Actually you are correct however in the pied gene males retain some pearling, it is refferred to as ghost pearling. Our male whiteface pied pearl is an example.Aww, s/he looks like my Moose! :lovehearts: They're one of my favorite colors out there in tiels, the only one I like more is the WF Pearls, especially the WF cinnamon pearls, but I heard only females show the pearling, the males lose it? So I'm hesitant to spend the money on it :lol: