Yellow-faced Parrotlet (Forpus xanthops)

Family
Psittacidae (Parrots)

Size
13 - 14 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvin, 1895)

Habitat
Arid woodland, riparian thickets and desert scrub. From 600 - 2,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Peru (B).

North-central Peru in upper Marañón Valley.

Population
Estimated population is 250 - 999 (2010) and stable.

Status VU
Trapping for the local cage-bird trade is probably the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
When perched, a rapid squeaky 'cheet-cheet-cheet'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (7)...)

Yellow-faced Parrotlet (Forpus xanthops) [XC163040]
by Wilson Diaz from above Balsas, Cajamarca, Peru (call)

Yellow-faced Parrotlet (Forpus xanthops) [XC163042]
by Andrew Spencer from above Balsas, Cajamarca, Peru (song?)

Subspecies
Has been judged a subspecies of Pacific Parrotlet (Forpus coelestis), to which it is clearly closely related, but size and colour differences suggest better treated as members of a superspecies.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Pacific Parrotlet (Forpus coelestis) which lacks yellow.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Yellow-faced Parrotlet (Forpus xanthops) - 10 files

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