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Pacific parrotlet
Selectively bredUncommon in the tradeIntermediate to keep

Yellow / Lutino

A variant of Pacific parrotlet (Forpus coelestis)

Yellow / Lutino

Representative Pacific parrotletphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

The sex-linked lutino removes melanin for a clear buttercup-yellow bird with red eyes; in hens it is a clean yellow, in cocks a yellow with faint blue ghosting. Often sold simply as 'yellow.'

Keeper tips for this variant

Red-eyed birds dislike harsh light — keep the cage out of direct sun; lutino is sex-linked, so a lutino cock paired to a normal hen lets you sex chicks by color in the nest.

This page covers the Yellow / Lutino variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Pacific parrotlet

Other Parrotlets variants

Normal (wild-type)BlueFallowAlbino