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lutino

/luːˈtiːnəʊ/
noun
often
as modifier A bird (especially a cage bird of the parrot family) with
more yellow in the plumage than usual for the species.

Origin
Early 20th century: from Latin luteus ‘yellow’ + -ino, on the pattern of albino.

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Lutino birds are common enough that there was a very popular song which I remember being sung by Harry Belafonte, "Yellow Bird".

[The Internet provided many references, but I found the Haitian Legacy tale to be the most interesting.]

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