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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. They eat throughout the day and take frequent baths.
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 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]
Lovebird is the common name for the genus Agapornis, a small group of parrots in the Old World parrot family Psittaculidae. Of the nine species in the genus, all are native to the African continent, with the grey-headed lovebird being native to the African island of Madagascar .
Agapornis longipes is an extinct species of lovebird that lived in the Cradle of Humankind about 2.5 million years ago.. Bones of Agapornis longipes were uncovered in three caves (Kromdraai, Cooper's Cave, and Swartkrans) [2] in the Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site about 50 km (31 mi) northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, between 1979 and 1986 by paleontologist Bob Brain.
The red-headed lovebird (Agapornis pullarius), also known as the red-faced lovebird, is a member of the genus Agapornis, a group commonly known as lovebirds. Like other lovebirds it is native to Africa .
Fischer's lovebird (Agapornis fischeri) is a small parrot species of the genus Agapornis. They were originally discovered in the late 19th century. They were originally discovered in the late 19th century.
Agapornithinae is a subfamily of psittacine birds, one of the five subfamilies that make up the family Psittaculidae. [1] Its members are small, short-tailed parrots that inhabit Africa and Asia.