10/01/2026
COCKATIELS :-)
Mutations and their Abbreviations:
Have you ever noticed that some people talk about mutations with abbreviations, and you have no idea what they're talking about?
If you aren't familiar with mutation names or their abbreviations, hopefully, this will help!
NG - Normal Grey - the original colour of Cockatiel and thus NOT a mutation (also referred to as 'Wild Type')
WF - Normal Whiteface - solid colour mutation
P or Prl - Pearl - pattern mutation (sex-linked mutation also referred to as Opaline)
DEC - dark eyed clear - also referred to as a Clear Pied, which can be "normal" (yellow with orange cheeks) or a WF variety (all white bird with dark eyes). These are the birds that are commonly confused as Lutinos or Whiteface Lutinos but are actually Pieds lacking grey feathers.
Ino - Lutino - solid colour mutation (sex-linked mutation)
WFL - Whiteface Lutino (solid white Cockatiels sometimes referred to as ino)
Cinn - Cinnamon - solid colour mutation (sex-linked mutation)
Pd or pD - Pied - pattern mutation
CF - Creamface (sometimes referred to as Creamino)
DYC - Dominant Yellow Cheek (sex-linked mutation)
PF - Pastelface (sometimes referred to as pastelino)
DS/SF - Dominant Silver Single Factor
DS/DF - Dominant Silver Double Factor
O or EN - Emerald (sometimes referred to Olive or Suffused Yellow)
RS - Recessive Silver (sometimes referred to as Platinum or Ashen Fallow)
F or Fal - Fallow (sometimes referred to as Bronze Fallow)
YC Yellow Cheek
