Species profile
Yellow-faced Parrotlet
Forpus xanthops
Quick answer
Remarks. — This specimen, donated by Hans Berlepsch (1850 – 1915), originally formed part of the collection of Oskar Theodore Baron (1847 – 1926), a German engineer who travelled in northern Peru. The type series, also collected by Baron in the previous year (March 1894), is from the same locality (Salvin 1895).
- Scientific name
- Forpus xanthops
- Family
- Psittacidae
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Genus
- Forpus
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable
Recording Yellow-faced Parrotlet in your journal
When you see this bird, log the sighting with the date, the place and any photos. If it's your first, Feather Journal marks it as a lifer and adds it to your life list automatically — no spreadsheet, no re-typing.
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