Learn About The Colors Of Curlew Birds

The color of crown birds or wild cockatiels

The scientific name for all crowns or cockatiels is ( Nymphicus hollandicus ), regardless of their different colours. The origins of all wild crowns go back to the continent of Australia, and the most common color of wild crowns is plain grey. It has a medium gray body, and the chest and abdomen are slightly lighter than the back. There is also some white color on the edges of the wings. The color of the face, crown, or top of the head is yellow or white, and on the cheeks there are distinctive round spots of a dark orange color, and its color is Male cockatiels are stronger and deeper than females, which tend to be duller or paler.

Crown bird colors in pet stores

Through selective breeding by pet dealers, several different colors of crowns have been obtained that are not found naturally in the wild. The most prominent of these colors are the following:

Yellowface Cockatiel

It is very similar to the common wild gray crown , except that the spots on the cheeks are yellow instead of orange. This bird may also have some yellow feathers on the top of the head, and their bodies are gray and white in color just like the wild crown, and other colors can only appear on the head.

Whiteface Cockatiel

This species also has gray and white bodies, just like the previous two species, except that the face is devoid of any yellow or orange colored spots on the cheeks. Adult males are characterized by white heads with gray marks on them sometimes, and the females’ faces are completely grey.

Lutinos Crown

The color of this bird is yellow and white with orange spots on the cheeks and has red eyes. It is difficult to distinguish between females and males of this color, and they differ from each other only in terms of the presence of a yellow stripe on the underside of the tail for most females.

Crown Pied

It is the first mutation obtained from Crown birds in the 1950s. It is characterized by a mixture of yellow or white colors with light or dark gray tinges. All of these birds have dark yellow spots or blotches, and there is the clear type of paw (Clear). Pied) It is very similar to the lutino, except that it has a white face, and its muzzle is not red.

There is also the pearl pied type , which has a head that is either yellow or white, with a gray color on the rest of the body.

Blue Crown Cockatiel

This type is completely white with black markings on the wing, and a blue color on the tail. The blue crown does not have any colored spots on the cheeks, and their head is devoid of yellow, unlike many other types of curlew. This color in general is one of the rarest species. In captivity.

Pearl Crown (Pearl cockatiels)

Weh is a unique species, and is characterized by the presence of a series of spots on the body, wings, and heads, hence the name given to it. These spots are usually white, and it has orange cheeks, with a tinge of light yellow on the face. [