In fact, true albino zebra finches are extremely rare. Some white zebra finches display flecking, or spots of color, on their neck and back. It is thought that this comes from white birds being crossed with the normal gray, and if you cross a white bird with a fawn, the coloration might disappear. This has been proven false, due to the appearance of white birds with cream or tan flecking instead of gray. Males of this type have a breast bar, cheek patches and flanking, which looks diluted in comparison to normals.
Females are white with a black tear drop mark, and young birds emerge white with black beaks.
The color of a CFW zebra finch varies from birds with bright markings to those that are more diluted in coloring. I have a pair of CFW birds in my aviary, Steve, a handfed male, and his mate. Being young birds, I do not have a clutch from them yet, but am anxiously awaiting the breeding of this mutation in my aviary. CFW birds bred in Europe are called Continental CFWs. These birds are similar to our own, except for their cream colored bodies, which shows that the Europeans used birds of a fawn color to form this mutation.