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Nyasa Lovebird
Also Known As: Lilian's Lovebird
Single Nyasa or Lilian’s Lovebird in South Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Credit: (c) Philip Perry | pperrywildlifephotos.org.sz
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Did You Know?
The nest of the Nyasa Lovebird is a bulky, domed structure with an entrance tube made from bark strips, twigs and stems.
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Not AvailableSpecies Profile
Genus:Agapornis
Species:
lilianae
| Size: | Adult Weight: |
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| 13.5cm (5.3 in) | 28-37g (1.0-1.3 oz) |
Races including nominate:
one
Colourization Adult: Both adults orange/red forehead and throat, mixing into salmon-pink on crown, face and upper breast; green upper tail coverts; green tail, the lateral feathers black at base, with yellow/orange border and banded black near tip. Bill bright red. Eye dark red/brown.
Colourization Juvenile: In general duller than adults, with varying black wash on cheeks. Upper mandible black at base.
Call: Calls are high-pitched and twittering in flight or when perched.
Recent Academic Research: Google Scholar - search results
Content Sources:
Lexicon of Parrots http://www.arndt-verlag.com/projekt/birds_3.cgi?Desc=E176.htm&Pic=176_1.JPG
CITES http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html
BirdLife International http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=1513&m=0
Parrots: A Guide to Parrots of the World, Juniper and Parr, 1998.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw and Cooper, 1989.
Parrots of the World, Forshaw, 2006.
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