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Yellow-faced parrotlet

Forpus xanthops (Salvin, 1895)

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The yellow-faced parrotlet (Forpus xanthops) is a species in the family Psittacidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 24.5 g to 35 g and live up to 10.5 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.

Yellow-faced parrotlet (Forpus xanthops)
Photo: Ruth Rogers · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yellow-faced parrotlet

Weight
24.5 g – 35 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
10.5 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Longest recorded lifespan
10.5 years
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
4.2 – 4.95src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Generalistsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the yellow-faced parrotlet live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-faced parrotlet?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-faced parrotlet (Forpus xanthops) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Yellow-faced parrotlet” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yellow-faced_parrotlet&oldid=1379017486), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the yellow-faced parrotlet endangered?

The yellow-faced parrotlet is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.

How is the yellow-faced parrotlet classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittacidae
  6. genusForpus
  7. SpeciesForpus xanthops (Salvin, 1895)

Synonyms Forpus coelestis xanthops, Psittacula xanthops

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • cotorreta caragrogaCatalan
  • papoušíček žlutolícíCzech
  • parotan wynebfelynWelsh
  • Gulmasket SpurvepapegøjeDanish
  • Gelbmasken-SperlingspapageiGerman
  • flavmaska papagetoEsperanto
  • Cotorrita carigualdaSpanish
  • Perico cara amarillaSpanish
  • kuldpea-värbpapagoiEstonian
  • طوطیچه زردچهرهPersian
  • perunaranenFinnish
  • Toui à tête jauneFrench
  • Forpus à tête jauneFrench
  • peruanska papigicaCroatian
  • sárga verébpapagájHungarian
  • sárgaarcú verébpapagájHungarian
  • Pappagallino facciagiallaItalian
  • キガシラマメルリハシインコJapanese
  • geltonskruostė žvirblinė papūgėlėLithuanian
  • Сарикӓ цӹреӓн орави попугайWestern Mari
  • Tsídii yáłtiʼí áłtsʼíísí bitsiiʼ łitsooígííNavajo
  • gulmasket spurvepapegøyeNorwegian Bokmål
  • GeelwangmuspapegaaiDutch
  • gulmaskepapittNorwegian
  • wróbliczka żółtolicaPolish
  • پیلے وکھالے والا طوطاWestern Panjabi
  • tuim-de-cara-amarelaPortuguese
  • periquito-de-cabeça-amarelaPortuguese
  • tuim-de-cabeça-amarelaPortuguese
  • Желтолицый воробьиный попугайчикRussian
  • forpus žltolíciSlovak
  • papagájik žltolíciSlovak
  • Žutoliki vrapčasti papagajSerbian
  • gulhuvad sparvpapegojaSwedish
  • Sarı Kulaklı Serçe PapağanıTurkish
  • папуга-горобець жовтощокийUkrainian
  • 黃臉鸚哥Chinese
  • 黄脸鹦哥Chinese

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Relatives of the yellow-faced parrotlet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the yellow-faced parrotlet?

An adult yellow-faced parrotlet weighs 24.5 g – 35 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-faced parrotlet endangered?

The yellow-faced parrotlet is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.

How long does the yellow-faced parrotlet live?

The yellow-faced parrotlet has a recorded lifespan of 10.5 years.

What kind of animal is the yellow-faced parrotlet?

The yellow-faced parrotlet (Forpus xanthops) belongs to the family Psittacidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_faced_parrotlet_2026,
  title = {Yellow-faced parrotlet (Forpus xanthops)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-faced-parrotlet},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}