Yellow-faced Parrotlets are known by some American breeders to be a variety of the Pacific Parrotlet. Some European breeders believe them to be a species by themselves. Sclater s Parrotlet, Schomburgh s Parrotlet. The male is emerald green, with greater flight feathers and greater wing coverts dark green. The female is green and has no blue coloring, but does have yellow on the forehead and crown.
Eyes are dark brown, cere light to dark black, and legs are grey.
This Parrotlet has not been imported into the United States. It is very small and stocky. There are also two other genus of Parrotlets. They are not available in the United States. They have a short squared tail and an unproportional big narrow bill without the typical notch in the upper mandible.