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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.
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When to see the Yellow-faced Parrotlet
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 10 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Yellow-faced Parrotlet
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Yellow-faced Parrotlet
The yellow-faced parrotlet is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.
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Easily confused with
Mexican ParrotletForpus cyanopygiusThe Mexican parrotlet, also known as the turquoise-rumped parrotlet or the Mexican blue-rumped parrotlet, is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.
Turquoise-winged ParrotletForpus spengeliTurquoise-winged parrotlets are typically 12 centimetres (4.7 in) long and weigh about 28 grams (0.99 oz).
Riparian ParrotletForpus crassirostrisRiparian parrotlets are typically 12–13 centimetres (4.7–5.1 in) long and weigh about 28 grams (0.99 oz).
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