Black-collared Lovebird

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When to see the Black-collared Lovebird

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is January, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Black-collared Lovebird

The map shades 7 countries with regular records, and 1 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in Liberia.

About the Black-collared Lovebird

The black-collared lovebird also known as Swindern's lovebird is a small, 13.5 cm long, African parrot in the genus Agapornis and belongs to the Agapornithinae family. The black-collared lovebird is widespread across the African tropical closed rainforest. It is a mostly green parrot with black band on the back of its neck, and a dark greyish-black bill. Both sexes are similar. It is rarely kept in captivity because of its dietary requirement for a native fig.

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Easily confused with

Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenisThe black-cheeked lovebird is 14 cm (5.5 in) in length, with mostly green plumage, reddish-brown forehead and forecrown, brownish-black cheeks and throat, orange bib below the throat which fades to yellowish-green, white eye-rings and grey feet. Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianaeThe Lilian's lovebird is 13 cm (5 inches) long and is mainly green with white eyerings. Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis tarantaThe black-winged lovebird, with a length of about 16–16.5 cm (6.3–6.5 inches), is the largest species of lovebird.