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Yellow-faced Parrotlet
Forpus xanthops (Salvin, 1895)
Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
Yellow-faced Parrotlet, Forpus xanthops, is a parrot of north-central Peru, where it occurs in the upper Río Marañón valley. It is a member of the Psittacidae family and was described by Salvin in 1895. Its most striking feature is the bright yellow on the face, including the forehead, crown, cheeks and throat. The species is also marked by dark or olive green plumage, with grey on the nape and mantle, and blue in the males. It lives in arid woodland, scrub, riparian areas, open balsa woodland, cactus desert and open country with scattered vegetation.
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittacidae — African & New World Parrots
- Breeding range
- South America: nc Peru
