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The rosy-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis), also known as the rosy-collared or peach-faced lovebird, is a species of lovebird native to the Namibian savanna woodlands. Loud and constant chirpers, these birds are very social animals and often congregate in small groups in the wild.
Green- and blue-series peach-faced lovebirds: two parents (left, center-right) with their two recently fledged chicks (center-left, right)Lovebirds are 13–17 cm (5–7 in) in length, up to 24 cm in wingspan with 9 cm for a single wing and 40–60 g (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –2 oz) in weight.
The science of rosy-faced lovebird colour genetics deals with the heredity of colour variation in the feathers of the species known as Agapornis roseicollis, commonly known as the rosy-faced lovebird or peach-faced lovebird. Rosy-faced lovebirds have the deepest range of mutations available of all the Agapornis species.
The lutino peach-faced love bird (Agapornis roseicollis) is one of the most popular mutations of rosy-faced lovebird. It is closely followed by the Dutch blue lovebird in popularity. [ 1 ]
There was a mixed flock of masked, peach-faced lovebird, and a few hybrids near Napier, New Zealand for a number of years in the mid-2000s. There is also a small feral population in France, which contains the Blue mutant, and mixes with larger proportion of Fischer's lovebirds - also from aviary origin.
The grey-headed lovebird is now placed with seven other lovebirds in the genus Agapornis that was introduced by the English naturalist Prideaux John Selby in 1836. [9] [10] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek αγάπη agape meaning "love" and όρνις ornis meaning "bird". The specific epithet canus is the Latin word for "grey". [11]
[9] [10] A population of naturalized peach-faced lovebirds (Agapornis roseicollis) is found in Phoenix, Arizona. The population of red-masked parakeets that have gone feral in San Francisco have become famous through a book and film that have been made about them.
Articles in this category deal with colour mutations of the rosy-faced lovebird (also known as the peach-faced lovebird), Agapornis roseicollis.
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