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Red-faced Lovebird  (Agapornis pullarius)

Also Known As: Red-headed Lovebird
 
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Red-faced Lovebird in farmland around Mabira Forest, Uganda

Credit: © Robert van Zalinge
 
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Did You Know?
The Red-faced Lovebird has been observed to sleep upside down in captivity.

Status in the Wild
World Population:
Not recorded

Range:
A.p. pullarius: Western and central Africa east to S Sudan and W Uganda; also occurs on Sao Tome Island in Gulf of Guinea.
A.p. ugandae: East-central Africa.

Habitat:
Found up to 1500m (4920 ft), locally 2000m (6560 ft) in moist lowland savanna, patches of heavier forest within savanna, riverine woodland and scrub and more open habitats, including abandoned plantations, cultivated land and pasture.

Threat Summary:
This species is threatened by trapping for the wild bird trade.

IUCN Rating:
Least concern

Wild Diet:
Diet includes grass seeds, fruit, some cultivated crops. Birds in captivity have been reported to take insect larvae.

CITES Rating:
Appendix II

Ecology:
Seen in fast-flying flocks of up to 30 birds. Breaks off into pairs while breeding. Returns at night from a day of foraging at great distance to communal roosts. Nest is constructed by female and is composed of seed husks, shredded grasses leaves and possibly hardened excrement, all inside arboreal ant or termite termitaria.

Clutch and Egg Size:
5 rounded eggs, 21.5 x 17.0mm

Breeding Season:
During rainy season.

More Info Sites:
http://www.africanlovebirdsociety.com/species/redfaced.htm