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;[[: Category:Agapornis|Agapornis]] taranta | ;[[: Category:Agapornis|Agapornis]] taranta | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| − | 16cm | + | 16cm (6 in) |
| − | *Green plumage | + | *Green overall plumage |
*Black tipped tail | *Black tipped tail | ||
*Yellow undertail | *Yellow undertail | ||
*Light green rump | *Light green rump | ||
| − | *Red | + | *Black primaries and wing-[[Topography#General Anatomy|coverts]] |
| + | *Red bill | ||
*Grey feet<br /> | *Grey feet<br /> | ||
'''Male''' has red forehead and red eyering. | '''Male''' has red forehead and red eyering. | ||
| + | [[Image:BLACK WINGED LOVEBIRD female .JPG|thumb|350px|right|Female<br />Photo by {{user|eliasbayou|eliasbayou}}<br />Addis Ababa, [[Ethiopia]], 2010]] | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Ethiopia]] and [[Eritrea]]. | Eastern [[Africa]]: found in [[Ethiopia]] and [[Eritrea]]. | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Highland forests. | + | Highland forests, particularly with juniper. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet includes seeds and fruit. | + | The diet includes seeds. berries (especially juniper berries) and fruit such as figs. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
| − | They nest in a tree | + | [[Image:Lovebird Black-winged fly to hole edit A2696.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Photo by {{user|rdavis|rdavis}}<br />Bishangari Lodge, Lake Langano, [[Ethiopia]], January 2015]] |
| + | They nest in a tree cavites, holes in walls and weaver's nests. The 3-4 white eggs are incubated by the female for 23 days. The young fledge about 45 days after hatching. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}#Avibase |
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
Revision as of 21:06, 28 December 2015
Alternative name: Abyssinian Lovebird
- Agapornis taranta
Identification
16cm (6 in)
- Green overall plumage
- Black tipped tail
- Yellow undertail
- Light green rump
- Black primaries and wing-coverts
- Red bill
- Grey feet
Male has red forehead and red eyering.
Distribution
Eastern Africa: found in Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Highland forests, particularly with juniper.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes seeds. berries (especially juniper berries) and fruit such as figs.
Breeding
They nest in a tree cavites, holes in walls and weaver's nests. The 3-4 white eggs are incubated by the female for 23 days. The young fledge about 45 days after hatching.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved December 2015)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Black-winged Lovebird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Black-winged_Lovebird
