Author: Lars Bodin

Agapornis taranta – Black-winged Lovebird Black-winged Lovebird – Agapornis taranta (Stanley, 1814) – is the largest of the Lovebirds. It is also known as Abyssinian Lovebird. It’s a quiet bird, but it can be …

Agapornis swindernianus – Black-collared Lovebird Photo: Dérozier Violette – Licensed under the  Creative Commons CC BY -NC 4.0 license Black-collared Lovebird – Agapornis swindernianus (Kuhl, 1820) – is a small African parrot with a predominantly green …

Agapornis roseicollis – Rosy-faced Lovebird Rosy-faced Lovebird – Agapornis roseicollis (Vieillot, 1818) – is the most common of the small African Lovebirds in captivity. It is easy to breed and therefore suitable as …

Agapornis pullarius – Red-headed Lovebird Photo: Copyright © by Diego Recanati – Instagram profile: @flayagain Red-headed Lovebird – Agapornis pullarius (Linnaeus, 1758) – is native to a wide range covering several states in Central and Western …

Agapornis personatus – Yellow-collared Lovebird Yellow-collared Lovebird – Agapornis personatus (Reichenow, 1887) – are very popular as a pet. They are easy to breed and not as noicy as other parrots so they …

Agapornis nigrigenis – Black-cheeked Lovebird Black-cheeked Lovebird – Agapornis nigrigenis (Sclater, WL, 1906) – is not as noisy as other Lovebirds. It has a calm temper and can be kept together with other …

Agapornis lilianae – Lilian’s Lovebird Lilian’s Lovebird – Agapornis lilianae (Shelley, 1894) – is one of the smallest Lovebirds measuring only about 13 cm. It is more difficult to breed in captivity and …

Agapornis fischeri – Fischer’s Lovebird Lovebirds can be quite noisy but in spite of that they are very popular as domestic birds due to the small size, beautiful colors and …