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Yellow-faced Parrotlet  (Forpus xanthops)

 
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Yellow-faced Parrotlet on cactus

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Parrots as Pets
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Care in Captivity
Pet Suitability:
Shy and quiet but active. Tendency to obesity in small cages; provide larger aviary.

Captive Status:
Rare; unknown until 1979 or so.

Longevity:
15-25 yrs

Housing:
Walk-in enclosure, minimum length 2.1m (7 ft) or indoor aviary minimum length 1.8m (6 ft).

Enrichment:
Bathing using overhead misters or shallow water bowls, socialization; swings, ladders, perches, chew items (fir, pine, willow twigs, sterilized pine cones, vegetable tanned leather), foraging toys, puzzle toys.

Nest Box Size:
6" x 6" x 6" (15.2cm x 15.2cm 15.2cm) vertical box

Clutch Size:
3 to 6

Incubation Time:
22 days

Fledging Age:
5-6 weeks

Hatch Weight:
Not available

Peak Weight:
Not available

Weaning Weight:
Not available

Link to Specialist Club:
http://www.internationalparrotletsociety.org/; http://www.forpus.com/index.htm

More Info Sites:
http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E277.htm&Pic=277_1.JPG

http://www.petco.com/caresheets/bird/Parrotlet.pdf#search=%22Parrotlet%20life%20span%22

http://www.centralpets.com/animals/birds/parrots/prt1212.html