#0967 · 🐦 birds

Rosy-faced Lovebird

🇳🇱 Perzikkopagapornis ·Agapornis roseicollis

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © pat_jones · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Grant Maslowski · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Bridget Spencer · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © charriu83 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
5. © Gordon Karre · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. Kailua-Kona, HI, USA:© cassiia · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Leisure World, Mesa, AZ 85206, USA:© Jared Shorma · CC BY 4.0
8. Arlington Forest, Arlington, VA, USA:© Maxwell Julius · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. California, US:© chuuuuung_has_left_inat · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Gilbert, AZ, USA:© Nick Moore · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The rosy-faced lovebird ( Agapornis roseicollis ), also known as the rosy-collared or peach-faced lovebird , is a species of lovebird native to arid regions in southwestern Africa such as the Namib Desert. A loud and constant chirper, these birds are very social animals and often congregate in small groups in the wild. They eat throughout the day and take frequent baths. Coloration can vary widely among populations. Plumage is identical in males and females. Lovebirds are renowned for...

base stats

NL sightings 2iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 5,205iNaturalist observations
weight 54 gadult, up to
threat LCleast concern

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).