Yellow-faced Parrotlet
A species of Typical Parrotlets Scientific name : Forpus xanthops Genus : Typical Parrotlets
Yellow-faced Parrotlet, A species of Typical Parrotlets
Botanical name: Forpus xanthops
Genus: Typical Parrotlets
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Photo By Don Roberson 
Description
Yellow-faced parrotlets are about 14.5 cm (5.7 in) long and weigh about 35 grams (1.2 oz). Their bodies are mostly dark or olive green with gray washes on the nape and mantle and yellow-green underparts, and foreheads, crown, cheeks, and throat are bright yellow. A gray-green stripe extends backwards from each eye. Eyes are dark brown and feet and lower mandibles are light peach. The upper mandible is light peach with a gray or darker brown base. Yellow-faced parrotlets are sexually dimorphic: males have bright blue lower backs, tail, secondary, and underwing coverts, and inner primary feathers. Females' blue feathers are lighter on their backs and rumps, with blue-tinged green coverts, secondaries, and primaries. Juveniles of the species look similar to adults, but are duller and have fewer yellow feathers and an entirely peach beak. Like all parrots, yellow-faced parrotlets exhibit zygodactyly, meaning two toes face forward and two toes face backward. 
Size
27 cm
Nest Placement
Cavity
Feeding Habits
Yellow-faced Parrotlet primarily consume fruits, seeds, and flowers from cacti and trees, as well as grass and wheat seeds. They have adapted to forage these items as part of their diet.
Habitat
The yellow-faced Parrotlet typically resides in arid environments, such as montane desert scrub dominated by cacti and Prosopis species, as well as in dry deciduous forests. It also inhabits areas with dense vegetation near watercourses, including riparian thickets. These birds are found within regions that feature a combination of dry, scrubby, and woodland areas with available roosting sites like canebrakes.
Dite type
Granivorous
General Info
Feeding Habits
Bird food type
Behavior
The yellow-faced parrot forages for and eats the fruit and seeds of trees including Anacardium species, Salacia crassifolia and Astronium fraxinifolium. Flocks have also been recorded raiding crops of mango and unripe guava trees. Termites are another diet item. Until recently, comparatively little was known of its habits. It has been studied in Emas National Park in Brazil. Its breeding season there is May to October. Nests are hollows in termite mounds. The eggs are incubated for 19–22 days, while the young take up to 45 days to leave the nest. Like most species of parrots, the yellow-faced parrot is protected by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) with its placement on the Appendix II list.
Distribution Area
Yellow-faced parrotlets are found in northwestern Peru in the upper Rio Marañón valley, from eastern La Libertad north to southeastern Cajamarca and southern Amazonas. Yellow-faced parrotlets prefer arid, low-density woodlands in upper tropical and subtropical areas including scrub, riparian zones, open balsa woodland, cactus montane desert, and open country with scattered vegetation. They are found at altitudes of 800–1,000 metres (2,600–3,300 ft), and rarely up to 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) above sea level.
Species Status
The yellow-faced parrotlet is currently listed as a Vulnerable species by the IUCN Red List. The number of mature individuals in the wild is estimated to be 250-999 birds as of October 2016.
Photo By Don Roberson 
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Parrots Family
Parrots Genus
Typical Parrotlets Species
Yellow-faced Parrotlet 
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