Who’s good at ‘tiel mutations?

[Kris]

Hi,
I am very curious about what mutation Pikachu might be. I first met him 20 years ago, as he was my friend’s bird. When he was young, I’m fairly sure he had bluish grey eyes. This year, my friend passed away, and we took him in. He’s about 22 now. He has a small amount of grey feathers in his tail and underside, so I believe he’s pied, not lutino. His eyes are darker now, but recently noticed in the light, that he does have red pupils. I thought that a pied bird wouldn’t have red eyes? Any thoughts??

 

[Kiwi's Dad]

Welcome back! You have a gorgeous boy He looks like a lutino pied but he could be a lacewing. Sorry I can’t answer your question Maybe another member can?

 

[Kiwi's Dad]

@Tiel Feathers could probably help!

 

[sunnysmom]

Does he have any solid yellow wing feathers, with no spots? If so, I think he's a Lutino pied. I don't think his eyes are the right color to be a lutino peal pied. They should be red. A lutino pied will have grey-blue to blue-white eye color. This is per Susanne Russo's book on cockatiel mutations.

 

[Kris]

Hmmm… ok. His wings are solid yellow. No spots. I always thought that any grey feathers would disqualify them as a lutino. Maybe I’m wrong? He has about 6-10 grey feathers.

 

[Kris]

Welcome back! You have a gorgeous boy He looks like a lutino pied but he could be a lacewing. Sorry I can’t answer your question Maybe another member can?

Pikachu says “thanks”.

 

[sunnysmom]

He has grey in his tail? Can you take a picture?

 

[Kris]

He has grey in his tail? Can you take a picture?

Sure!