Abstract
The yellow-faced parrotlet is a small, dimorphic South American parrot of the coastal regions of northern Peru and southern Ecuador. The sexes are similar except the male's rump is cobalt blue, while the female's rump is turquoise.Two pairs of these birds were obtained from Aves International on September 2, 1980. After a one month quarantine, one pair was placed in an 18" square cage and the other in a 2' x 2' x 4' long cage. Each pair had an English parakeet nest box on the outside of the far side of the cage allowing for easy access to the nest. The nests had a two inch layer of pine wood shavings.