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The lovebirds are the smallest species of parrots. The lovebirds are mostly found in Africa except for the Grey headed lovebirds, as the Grey headed lovebirds are only found in Madagascar. Scientifically the lovebirds are known as Agapornis.
The nine species of lovebirds are:
Peach Faced Lovebird - These lovebirds are bred in large numbers and several mutations of these lovebirds take place, such as the Pastel Blue, Lutino and Pied Lovebirds. The head, breasts and the throat of these birds are a bright peach pink in color.
Masked Lovebird - These lovebirds are found in Tanzania. These species are rarely seen in captivity. The wings are dark green in color, the color of the head is dark brown, the breast and the nape is yellow color and the flight feathers are black in color.
Fischer's Lovebird - These birds are commonly found in the northwestern Tanzania. These lovebirds are commonly found and several mutations of these birds have taken place. The forehead cheek and the throat are bright orange in color, the rump is blue in color and there are black markings on the tail.
Nyasa Lovebird - These lovebirds are found in some areas of Zambia, Malawi and Rhodesia. The wings are dark green in color, he beak is red in color, the color of the feet and legs is gray and the head, neck and breast are a bright orange-red in color.
Black - Cheeked Lovebird -The black cheeked lovebirds are found in Zaire The forehead and crown are reddish brown in color, the back is dark green in color and there is a band of orange on the upper breast and the nape.
Madagascar Lovebird - The Madagascar lovebirds are mostly found in the equatorial Africa. The body of these birds are green in color The forehead and face are bright orange-red in color and the color of their flight feathers is black The rump is blue in color and on the tail, you will find small patches that are red, yellow and blue in color.
Abyssinian Lovebird - These lovebirds are also known by the name of Black-winged Lovebird. These birds are found in eastern Ethiopia
The cock is mainly green in color, and the color of the forehead is bright red. Sooty black is the color of the flight feathers and there is a black bar on the tail. It is difficult to breed these kinds of sub species of lovebirds.
Red Faced Lovebird - The Red - faced Lovebirds are mainly found in the equatorial Africa. The cock has a bright green body and the forehead and face are bright orange-red in color and the flight feathers are black in color.
Black Collared Lovebirds - These birds are very shy in nature and they do not breed well in captivity.
If your Valentine has affection for Lovebirds, then you can gift him/her a book that has for its contents information regarding LovebirdBreed and you can affix to the book a sweet message for your Valentine. Learn more about LovebirdBreed in My Dear Valentine .
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