Rosy-faced Lovebird
Agapornis roseicollis
Quick Facts
- Type
- Bird
- Size
- About 15 cm long
- Weight
- 43–58 g (1.5–2 oz)
- Habitat
- Arid savanna, rocky country and open woodland
- Diet
- Herbivore — seeds, grasses and berries
- Active Time
- Diurnal, active by day
- Lifespan
- 10–15 years in the wild, longer in captivity
- Females carry nesting material tucked into their rump feathers instead of in the beak, a habit unique among lovebirds.
- Its salmon-pink face and powder-blue rump stand out against an otherwise grass-green body.
- Pairs stay close together almost constantly, which is how lovebirds earned their common name.
- It lives in arid, rocky country and depends on being near a reliable water source.
About the Rosy-faced Lovebird
The Rosy-faced Lovebird is a small, gregarious parrot of the dry, rocky country of southwestern Africa, including Namibia and parts of Angola. Its grass-green body is set off by a soft salmon-pink face and throat and a powder-blue rump. Lovebirds pair tightly and are rarely seen apart, roosting and feeding side by side in noisy flocks. When building a nest, females strip long pieces of bark or leaf and tuck them into their rump feathers to carry back, rather than holding them in the beak like most parrots. It nests in tree cavities or crevices in cliffs and buildings, often near reliable water sources in its arid habitat.
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