Agapornithinae is a subfamily of
psittacine birds, one of the five subfamilies that make up the family
Psittaculidae
Psittaculidae is a family containing Old World parrots. It consists of five subfamilies: Agapornithinae, Loriinae, Platycercinae, Psittacellinae and Psittaculinae.
This family has been accepted into ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World' ...
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[Leo Joseph, Alicia Toon, Erin E. Schirtzinger, Timothy F. Wright, Richard Schodde. 2012. ]
A revised nomenclature and classification for family-group taxa of parrots (Psittaciformes)
'' ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa 3205: 26–40. Its members are small, short-tailed parrots that inhabit
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
and
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
. They usually have predominantly green plumage and present different colorations on the head.
Genera
The subfamily contains 3 genera:
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Agapornis
Lovebird is the common name for the genus ''Agapornis'', a small group of parrots in the Old World parrot family Psittaculidae. Of the nine species in the genus, all are native to the African continent, with the grey-headed lovebird being nati ...
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Agapornis canus'' – grey-headed lovebird
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Agapornis fischeri'' – Fischer's lovebird
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Agapornis lilianae'' – Lilian's lovebird
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Agapornis nigrigenis'' – black-cheeked lovebird
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Agapornis personatus'' – yellow-collared lovebird
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Agapornis pullarius
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.
Taxonomy
The red-headed lovebird was ...
'' – red-headed lovebird
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Agapornis roseicollis'' – rosy-faced lovebird
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Agapornis swindernianus'' – black-collared lovebird
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Agapornis taranta'' – black-winged lovebird
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Bolbopsittacus
The guaiabero (''Bolbopsittacus lunulatus'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae, belonging to the monotypic genus ''Bolbopsittacus'' and closely related to the lovebirds (''Agapornis'') and hanging parrots ('' Loriculus''). It i ...
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Bolbopsittacus lunulatus
The guaiabero (''Bolbopsittacus lunulatus'') is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae, belonging to the monotypic genus ''Bolbopsittacus'' and closely related to the lovebirds ('' Agapornis'') and hanging parrots ('' Loriculus''). It ...
'' – guaiabero
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Loriculus''
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Loriculus amabilis'' – Moluccan hanging parrot
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Loriculus aurantiifrons'' – orange-fronted hanging parrot
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Loriculus beryllinus
The Sri Lanka hanging parrot (''Loriculus beryllinus'') is a small parrot which is a resident endemic breeder in Sri Lanka.
Description
The Sri Lanka hanging parrot is a small hanging parrot that is 13 cm long with a short tail. The adult has a ...
'' – Sri Lanka hanging parrot
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Loriculus camiguinensis'' – Camiguin hanging parrot (sometimes considered a subgenus of ''L. philippensis'')
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Loriculus catamene'' – Sangihe hanging parrot
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Loriculus exilis'' – pygmy hanging parrot or green hanging parrot
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Loriculus flosculus'' – Wallace's hanging parrot
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Loriculus galgulus
The blue-crowned hanging parrot (''Loriculus galgulus'') is a parrot species endemic to southern Burma and Thailand, Malaya, Singapore, and Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo). These parrots are 12cm in height and weight 28g and have a longevity o ...
'' – blue-crowned hanging parrot
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Loriculus philippensis
The Philippine hanging parrot (''Loriculus philippensis''), also commonly known as the colasisiKennedy, R.S., Gonzales P.C., Dickinson E.C., Miranda, Jr, H.C., Fisher T.H. (2000) ''A Guide to the Birds of the Philippines'', Oxford University Pres ...
'' – Philippine hanging parrot or Colasisi
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Loriculus bonapartei
The black-billed hanging parrot (''Loriculus bonapartei'') is a hanging parrot native to the Sulu Archipelago of the Philippines.
Description
It is 14 cm long. The front of the crown of the black-billed hanging parrot is red, turning to o ...
'' – black-billed hanging parrot
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Loriculus pusillus'' – yellow-throated hanging parrot
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Loriculus sclateri
The Sula hanging parrot (''Loriculus sclateri'') is a small species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to forest and nearby habitats on the Banggai and Sula Islands in Indonesia.
Description and taxonomy
The Sula hanging pa ...
'' – Sula hanging parrot
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Loriculus stigmatus
The great hanging parrot (''Loriculus stigmatus''), also called Celebes hanging parrot, Sulawesi hanging parrot and maroon-rumped hanging parrot, is a species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae. It is endemic to Sulawesi and nearby smaller isl ...
'' – great hanging parrot or Celebes hanging parrot
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Loriculus tener
The Bismarck hanging parrot or green-fronted hanging parrot (''Loriculus tener'') is a small species of parrot in the family Psittaculidae.
It is endemic to forest in the Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea. It is threatened by habitat loss. ...
'' – Bismarck hanging parrot or green-fronted hanging parrot
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Loriculus vernalis'' – vernal hanging parrot
References
Psittaculidae
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