Nyasa Lovebird (Agapornis lilianae)

Isolated populations in southern Tanzania, north-western Mozambique and southern end of L Malombe, Malawi; south-eastern Zambia along middle Zambesi to northern Zimbabwe, where patchy. Introduced into eastern Zambia with escapes in southern Namibia.

Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 19,999 (2010).

Status NT
Trapping for the cage-bird trade is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
Very social. In noisy flocks of 20-100 birds and more, particularly where food abundant.

Food
Grass seeds, millet, sorghum and seeds of annual herbs, flowers, berries and leaf buds.

Voice
High-pitched, twittering uttered in flight or when perched.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)...)

Lilian's Lovebird (Agapornis lilianae) [XC365259]
by Dries Van de Loock from Liwonde NP southern area, Machinga, Southern Region, Malawi (call)

Lilian's Lovebird (Agapornis lilianae) [XC41636]
by Frank Lambert from South Luangwa National Park Lodge, Zambia (call)

Eggs (Guide)
Clutch Size: 3 - 8
Dimensions: 20 x 16 mm (slightly elliptical)

Subspecies
Sometimes regarded as conspecific with Black-cheeked Lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis) and also on occasion with Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri) and Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus). Perhaps best considered to form superspecies with all three.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Nyasa Lovebird (Agapornis lilianae) - 10 files

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