Yellow Face Parrotlet (Forpus xanthops)
The
rarest and largest species of parrotlet is the Yellow Face weighing 50 grams and almost
six inches in length. The males have deep violet blue primaries and secondaries similar to
male Pacifics including the blue eye streak. Females also have blue rumps which are
lighter than the males. As the name implies, both males and females have bright yellow
faces, foreheads, cheeks, chins, chests and bellies. They also have horn-colored legs and
beaks with a dark stripe running down the front of the upper beak. There are only nine
verified pair of Yellow Face in the United States although they are readily bred in
Europe.
The Neotropical bird club has written an excellent article
about the conservation of the Yellow-Faced parrotlet.
