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Yellow-collared Lovebird
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species of parrot
OverviewAI-generated
The Yellow-collared Lovebird, scientifically named *Agapornis personatus*, is a species within the genus *Agapornis*. It belongs to the class Aves and is also referred to by the common names Schwarzköpfchen, Inseparable cabecinegro, and inseparable capnegre. This taxon has a recorded mass of 3.6 and a litter size of 4.9.
The species is native to Africa. Its conservation status is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List, a designation recorded in 2018. The organism has been the subject of 1,102 observations on iNaturalist and is referenced by 27 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
Least ConcernYellow-collared Lovebird
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Encyclopedic overview
The yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus), also called masked lovebird, black-masked lovebird or eye ring lovebird, is a monotypic species of bird of the lovebird genus in the parrot family Psittaculidae. They are native to Arusha Region of Tanzania and have been introduced to Burundi and Kenya. Although they have been observed in the wild in Puerto Rico, they are probably the result of escaped pets, and no reproduction has been recorded. They have also been observed in Arizona.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yellow-collared Lovebird” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.