---
title: "Pacific Parrotlet"
description: "Forpus coelestis — Birds. The Pacific parrotlet (Forpus coelestis), also known as Lesson's parrotlet, or the celestial parrotlet, is a species of small parrot in the family Psittacidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/pacific-parrotlet
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pacific Parrotlet

> Forpus coelestis — Birds. The Pacific parrotlet (Forpus coelestis), also known as Lesson's parrotlet, or the celestial parrotlet, is a species of small parrot in the family Psittacidae.

- Scientific name: *Forpus coelestis*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 1580
- Wikidata: [Q882870](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q882870)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19066](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19066)

## Names

- en: Pacific Parrotlet
- de: Himmelsperlingspapagei
- es: Perico esmeralda
- fr: Toui céleste
- nl: Blauwe muspapegaai
- pl: Wróbliczka zielonolica

## Countries with the most observations

EC (770), PE (596), CO (8)

## Summary

The Pacific parrotlet (Forpus coelestis), also known as Lesson's parrotlet, or the celestial parrotlet, is a species of small parrot in the family Psittacidae.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_parrotlet

## Photo

![Pacific Parrotlet](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pacific-parrotlet/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ruth Gutiérrez Oliveros · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/97408533

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pacific-parrotlet?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).