Peach faced Lovebird

"Agapornis rosecollis"

This is a picture of our peach faced lovebird that stays in our classroom.
 

The lovebirds' natural habitat is usually dry, open country. It's geographical range is in southwestern Africa around the countries of Angola Namibia, Congo, and South Africa. In the classroom a lovebird's habitat includes usually a fairly small cage with perches and things for it to grip. Also, in the classroom you would feed it a special blend of birdseed containing seeds such as sunflower seeds.

In the wild, lovebirds eat mostly seeds and berries that they find on the ground and on trees. Lovebirds have a lot of predators, but the main predators are bigger birds and humans. Lovebirds can live up to 20 years in the wild and (if they are well-cared for) in captivity. In the wild, lovebirds live in groups of about ten and stay with the same mate their whole lives (unless their mate dies.) The lovebird lays three to six eggs at a time. The eggs are incubated for about 22 days. Then after the eggs hatch around four to five weeks later, the baby birds leave the nest to go out on their own.

I have found many interesting pieces of information about the lovebird. There are at least eight species of lovebirds known. Lovebirds are one of the most popular pet birds. One of the lovebird's closest relatives is the parrot. Lovebirds usually weigh around 50-60 grams. Lovebirds are very stubborn and curious, but they make great pets.

This is another picture of our curious little lovebird perched on a doorknob.
 
 

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