AGAPORNIS (GENUS NAME)
ROSEICOLLIS (SPECIES NAME)
CATUMBELLA (SUB-SPECIES NAME)
1.
AGAPORNIS CANUS CANUS (GMELIN 1788)
2.
AGAPORNIS CANUS ABLECTANEUS (BANGS 1918)
3.
AGAPORNIS TARANTA TARANTA (STANLY 1814)
4.
AGAPORNIS TARANTA NANUS (NEUMANN 1931)
5.
AGAPORNIS PULLARIUS PULLARIUS (LINNAEUS 1758)
6.
AGAPORNIS PULLARIUS UGANDAE (NEUMANN 1908)
7.
AGAPORNIS SWINDERNIANUS SWINDERNIANUS (KUHL
1820)
8.
AGAPORNIS SWINDERNIANUS ZENKERI (REICHENOW
1895)
9.
AGAPORNIS ROSEICOLLIS ROSEICOLLIS (VIELLOT
1818)
10.
AGAPORNIS ROSEICOLLIS CATUMBELLA (HALL 1952)
11.
AGAPORNIS PERSONATUS (REICHENOW 1887)
12.
AGAPORNIS FISCHERI (REICHENOW 1887)
13.
AGAPORNIS NIGRIGENIS ( SCLATER 1906)
14.
AGAPORNIS LILIANAE ( SHELLEY 1894)
FAMILY TIES.
THE NINE DIFFERENT
SPECIES OF LOVEBIRDS.
1.
AGAPORNIS CANUS.
2.
AGAPORNIS FISCHERI.
3.
AGAPORNIS LILIANAE.
4.
AGAPORNIS NIGRIGENIS.
5.
AGAPORNIS PERSONATUS.
6.
AGAPORNIS PULLARIUS.
7.
AGAPORNIS ROSEICOLLIS.
8.
AGAPORNIS SWINDERNIANUS.
9.
AGAPORNIS TARANTA.
SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC
GROUP.
1.
AGAPORNIS CANUS.
2.
AGAPORNIS TARANTA.
3.
AGAPORNIS PULLARIUS.
TRANSITIONAL GROUP.
1.
AGAPORNIS ROSEICOLLIS.
2.
AGAPORNIS SWINDERNIANUS.
PERSONATUS GROUP.
1.
AGAPORNIS FISCHERI.
2.
AGAPORNIS PERSONATUS.
3.
AGAPORNIS LILIANAE.
4.
AGAPORNIS NIGRIGENIS.
PEACH-FACED LOVEBIRD (AGAPORNIS
ROSEICOLLIS).
ROSY-FACED LOVEBIRD (TRANSITIONAL
GROUP)
NATIVE RANGES: ANGOLA, BOTSWANA,
NAMIBIA, SOUTH AFRICA.
FOOD: SEED, LEAF, VEGETABLES AND
FRUITS.
LENGTH: 15 CM.
WEIGHT: 48 to 61 GRAMS.
WING LENGTH: 3.8 to 4.2 IN.
RING SIZE: 4.5 MM.
GENDER:
DNA SEXING.
AGE OF SEXUAL MATURITY: 12 to14
MONTHS.
BREEDING CAGE SIZE: L3-FEET x W2-FEET x H2-FEET.
BREEDING BOX SIZE: L30CM x W20CM x H20CM.
AVERAGE
EGG: 4 to 6.
AVERAGE TIME TO HATCHING: 21 to 23
DAYS.
AVERAGE FLEDGING AGE: 38 to 42 DAYS.
AVERAGE TIME TO INDEPENDENCE: 2
MONTHS.
AVERAGE
LIFESPAN: 15 to 20 YEAR IN WILD.
TWO
SUBSPECIES ARE RECOGNIZED TO AGAPORNIS ROSEICOLLIS:
1-Agapornis
roseicollis catumbella, B.P. Hall, 1952 – Angola.
2-Agapornis
roseicollis roseicollis, (Vieillot 1818) - Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa.
BLACK-COLLARED LOVEBIRD (AGAPORNIS SWINDERNIANUS).
SWINDERN'S LOVEBIRD (TRANSITIONAL GROUP)
NATIVE RANGES: EQUATORIAL GUINEA,
GABON, GHANA, CONGO, LIBERIA AND UGANDA.
FOOD: SEED, LEAF AND FRUITS (FIG SEED).
LENGTH: 13.5 CM (5 IN)
WEIGHT: 39 TO 41 GRAMS.
WING LENGTH: 4.2 TO 4.5 IN.
RING SIZE: 4.3 MM.
GENDER:
DNA SEXING.
AGE OF SEXUAL MATURITY: 12 MONTHS.
AVERAGE
EGG: 3 TO 4.
AVERAGE TIME TO HATCHING: 21 TO 23
DAYS.
AVERAGE FLEDGING AGE: 40 TO 42 DAYS.
AVERAGE TIME TO INDEPENDENCE: 2.5
MONTHS.
AVERAGE
LIFESPAN: 10 TO 15 YEAR IN WILD.
THERE ARE THREE SUBSPECIES OF THE
BLACK-COLLARED LOVEBIRD:
1 The nominate subspecies, A. s.
swindernianus - Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana
2 Cameroon black-collared lovebird, A.
s. zenkeri - Cameroon, Gabon and Congo
3 Ituri black-collared lovebird or
Emin's lovebird, A. s. emini - Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
MADAGASCAR LOVEBIRD (AGAPORNIS CANUS).
GREY-HEADED LOVEBIRD (SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC GROUP)
NATIVE RANGES: ISLAND OF MADAGASCAR.
FOOD: SEED, LEAF, VEGETABLES AND
FRUITS.
LENGTH: 13 CM.
WEIGHT: 30 to 36 GRAMS.
WING LENGTH: 3.1 to
3.3 IN.
RING SIZE: 3.5 TO 3.8 MM.
GENDER:
VISUAL SEXING.
AGE OF SEXUAL MATURITY: 12 to13
MONTHS.
BREEDING CAGE SIZE: L3-FEET x W1.5-FEET x H2.5-FEET.
BREEDING BOX SIZE: L20CM x W20CM x H25CM.
AVERAGE
EGG: 4 to 6.
AVERAGE TIME TO HATCHING: 21 to 23
DAYS.
AVERAGE FLEDGING AGE: 36 to 38 DAYS.
AVERAGE TIME TO INDEPENDENCE: 2
MONTHS.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN: 10 to 15 YEAR IN WILD.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN: 10 to 15 YEAR IN WILD.
RED-HEADED LOVEBIRD (AGAPORNIS
PULLARIUS).
RED-FACED LOVEBIRD (SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC GROUP)
NATIVE RANGES: ANGOLA, BURUNDI,
CAMEROON, CHAD, CONGO, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ETHIOPIA, GABON, GHANA, GUINEA,
KENYA, MALI, NIGER, NIGERIA, RWANDA, SIERRA LEONE, SOUTH SUDAN, TANZANIA, TOGO,
AND UGANDA.
FOOD: SEED, LEAF, VEGETABLES AND
FRUITS.
LENGTH: 14 to 15 CM.
WEIGHT: 45 to 50 GRAMS.
WING LENGTH: 3.9 to 4.3 IN.
RING SIZE: 4.5 MM.
GENDER:
VISUAL SEXING.
AGE OF SEXUAL MATURITY: 12 to14
MONTHS.
BREEDING CAGE SIZE: L3.5-FEET x W2-FEET x H3-FEET.
BREEDING BOX SIZE: L20CM x W20CM x H30CM.
AVERAGE
EGG: 4 to 6.
AVERAGE TIME TO HATCHING: 22 to 23
DAYS.
MINIMUM HATCHING HEAT: ABOUT
27 °C (81 °F)
AVERAGE FLEDGING AGE: 40 to 42 DAYS.
AVERAGE TIME TO INDEPENDENCE: 2
MONTHS.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN: 10 to 15 YEAR IN WILD.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN: 10 to 15 YEAR IN WILD.
BLACK-WINGED LOVEBIRD (AGAPORNIS
TARANTA).
ABYSSINIAN LOVEBIRD ((SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC GROUP)
NATIVE RANGES: SOUTHERN ERITREA, SOUTHWESTERN
ETHIOPIA.
FOOD: SEED, LEAF, VEGETABLES AND
FRUITS.
LENGTH: 16 to16.5CM (6.25 to 6.5 INCHES)
WEIGHT: 49 to 66 GRAMS.
WING LENGTH: 4.2 to 4.6 IN.
RING SIZE: 4.5 MM.
GENDER:
VISUAL SEXING.
AGE OF SEXUAL MATURITY: 12 MONTHS.
BREEDING CAGE SIZE: L3-FEET x W2-FEET x H2-FEET.
BREEDING BOX SIZE: L20CM x W20CM x H25CM.
AVERAGE
EGG: 4 to 6.
AVERAGE TIME TO HATCHING: 21 to 23
DAYS.
AVERAGE FLEDGING AGE: 42 to 45 DAYS.
AVERAGE TIME TO INDEPENDENCE: 2.5
MONTHS.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN: 10 to 15 YEAR IN WILD.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN: 10 to 15 YEAR IN WILD.
FISCHER'S LOVEBIRD (AGAPORNIS FISCHERI).
FISCHER'S LOVEBIRD (PERSONATUS GROUP)
NATIVE RANGES: TANZANIA.
FOOD: SEED, LEAF, VEGETABLES, AND FRUITS.
LENGTH: 14CM (5.5 INCHES)
WEIGHT: 42 TO 58 GRAMS.
WING LENGTH: 3.4 TO 3.8 IN.
RING SIZE: 4.3 to 4.5 MM.
GENDER: DNA SEXING.
AGE OF SEXUAL MATURITY: 12 to14 MONTHS.
BREEDING CAGE SIZE: L3-FEET x W2-FEET x H2-FEET.
BREEDING BOX SIZE: L30CM x W20CM x H20CM.
AVERAGE EGG: 3 to 6.
AVERAGE TIME TO HATCHING: 21 to 23 DAYS.
AVERAGE FLEDGING AGE: 35 to 38 DAYS.
AVERAGE TIME TO INDEPENDENCE: 2 MONTHS.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN: 15 to 25 YEAR IN WILD.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN: 15 to 25 YEAR IN WILD.
YELLOW-COLLARED LOVEBIRD (AGAPORNIS
PERSONATUS).
MASKED LOVEBIRD (PERSONATUS GROUP)
NATIVE RANGES: NORTHEAST TANZANIA, BURUNDI AND
KENYA.
FOOD: SEED, LEAF, VEGETABLES, AND FRUITS.
LENGTH: 14.5 CM (5.8 INCHES)
WEIGHT: 50 TO 55 GRAMS.
WING LENGTH: 3.5 TO 3.8 IN.
RING SIZE: 4.3 to 4.5 MM.
GENDER: DNA SEXING.
AGE OF SEXUAL MATURITY: 12 MONTHS.
BREEDING CAGE SIZE: L3-FEET x W2-FEET x H2-FEET.
BREEDING BOX SIZE: L30CM x W20CM x H20CM.
AVERAGE EGG: 3 to 6.
AVERAGE TIME TO HATCHING: 21 to 23 DAYS.
AVERAGE FLEDGING AGE: 35 to 38 DAYS.
AVERAGE TIME TO INDEPENDENCE: 2 MONTHS.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN:
10 to 15 YEAR IN WILD.
LILIAN'S LOVEBIRD (AGAPORNIS LILIANAE).
NYASA LOVEBIRD (PERSONATUS GROUP).
NATIVE RANGES: MALAWI, MOZAMBIQUE, TANZANIA, ZAMBIA,
AND ZIMBABWE.
FOOD: SEED, LEAF, VEGETABLES, AND FRUITS.
LENGTH: 13 CM (5.1 INCHES)
WEIGHT: 28 TO 37 GRAMS.
WING LENGTH: 3.1 TO 3.3 IN.
RING SIZE: 4.3 to 4.5 MM.
GENDER: DNA SEXING.
AGE OF SEXUAL MATURITY: 12 to14 MONTHS.
BREEDING CAGE SIZE: L3-FEET x W1.5-FEET x H2-FEET.
BREEDING BOX SIZE: L20CM x W20CM x H25CM.
AVERAGE EGG: 3 to 6.
AVERAGE TIME TO HATCHING: 20 to 22 DAYS.
AVERAGE FLEDGING AGE: 36 to 38 DAYS.
AVERAGE TIME TO INDEPENDENCE: 2 MONTHS.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN: 10 to 15 YEAR IN WILD.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN: 10 to 15 YEAR IN WILD.
BLACK-CHEEKED LOVEBIRD (AGAPORNIS
NIGRIGENIS).
BLACK-CHEEKED LOVEBIRD (PERSONATUS GROUP).
NATIVE RANGES: ZAMBIA.
FOOD: SEED, LEAF, VEGETABLES, AND FRUITS.
LENGTH: 14 CM (5.5 INCHES)
WEIGHT: MALE 38 GRAMS,
FEMALE 43 GRAMS.
WING LENGTH: 3.2 TO 3.5 IN.
RING SIZE: 4.3 TO 4.5 MM.
GENDER: DNA SEXING.
AGE OF SEXUAL MATURITY: 10 TO12 MONTHS.
BREEDING CAGE SIZE: L3-FEET X W1.5-FEET X H2-FEET.
BREEDING BOX SIZE: L20CM X W20CM X H25CM.
AVERAGE EGG: 3 TO 6.
AVERAGE TIME TO HATCHING: 21 TO 23 DAYS.
AVERAGE FLEDGING AGE: 32 TO 36 DAYS.
AVERAGE TIME TO INDEPENDENCE: 2 MONTHS.
AVERAGE LIFESPAN:
15 TO 20 YEAR IN WILD.
LIST OF MUTATION AND GENUS IN
AFRICAN LOVEBIRD (AGAPORNIS):
MUTATION: INHERITANCE:
AQUA. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
BLUE. AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE.
BRONZE
FALLOW. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
CINNAMON. SEX-LINKED RECESSIVE.
CRESTED. AUTOSOMAL
MULTIFACTORIAL DOMINANT.
CRESTED. AUTOSOMAL
MULTIFACTORIAL DOMINANT.
DARK
EYED CLEAR. AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE.
DARK
FACTOR. AUTOSOMAL
INCOMPLETE DOMINANT.
DILUTE. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
DM
JADE. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
DOMINANT
EDGED. AUTOSOMAL INCOMPLETE DOMINANT.
DOMINANT
PIED. AUTOSOMAL
DOMINANT.
DUN
FALLOW. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
EUWING. AUTOSOMAL
INCOMPLETE DOMINANT.
FADED. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
MARBLED. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
MISTY. AUTOSOMAL
INCOMPLETE DOMINANT.
MOTTLE. AUTOSOMAL
MULTIFACTORIAL.
NSL
INO. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
OPALINE. SEX-LINKED
RECESSIVE.
ORANGE
FACE. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
PALE
FALLOW. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
PALE
HEADED. AUTOSOMAL
INCOMPLETE DOMINANT.
PALE. SEX-LINKED
RECESSIVE.
PALLID. SEX-LINKED
RECESSIVE.
PASTEL. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
RECESSIVE
PIED. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
SL
INO. SEX-LINKED
RECESSIVE.
SLATY. AUTOSOMAL
DOMINANT.
TURQUOISE. AUTOSOMAL
RECESSIVE.
VIOLET. AUTOSOMAL
INCOMPLETE DOMINANT.
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