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Violet Euwing Opaline Love Bird
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.
Social and affectionate, the name comes from the parrots' strong, monogamous pair bonding and the long periods which paired birds spend sitting together. Lovebirds live in small flocks and eat fruit, vegetables, grasses, and seeds. Black-winged lovebirds also eat insects and figs, and black-collared lovebirds have a special dietary requirement for native figs, making them difficult to keep in captivity.
Some species are kept as pets, and several coloured mutations have been selectively bred in aviculture. The average lifespan is 20 to 30 years.
Lovebirds are 13 to 17 cm (5 to 7 in) in length, up to 24 cm in wingspan with 9 cm for a single wing and 40 to 60 g in weight. They are among the smallest parrots, characterised by a stocky build, a short blunt tail, and a relatively large, sharp beak. Wildtype lovebirds are mostly green with a variety of colours on their upper body, depending on the species. The Fischer's lovebird, black-cheeked lovebird, and the masked lovebird have a prominent white ring around their eyes. Many colour mutant varieties have been produced by selective breeding of the species that are popular in aviculture.
Traditionally, lovebirds are divided into three groups:
• the sexually dimorphic species: Madagascar, Abyssinian, and red-headed lovebird
• the intermediate species: peach-faced lovebird
• the white-eye-ringed species: masked, Fischer's, Lilian's, and black-cheeked lovebirds
However, this division is not fully supported by phylogenetic studies, as the species of the dimorphic group are not grouped together in a single clade.
Species and subspecies:
• Rosy-faced lovebird, Agapornis roseicollis, or peach-faced lovebird
o Agapornis roseicollis catumbella,
• Agapornis roseicollis roseicollis,
• Yellow-collared lovebird, Agapornis personatus, or masked lovebird
• Fischer's lovebird, Agapornis fischeri, Reichenow,
• Lilian's lovebird, Agapornis lilianae, Shelley, Nyasa lovebird
• Black-cheeked lovebird, Agapornis nigrigenis,
• Grey-headed lovebird, Agapornis canus, or Madagascar lovebird
o Agapornis canus ablectaneus, Bangs, 1918
o Agapornis canus canus, (Gmelin, 1788)
• Black-winged lovebird, Agapornis taranta, Abyssinian lovebird
• Red-headed lovebird, Agapornis pullarius, or red-faced lovebird
o Agapornis pullarius pullarius,
o Agapornis pullarius ugandae,
• Black-collared lovebird, Agapornis swindernianus, Swindern's lovebird
o Agapornis swindernianus emini,
o Agapornis swindernianus swindernianus,
o Agapornis swindernianus zenkeri,

Depending on the species of lovebird, the female will carry nesting material into the nest in various ways. The peach-faced lovebird tucks nesting material in the feathers of its rump, while the masked lovebird carries nesting material back in its beak. Once the lovebirds start constructing their nest, mating will follow. During this time, the lovebirds will mate repeatedly. Eggs follow 3–5 days later. The female will spend hours inside her nesting box before eggs are laid. Once the first egg is laid, a new egg will follow every other day until the clutch is complete, typically at four to six eggs. Even without a nest or a male, lovebirds sometimes produce eggs.
Determining the sex of a lovebird is difficult. At maturity of one year, it may show signs of whether it is male or female, such as ripping up paper and stuffing it into its feathers (female behaviour) or regurgitating for its owners (male behaviour: the male feeds the nesting female). This behaviour is not a reliable indicator, however. The only sure method is DNA testing; however, some experts can sex lovebirds by feeling beneath the body. There are two sharp points beneath the cloaca known as the pelvic bone. If the points are nearer together, the bird is male; if the points are further away, it is female (females must have a larger pelvis to lay eggs).

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