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Peach-faced Lovebird

Agapornis roseicollis

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Field Notes

Description:

These birds have been living in the wild around our village for about a year now, presumably having escaped from a cage or aviary.

Habitat:

Garden in Spain.
They normally live in arid parts of South West Africa.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
The only way to tell is either by a DNA test, or if it lays an egg then it is a female! I saw a group of four this afternoon, 2 yellow and 2 green, and will post photos later.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Unfortunately not, they appear to have a large variation of colouring due to being bred for cage birds, some are mainly yellow, others mainly green, they have variable blue patches on the tails, but they all have a rosy or peachy face. We know they are breeding around here but haven't seen any nests yet. I have posted other pictures taken last year.
Gina9210
can you tell if its male or female?
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Just added a second picture, it is eating very young almonds. They also like my figs but this years crop is still some way off.

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Earth Week 2011
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PublishedApril 26, 2011

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