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Grey-headed Lovebird  

Also Known As: Madagascar Lovebird, Lavendar-headed Lovebird
 
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Captive Grey-headed or Madagascar Lovebird

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Did You Know?
The Madagascar or Grey-headed Lovebird lines its nest chamber with chewed leaf fragments or wood shavings, also with grass stems carried by the female between her body feathers.

Species Profile
Genus:
Agapornis

Species:
canus

Size: Adult Weight:
14cm (5.5 in) 25-28g (0.8-1.0 in)

Races including nominate:
two: A.c. canus, A.c. ablectanea

Colourization Adult:
A.c. canus: male-light grey head, neck, and breast; black underwing coverts; green tail; abdomen yellow/green; upperparts darker yellow/green. Bill grey/white. Eye dark brown. Female-green head, neck and breast; underwing coverts green. A.c. ablectanea: both adults in general darker blue/green with less green/yellow; head and breast of male deeper and more purple grey.

Colourization Juvenile: A.c. canus: as in adults but in male grey head washed with green. Bill yellow with black at base.

Call: Calls are shrill and metallic while in flight and at roost before nightfall. Also quiet chattering. When alarmed high pitched notes given.

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Content Sources:

Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E169.htm&Pic=169_1.JPG

CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html

IUCN RedList 2006 http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1506&m=0

Internet Bird Collection http://ibc.lynxeds.com/

Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1977.

Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.

Parrots: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan, Snyder, McGowan, Gilardi and Grajal, 2000.

Parrots in Aviculture, Low, 1992.

Psittacine Aviculture, Schubot, Clubb and Clubb, 1992.