Skip to content
EntityQ4691259· pop 17· linked from 130 articles

Agapornithinae

Sign in to save

Agapornithinae is a subfamily of psittacine birds, one of the five subfamilies that make up the family Psittaculidae. Its members are small, short-tailed parrots that inhabit Africa and Asia. They usually have predominantly green plumage and present different colorations on the head.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Psittaculidae
Image
Agapornis roseicollis -Namibia-8.jpg
Show 3 more facts
taxon rank
subfamily
taxon name
Agapornithinae
topic's main category
Category:Agapornithinae

via Wikidata · CC0

~2 min read

Encyclopedic overview

2 sections
Contents
  • Genera
  • References

Agapornithinae is a subfamily of psittacine birds, one of the five subfamilies that make up the family Psittaculidae. Its members are small, short-tailed parrots that inhabit Africa and Asia. They usually have predominantly green plumage and present different colorations on the head.

==Genera== The subfamily contains 3 genera: Genus Agapornis Agapornis canus – grey-headed lovebird Agapornis fischeri – Fischer's lovebird Agapornis lilianae – Lilian's lovebird Agapornis nigrigenis – black-cheeked lovebird Agapornis personatus – yellow-collared lovebird Agapornis pullarius – red-headed lovebird Agapornis roseicollis – rosy-faced lovebird Agapornis swindernianus – black-collared lovebird Agapornis taranta – black-winged lovebird Genus Bolbopsittacus Bolbopsittacus lunulatus – guaiabero Genus Loriculus Loriculus amabilis – Moluccan hanging parrot Loriculus aurantiifrons – orange-fronted hanging parrot Loriculus beryllinus – Sri Lanka hanging parrot Loriculus camiguinensis – Camiguin hanging parrot (sometimes considered a subgenus of L. philippensis) Loriculus catamene – Sangihe hanging parrot Loriculus exilis – pygmy hanging parrot or green hanging parrot Loriculus flosculus – Wallace's hanging parrot Loriculus galgulus – blue-crowned hanging parrot Loriculus philippensis – Philippine hanging parrot or Colasisi Loriculus bonapartei – black-billed hanging parrot Loriculus pusillus – yellow-throated hanging parrot Loriculus sclateri – Sula hanging parrot Loriculus stigmatus – great hanging parrot or Celebes hanging parrot Loriculus tener – Bismarck hanging parrot or green-fronted hanging parrot Loriculus vernalis – vernal hanging parrot

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agapornithinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.