#1011 · 🐦 birds

Fischer's Lovebird

🇳🇱 Fischers Agapornis ·Agapornis fischeri

NTnear threatened 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The Fischer's lovebird ( Agapornis fischeri ) is a small parrot species of the Agapornis genus. They were originally discovered in the late 19th century, and were first bred in the United States in 1926. They are named after German explorer Gustav Fischer.

base stats

NL sightings 1iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 1,733iNaturalist observations
weight 3.6 gadult, up to
threat NTnear threatened

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

Spotted 1 times in the Netherlands on iNaturalist.
1,733 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Weighs only about 4 g.
Scientifically named by Anton Reichenow in 1887 (139 years ago).

fact sheet

English: Fischer's Lovebird
Nederlands: Fischers Agapornis
scientific name: Agapornis fischeri
class: Aves
order: Psittaciformes
family: Psittaculidae
IUCN Red List: NT · near threatened
sightings in NL: 1
sightings in Europe: 100
sightings worldwide: 1,733
GBIF records in NL: 30
weight: 3.6 g
length: —
lifespan: —
named: 1887 by Anton Reichenow

IUCN in Dutch: gevoelig. Blank means the sources don't say.

relatives· Psittaculidae

Sources: iNaturalist taxon 19075, Wikidata Q603875, GBIF 2479544, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.