Red-headed Lovebird (Agapornis pullarius)
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Red-headed Lovebird

Agapornis pullarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

≈16 cmLength39 gWeight

This small parrot is mostly green, with a red patch from the forehead to the center of the crown in the male.

Most records: Uganda, Ghana, São Tomé & Príncipe

Least Concern

How to identify

Field marks

  1. Male has red patch from base of the bill across forehead to center of crown
  2. Body mostly green
  3. Legs and feet gray
  4. Green paler on underside of wings

Male, female and young

Females have a more diffusely edged orange head patch and a paler red bill; adult males have a red head patch and red bill.

Where and when it's recorded

Red-headed Lovebird has been recorded at 74 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 14 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Lake Mburo NPUganda271 records
  2. Mabamba SwampUganda165 records
  3. Rwakobo Rock LodgeUganda122 records
More places
  1. Lake Mburo NP – Entrance RoadUganda94 records
  2. Entebbe Botanical GardenUganda90 records
  3. Mabamba Swamp – Main channelUganda65 records
  4. Mole NPGhana47 records
  5. Queen Elizabeth II NP – Ishasha SectorUganda42 records
  6. Virunga NP – Lulimbi stationCongo - Kinshasa33 records
  7. Ngaoundaba RanchCameroon32 records

Countries and regions with the most records

UgandaGhanaSão Tomé & PríncipeNigeriaCongo - KinshasaCameroonCongo - BrazzavilleSierra Leone

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The red-headed lovebird (Agapornis pullarius), also known as the red-faced lovebird, is a member of the genus Agapornis, a group commonly known as lovebirds. Like other lovebirds, it is native to Africa.

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Questions

How big is the Red-headed Lovebird?

The Red-headed Lovebird is about ≈16 cm long and weighs around 39 g.

Where does the Red-headed Lovebird live?

Its breeding range: Africa: western, central. It is most often recorded in Uganda, Ghana and São Tomé & Príncipe.

Is the Red-headed Lovebird endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Red-headed Lovebird as Least Concern.

What does the Red-headed Lovebird eat?

Main food: Seeds.

What family is the Red-headed Lovebird in?

It belongs to the family Old World Parrots (Psittaculidae), order Parrot (Psittaciformes).

At a glance

Length
≈16 cm
Weight
39 g
Habitat
Woodland
Diet
Seeds
Lifestyle
Active on the ground
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Least Concern
More measurements
Wing
90 mm
Tail
41 mm
Bill
17 mm
Tarsus
12 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Africa: western, central

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Parrot Psittaciformes
Family
Old World Parrots Psittaculidae
Genus
Agapornis

Other birds in the genus Agapornis

Grey-headed LovebirdGrey-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusBlack-winged LovebirdBlack-winged LovebirdAgapornis tarantaBlack-collared LovebirdBlack-collared LovebirdAgapornis swindernianusRosy-faced LovebirdRosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollisFischer's LovebirdFischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriYellow-collared LovebirdYellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatusLilian's LovebirdLilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeBlack-cheeked LovebirdBlack-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenisPesquet's ParrotPesquet's ParrotPsittrichas fulgidusGreater Vasa ParrotGreater Vasa ParrotCoracopsis vasa
Red-headed Lovebird

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