One of the most interesting things about lovebirds just might be their name.
If you're expecting docile little birds to preen each other all day long, all you have to do is talk to someone who owns a lovebird, and they will straighten you out!
Kept singly, lovebirds can be devoted pets, with parrot personalities in very small bodies. (All lovebirds range from just over 5½ to close to 6 inches long.)
Kept in pairs, however, you are likely to find yourself a third wheel who is of little use to these sometimes territorial birds.
Lovebirds have high-pitched voices, but do not tend to be very loud. These small birds are quite active and require toys, as well as time out of the cage each day. Lovebirds also enjoy climbing and burrowing in small places.
There are many species of lovebirds, but the most commonly seen in aviculture ones are the peach-faced, masked and Fischer's lovebirds.
The peach face (Agapornis roseicollis)comes in an amazing array of color mutations. However, the standard peach-faced lovebird is predominately green with yellowish underparts; red forehead extending behind the eyes; lores, cheeks, throat and upper breast rose-pink; and a bright blue rump.
Masked lovebirds (A. personata) have black heads, yellow necks, green backs, blue rumps, red beaks and white eye rings. A common variation on this is the blue mutations,which has a black head and body feathers in various shades of blue.
There are fewer color mutations of the Fischer's (A. fischeri) lovebird, and the standard coloration is green with an orangish-red head, blue rump, white eye ring and a red beak.
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