Lovebirds
Lovebirds are amongst the smallest members of the parrot family, being between 13-17cm in size 40-60g in weight. They are so named after their habit of forming close bonds with their mates that can last for life, which may be up to 15 years. There are nine species, all are found in Africa where they live in small flocks, mainly in forests and woodlands. Their diet consists of fruit, vegetables and some grasses. Lovebirds are popular pets, especially as they readily interact with humans. Although they rarely talk they can, however, be rather noisy. The specimens illustrated are Grey-headed Lovebirds Agapornis canus. Originally from Madagascar, they are now in the mounted bird collections at World Museum Liverpool. Accession number for the bird on the perch is 1994.71.750, and for the bird with the blue beak is 1994.71.767 In this section
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