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The normal grey cockatiel, wild type cockatiel, wild cockatiel or grey cockatiel, or Common Cockatiel, is the origin
cockatiel The cockatiel (; ''Nymphicus hollandicus''), also known as the weero/weiro 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 exotic household pets and compa ...
of all colour genetics mutations, with mostly grey feathers and orange cheek patches.


Colour mutation

It all began with the normal grey cockatiel as the wild type colour, the mutations started with the captive home breeding, It took about 100 years for the first mutationjust cockatiels
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as first mutation colour to be established in the United States. The Pied appeared exactly by the aviaries of "Mr. D. Putman" of
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, United States. A mutation is defined as a spontaneous change in the genetic code. These changes have resulted in the different colors we now have today. All cockatiels, excluding the normal grey are mutations.
Cockatiel The cockatiel (; ''Nymphicus hollandicus''), also known as the weero/weiro 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 exotic household pets and compa ...
colour mutations have produced the
Lutino cockatiel The lutino cockatiel is one of the most popular mutations of cockatiel, with white to light-yellow feathers and orange/red cheek patches. The "Normal grey cockatiel, normal grey" or "wild type" of a cockatiel's plumage is primarily grey with prom ...
, which first appeared in 1958 (see cockatiel colour genetics). The White-faced cockatiel first appeared in 1964. Other varieties include Cinnamon cockatiel, the Pearled cockatiel which appeared in Germany in 1967 or 1968, and Pastelface cockatiel.


Sound

All cockatiel colour genetic mutations produce the same call. File:Nymphicus hollandicus call.ogg


See also

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Cockatoo A cockatoo is any of the 21 species of parrots 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 t ...
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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 Rosy-faced_lovebird_colour_genetics#Base color, Dutch blue lovebird in popularity. See also *Ro ...
* Cockatiel colour genetics *
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 children and other common pet species like do ...
* Pied cockatiel *
Lutino cockatiel The lutino cockatiel is one of the most popular mutations of cockatiel, with white to light-yellow feathers and orange/red cheek patches. The "Normal grey cockatiel, normal grey" or "wild type" of a cockatiel's plumage is primarily grey with prom ...
*
Budgerigar The budgerigar ( ; ''Melopsittacus undulatus''), also known as the common parakeet, shell parakeet or budgie ( ), is a small, long-tailed, seed-eating parrot native to Australia. Naturally the species is green and yellow with black, scallop ...
* White-faced cockatiel


References


External links


Cockatiels - National Cockatiel Society

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