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[[File:BF Red-headed Lovebird VS.JPG|thumb|550px|right|Male (female in background)<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|volker+sthamer|volker sthamer}}<br />Nansubuga hill, [[Uganda]], 16 February 2024]]
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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15 cm. <br />
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Green throat, orange cheeks, back of head and forehead, black wing, blue tail. <br />
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Females have orange head and yellow-green tails.
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[Sierra Leone]], [[Ethiopia]],  and [[Tanzania]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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====Subspecies====
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There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
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*''A. p. pullarius'':
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:*[[Sierra Leone]] to [[Guinea]], [[Sudan]], [[Angola]] and [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]; [[Sao Tome|São Tomé Island]]
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*''A. p. ugandae;;:
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:*[[Ethiopia]] to [[Uganda]], extreme eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Rwanda]] and [[Tanzania]]
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Savanna, forest edges.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
 
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They build their nests in termite mounds or the earth.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}}
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{{GSearch|"Agapornis pullarius" {{!}} "Red-headed Lovebird"}}
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Male (female in background)
Photo © by volker sthamer
Nansubuga hill, Uganda, 16 February 2024
Agapornis pullarius

Identification

15 cm.
Green throat, orange cheeks, back of head and forehead, black wing, blue tail.
Females have orange head and yellow-green tails.

Distribution

Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and Tanzania.

Taxonomy

Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies[1]

  • A. p. pullarius:
  • A. p. ugandae;;:

Habitat

Savanna, forest edges.

Behaviour

They build their nests in termite mounds or the earth.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., P. C. Rasmussen, T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, A. Spencer, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2023. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2023. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

Recommended Citation

External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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