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Yellow-collared Lovebird

Agapornis personatus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernSeedsShrublandCavity nestSmall · 52 g
Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus), photo 1
Photo: Demetrius John Kessy from Arusha, Tanzania · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus), photo 2
Photo: Masked_lovebird_distribution2.gif: Original uploader was Wikitoast at no.wikipedia derivative work: Vincent Malloy · CC BY 1.0
Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus), photo 3
Photo: Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus), photo 4
Photo: Matt Sims · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus), photo 5
Photo: Adam Kranz · CC0
Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus), photo 6
Photo: Dan Mendelowitz · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus), photo 7
Photo: desertnaturalist · CC BY 4.0
Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus), photo 8
Photo: Chris Gin · CC BY 2.0
Yellow-collared Lovebird (Agapornis personatus), photo 9
Photo: Thomask0 · CC0

ID tip

The yellow-collared lovebird is a mainly green small parrot about 14.5 cm (5.5 in) long. Its upperparts are a darker green than its lower surfaces. Its head is black, and it has a bright red beak with white above it and white eyerings. Yellow on the breast is continuous with a yellow collar and an expansion of yellow over the nape of the neck. Male and female have an identical external appearance.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

When to see the Yellow-collared Lovebird

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Yellow-collared Lovebird

Regular rangeRare visitor

The map shades 6 countries with regular records, and 16 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.

Tanzania South Africa Israel Kenya Uruguay Curaçao

Recorded as a rare visitor in United States, Spain, France, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Chile, Belgium, Portugal, Colombia, Thailand, Guadeloupe, Paraguay, Taiwan, Costa Rica, Greece, Australia.

About the Yellow-collared Lovebird

The yellow-collared lovebird, also called masked lovebird, black-masked lovebird or eye ring lovebird, is a monotypic species of bird of the lovebird genus in the parrot family Psittaculidae. They are native to Arusha Region of Tanzania and have been introduced to Burundi and Kenya. Although they have been observed in the wild in Puerto Rico, they are probably the result of escaped pets, and no reproduction has been recorded. They have also been observed in Arizona.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Fischer's Lovebird (Agapornis fischeri) Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeriThe Fischer's lovebird has a green back, chest, and wings. Grey-headed Lovebird (Agapornis canus) Grey-headed LovebirdAgapornis canusThe grey-headed lovebird is one of the smallest species of the lovebird genus, being 13 cm (5 inches) long and weighing about 30–36 grams. Red-headed Lovebird (Agapornis pullarius) Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullariusThe red-headed lovebird is a 15 cm (6 inches) long, mostly green parrot.

Side by side: Rosy-faced Lovebird vs Yellow-collared Lovebird · Fischer's Lovebird vs Yellow-collared Lovebird

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