Love Birds are small and friendly pets and real companions to humans apart from their partners. They love to mingle with people and other pets. They are known for their ‘inseparable’ quality. It is said that they always need company. Love Bird Species are of nine types. And they fall under the genus—Agapornis. Some of the species like Peach Faced, Masked, and Fischer’s are common whereas the other species are very rare and are termed also as ‘rare’.
Love Birds are also Dimorphics and Monomorphics. Dimorphics Love Birds are those where the male bird—cock is amazingly different from the female bird—hen. Whereas the Monomorphic Love Birds are those where both the sexes are alike. Madagascar, Red-faced, and Abyssinian fall under the category of Dimorphics and rest fall under Monomorphics. Check out about the most common Love Bird Species:
Peach Faced Love Bird
Peach Faced Love Bird—Agapornis roseicollis originated from Southwestern Africa, Namibia and Angola. These are the most common species and are extremely friendly and social. They are energetic and lively. In fact, they are the largest species of Love Bird too.
Masked Love Bird
Tanzania is the native place for Masked Love Bird. Further, Masked Love Birds fall under the category of ‘white-eye ring’. It appears like a mask on their faces. Green masked and the blue masked are the two categories of masked love birds.
Fischer’s Love Bird
East central Africa and Tanzania are native places for Fischer’s Love Birds. Fischer’s lovebirds are from ‘Agapornis personata fischeri’ specie. Fischer’s Love Birds are found in a wide variety of color mutations—Albino, Pied, Black or Dark Eyed White, Dilute Blue, Dilute Yellow, Lutino, and Cinnamon. They are known as ‘Eye ring’ birds too.
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