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Photo by edenwatcher
Ampijoroa, Ankarafantsika National Park, Madagascar, October 2010
Agapornis canus

Agapornis cana

Identification

13–15 cm (5-6 in)
Male

  • Pale grey head and upper breast
  • Green upperparts
  • Yellowish-green underparts
  • Black underwing coverts

Distribution

Female
Photo by rdavis
Reniala Forest, Ifaty, Madagascar, November 2011

Madagascar

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]:

  • A. c. canus:
  • Western and eastern Madagascar (except range of ablectaneus)
  • A. c. ablectaneus:

Habitat

Spiny forests and forest edges, clearings; wooded savanna and scrub.

Behaviour

Diet

Their diet consists of fruit and grass seeds. Flocks have been observed feeding on flowers.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2015)
  3. BF Member observations

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