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| + | ;[[: Category:Agapornis|Agapornis]] pullarius | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 15 cm. <br /> | ||
| + | Green throat, orange cheeks, back of head and forehead, black wing, blue tail. <br /> | ||
| + | Females have orange head and yellow-green tails. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Sierra Leone]], [[Ethiopia]], and [[Tanzania]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> | ||
| + | *''A. p. pullarius'': | ||
| + | :*[[Sierra Leone]] to [[Guinea]], [[Sudan]], [[Angola]] and [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]; [[Sao Tome|São Tomé Island]] | ||
| + | *''A. p. ugandae;;: | ||
| + | :*[[Ethiopia]] to [[Uganda]], extreme eastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Rwanda]] and [[Tanzania]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Savanna, forest edges. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| − | + | They build their nests in termite mounds or the earth. | |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct23}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Agapornis pullarius" {{!}} "Red-headed Lovebird"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
| + | <br /> | ||
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| − | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category: | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Agapornis]] |
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- 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;;:
- Ethiopia to Uganda, extreme eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania
Habitat
Savanna, forest edges.
Behaviour
They build their nests in termite mounds or the earth.
References
- 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
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Red-headed Lovebird. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 15 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Red-headed_Lovebird
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1
