- Agapornis roseicollis
Alternative name(s): Peach-faced Lovebird
Identification
15cm
- Green plumage
- Peach face
- Blue rump
- Grey feet
- Horn coloured bill
Sexes similar
Distribution
Africa:
Western Africa: Angola
Southern Africa: Namibia, South Africa
A popular cage bird, introduced populations exist in Arizona and Hawaii.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
There are 2 subspecies:
- A. r. catumbella:
- Subdeserts of south-western Angola
- A. r. roseicollis:
- Subdeserts of Namibia to northern Cape Province
Habitat
Rocky hillsides, woodland, semi-deserts and mountainous terrain .
Behaviour
Gregarious and noisy, they are a colonial breeder with nests in inaccessible and sometimes vertical cracks in sandstone koppies or steep rock faces on exfoliating granite. However, it is highly adaptable and also nests and roosts in Sociable Weaver (Philetairus socius) nests, but also in artificial structures, junction boxes on power poles, and in other unnatural habitats.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Avian Web
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rosy-faced Lovebird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rosy-faced_Lovebird
External Links
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