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| DESCRIPTION OF PIEDS Copyright © 2004 LINDA S. RUBIN CF Genetics Consultant/Panel Judge www.CockatielsPlusParrots.com Selected Q&A's "From My Mailbox" SPLIT PIED Split Pieds carry "tick" markings that include yellow or white splashes of color upon areas of their head, crest, face, nape, or chest. Some splits carry only a small marking; others may be heavily ticked. It is completely normal, for Normal Grey female cockatiels to carry small amounts of yellow upon the face; usually the yellow markings are small and occur under the chin, around the lores (between the eyes and beak), and around the eyes or crown. It is the male, of course, that carries the extended full yellow facial mask. In some lightly Pied birds, these tick markings can be misleading as to whether a bird is truly Pied or merely split; often test breeding is necessary. Read “Ticked Markings & Split Pieds” for additional details. LIGHT PIEDS In order to qualify as a Light Pied, there is usually at least one, or more, yellow or white flight feathers and usually some yellow or white feathers also on the rump. In better marked Light Pieds, the primary flight feathers are "clear" (yellow or white) along with the central tail feathers and possibly other areas such as the head or part of the chest or lower abdomen. HEAVY PIEDS The autosomal recessive Heavy Pied is the Pied many exhibitors try to achieve. It may vary in its pattern, which ideally should still remain symmetrical (one side being the mirror image of the other side). The amount of yellow, white, or cream-colored wash should approach 70% of the bird, or higher (i.e., 70-97%). The face is expected to be clear, just as ALL clear flights and ALL clear tail feathers are equally expected to be free of grey. CLEAR PIEDS The autosomal recessive Clear Pied is a super, extra-heavily washed Pied that is nearly 100% yellow, white, and/or cream, with perhaps one or more dark feathers on the rump, back, or undersides. Because the eyes are dark, the Clear Pied can be distinguished from Lutinos even when viewed from the front. Enough Clear Pieds are produced today to warrant a separate class for them in the Pied sections. Hence, the three main classes for pied birds in both the novice and advance sections are now written as: Pied, Heavy Pied, and Clear Pied: Pied: Cockatiels with less than 70% Pied wash (e.g., light pieds, medium pieds, etc.). This is the class already contained in the Standard. It remains in order to inspire exhibitors to continue working with Pieds, just as they do today. Some excellent Light Pieds are instrumental in working towards producing well-marked Heavy Pieds of markedly improved size and skull width. Heavy Pied: Cockatiels with a melanin-free wash falling between 70% -97% Clear Pied: Cockatiels with a melanin-free wash, 98% - approaching 100% (e.g. Black-eyed Clears once known as “bulls-eyes”). Today, the popular Pied varieties also include classes for Heavily Pied birds, and a catch-all Clear Pied class, for both the Pied sections (e. g., Cinnamon Pied, Pearl Pied, and Cinnamon Pearl Pied), and the Whiteface sections (e.g., Whiteface Pied, Whiteface Pearl Pied, and Whiteface Cinnamon Pearl Pied) at cockatiel shows. Although these classes relate to exhibition, they are useful as a guide to classifying what type of Pied you own. |
| DESCRIPTION OF PIEDS Copyright © 2004 Linda S. Rubin ~ All Rights Reserved ~ |
| c.2007 Nancy Johnson-Mello |
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