Parrotlet Pacific basic information

Pacific Parrotlets grow to around 5 inches in length, and their plumage is predominantly green in color. Their irises and legs are brown, and their bills are horn-colored. Male Pacific Parrotlets have a blue line behind each eye and their forehead and faces are washed with bright yellow coloring. The necks and upper backs are a bluish-gray color, while their under-wing coverts and lower back extending to the rump are a brilliant cobalt blue. All of the wing coverts are bright blue except the undersides of the flight feathers, which are bluish-green. Males' flanks and the sides of their breasts are gray. The upper tail coverts are a bluish-green also, and the rest of the tail is green. Females have emerald green feathers where males have blue, but they may have rumps, which are turquoise and a slight blue coloration behind their eyes. Where the undercarriage of the male is grayer, females have a brighter green coloring. Female Pacific Parrotlets also have less yellow coloration over their heads than do males.