino" cockatiel also known as the whiteface lutino, is not the result of albinism. It is a breed that combines two genes of whiteface and lutino. 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. So it has all white plumage, red eyes and pink feet. It is quite rare because of its all white plumage. The male and female of albino cannot be distinguished from their appearance, but need to be distinguished from their behavior or call.Lutino-pearl cockatiel
The lutino-pearl cockatiel is a composite product of the lutino cockatiel and the pearl cockatiel. It has the appearance of a lutino cockatiel with yellow spots on its body.
See also
*Lutino rosy-faced lovebird mutation
The lutino peach-faced love bird (''Agapornis roseicollis'') is one of the most popular mutations of rosy-faced lovebird. It is closely followed by the Dutch blue lovebird in popularity.
See also
*Rosy-faced lovebird
The rosy-faced lovebird ( ...
*Cockatiel
The cockatiel (; ''Nymphicus hollandicus''), also known as weiro (also spelt weero), or quarrion, is a medium-sized parrot that is a member of its own branch of the cockatoo family endemic to Australia. They are prized as household pets and com ...
*Cockatoo
A cockatoo is any of the 21 parrot species belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea (true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the ord ...
*Companion parrot
A companion parrot is a parrot kept as a pet that interacts abundantly with its human counterpart. Generally, most species of parrot can make excellent companions, but must be carefully managed around other common pet species like dogs and cats a ...
* Pied cockatiel
References
External links
Cockatiels - National Cockatiel Society
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- Internet Bird Collection {{Cockatoos Calyptorhynchinae Cockatiel colour mutations Domesticated birds Talking birds