different kinds of cockatiels
White-faced Cockatiels come in all the different color varieties like gray, pearl, fawn, pied, and albino. Albino Cockatiel is a multi mutation, a combination of the White-faced Cockatiel and Lutino Cockatiel mutations.
Cockatiel Types and Descriptions Albino: The Albino cockatiel is pure white with red eyes. It is really a double mutation consisting of Lutino, which prevents melanin from depositing in the plumage, and Whiteface, which prevents the lipochrome pigments from depositing in the plumage.
Pied cockatiels have patches of white and yellow on areas that are typically not those colors in other mutations. Pied patterns vary widely, but according to the National Cockatiel Society, it is preferred that they are 75 percent pied and 25 percent the color the bird would normally be (such as grey or cinnamon).
Cinnamon Pearl Cockatiel is a double mutation with the coloration of a Cinnamon Cockatiel and the feather pattern of a Pearl Cockatiel. 1  There is also a Cinnamon Pied Cockatiel mutation. 2  White-faced Cockatiel is one of the cockatiel mutations that lacks the yellow coloration and they have no cheek patches.