Black-collared Lovebird - BirdForum Opus

Agapornis swindernianus

Identification

13.5cm.

• Plumage generally green
• Black ring at the nape
• Browny-red chest
• Grey-black bill
• Yellow iris
• Grey feet
• Blue upper tail feathers
  

Sexes are similar
Juveniles lack the black nape collar.

Distribution

Africa
Western Africa: Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo
Eastern Africa: Uganda

Taxonomy

Subspecies^[1]

There are 3 subspecies:

• A. s. swindernianus:

• Patchily distributed Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana

• A. s. zenkeri:

• Cameroon to Gabon, southern Central African Republic and western Zaire

• A. s. emini:

• Lowland forests of Zaire and western Uganda

Habitat

Forest canopy.

Behaviour

A major part of their diet is the seeds and flesh of the native fig.

References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia
4. Lovebirds Info
5. Animal Pictures Archive

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-collared Lovebird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-collared_Lovebird

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