Clive

Someone here claims there are Albino birds and I say they are wrong and they have taken exception so I post this. So anyone who things there are maybe able to learn the correct truth

That's correct.

In mammals, the lutino mutation does not exist because they only have one thing that controls colors. Melanin. In parrots, there are two factors that control colors, melanin and psittacin (aka psittacofulvins). As a result, there is no true albino mutation in parrots, only lutino. Lutino birds still carry reds, oranges and yellows. However, when the lutino mutatino is combined with blue, it creates a white bird. This has been nicknamed "albino".

An albino cockatiel is actually a whiteface lutino which is actually a blue lutino aka blue ino. Confusing, huh? LOL

A pearl cockatiel is actually the opaline mutation. We often give nicknames to mutations simply because what we see differs from the actual genetics. A genetically blue cockatiel is most obviously not visually blue! But they do have a white face!

Not everyone actually understands genetics enough to understand that although the bird appears albino, it does not make them an albino genetically. If albino was a true mutation, then you could breed an albino male to a normal female, no splits, and get albino and normal offspring. Instead, you'll get normal offspring split blue lutino and lutino offspring split blue. (or whiteface, as the case may be)

Even in cockatoos that are primarily white, the blue and lutino mutations still exist.

Enough said?