© Gordon Karre
© Michael Warner
© Nick Dorian
© Anne (Webster) Leight

Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis

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Identification

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A small, short-tailed parrot with a soft pink face and dark eyes. Native to southwestern Africa, but feral populations occur in Arizona and in Hawaii; a common pet species, and escapees may occur anywhere. Wild birds are leaf green with brilliant blue rumps, but escaped domestic types may be mostly blue or yellow. Inhabits dry forests and river valleys; present in cities in both natural and introduced range. Call is a shrill, high whistle.

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