Love Birds Species
| Species | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Common and Scientific names | Picture | Description | Range |
| Masked Lovebird or Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personata) |  | 14 cm (5.5 in) long. Mostly green, black head, yellow upper chest continuous with yellow collar, red beak, white eyerings | Northeast Tanzania; introduced to Burundi and Kenya |
| Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri) |  | 14 cm (5.5 in) long. Mostly green, orange upper body and head, blue lower back and rump, red beak, white eyerings | South and southeast of Lake Victoria in northern Tanzania |
| Lilian's Lovebird or Nyasa Lovebird (Agapornis lilianae) |  | 13 cm (5 in) long. Mostly green including green back and green rump, orange head, red beak, white eyerings | Malawi |
| Black-cheeked Lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis) |  | 14 cm (5.5 in) long. Mostly green, brownish-black cheeks and throat, reddish-brown forehead and forecrown, orange upper chest, red beak, white eyerings | Zambia |
| Peach-faced Lovebird or Rosy-faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis) |  | 15 cm (6 in) long. Mostly green, orange face, blue lower back and rump, horn-coloured beak | Namibia, South Africa, Angola |
| Abyssinian Lovebird or Black-winged Lovebird (Agapornis taranta) |  | 16.5 cm (6.5 in) long. Mostly green, red beak, some black wing feathers. Sexual dimorphism: only the male has red on forehead and crown, females plumage is all green | Southern Eritrea to Southwestern Ethiopia |
| Red-headed Lovebird or Red-faced Lovebird (Agapornis pullarius) |  | 15 cm (6 in) long. Mostly green with red on upper neck and face. Sexual dimorphism: the male has more extensive and a darker red on face and head, and the male has a darker red beak than the female | Large part of central Africa |
| Grey-headed Lovebird or Madagascar Lovebird (Agapornis canus) |  | 13 cm (5 in) long. Mostly green with darker green on back, pale grey beak. Sexual dimorphism: male has a grey upper body, neck and head. | Madagascar |
| Black-collared Lovebird or Swindern's Lovebird (Agapornis swindernianus) |  | 13.5 cm (5 in) long. Mostly green, brown collar which has a black upper margin at the back of the neck, dark grey/black beak | Equatorial Africa |