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Abyssinian Lovebird
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:Psittacidae
Genus:Agapornis
Species:A. taranta
Binomial name
Agapornis taranta
(Stanley, 1814)
The Abyssinian Lovebird, Agapornis taranta also known as Black-winged Lovebird is a species of parrot. It is the largest of all lovebirds at about 6-6.5 inches. The Abyssinian Lovebird, like the Red-headed Lovebird and Grey-headed Lovebird, is sexually dimorphic. Both the male and female Abyssinian Lovebird are typically dark green. The male Abyssinian Lovebird has a red forehead with a red ring around the eye, tail is black tipped, feathers below the tail show a yellowish glow, rump and feathers above the tail are light green. Male feathers under the wing are typically black. The female has a green face with no red markings and the feathers under the wing are typically greenish or brownish black. Both sexes have a red beak and gray legs. The male Abyssinian Lovebird is typically more curious, brave, and tamer than the female.

The natural habitat for an Abyssinian Lovebird is typically from southern Eritrea to southwestern Ethiopia and they normally live in either high plains or mountainous regions. Abyssinian Lovebirds are normally found in the wild and are not typically kept as pets. Sunflower seeds, corn, apples and mission figs are typical of a Abyssinian Lovebird diet.

Widespread and a common species throughout its habitat range, the Abyssinian Lovebird is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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conservation status of a species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species continuing to survive either in the present day or the future. Many factors are taken into account when assessing the conservation status of a species: not simply the number remaining, but the
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Least Concern (LC) is an IUCN category assigned to extant species or lower taxa which have been evaluated but do not qualify for any other category. As such they do not qualify as threatened, nor Near Threatened, nor (prior to 2001) Conservation Dependent.
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Scientific classification or biological classification is a method by which biologists group and categorize species of organisms. Scientific classification also can be called scientific taxonomy, but should be distinguished from folk taxonomy, which lacks scientific basis.
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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Aves
Linnaeus, 1758

Orders

About two dozen - see section below

Birds (class Aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrate animals.
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Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830

Systematics

(but see below)

Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo)
  • Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos)

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Psittacidae
Illiger, 1811

Subfamily
Loriinae (lories and lorikeets)
Psittacinae (typical parrots and allies)

The true parrots are about 330 species of bird belonging to the Psittacidae
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Agapornis
Selby, 1836

Species

Nine - see text

A lovebird (genus Agapornis: from the Greek Agape, for love, and Ornis, for Bird) is a very social and affectionate parrot.
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binomial nomenclature is the formal system of naming species. The system is also called binominal nomenclature (particularly in zoological circles), binary nomenclature (particularly in botanical circles), or the binomial classification system.
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Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby KG (21 April 1775 – 30 June 1851), styled Lord Stanley from 1776 to 1832 and known as The Lord Stanley from 1832 to 1834, was an English politician, landowner, builder, farmer, art collector and naturalist.
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Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830

Systematics

(but see below)

Family Cacatuidae (cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Microglossinae (Palm Cockatoo)
  • Subfamily Calyptorhynchinae (dark cockatoos)
  • Subfamily Cacatuinae (white cockatoos)

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Agapornis
Selby, 1836

Species

Nine - see text

A lovebird (genus Agapornis: from the Greek Agape, for love, and Ornis, for Bird) is a very social and affectionate parrot.
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A. pullarius

Binomial name
Agapornis pullarius
(Linnaeus, 1758)

The Red-headed Lovebird, Agapornis pullarius also known as the Red-faced Lovebird is a member of the genus
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A. cana

Binomial name
Agapornis cana
(Gmelin, 1788)

The Grey-headed Lovebird or Madagascar Lovebird (Agapornis cana) is a species of parrot.
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Sexual dimorphism is the systematic difference in form between individuals of different sex in the same species. Examples include size, color, and the presence or absence of parts of the body used in courtship displays or fights, such as ornamental feathers, horns, antlers or tusks.
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Anthem
Ertra, Ertra, Ertra


Capital
(and largest city) Asmara

Official languages none at national level
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Ethiopia (IPA: /i.θi.oʊ.pi.ə/) ( ʾĪtyōṗṗyā), officially the
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plain is a large area of land with relatively low relief. Plains may be more suitable for farming than plateaus or mountains. Plains are sometimes remnants of much larger features that are now largely eroded, such as mountains or volcanoes.
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The sunflower seed is the fruit of the sunflower (Helianthus annuus). The term "sunflower seed" is actually a misnomer when applied to the seed in its pericarp (hull). Botanically speaking, it is more properly referred to as an achene.
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Z. mays

Binomial name
Zea mays
L.

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The mission fig is a particular strain of the fig fruit that was introduced to Northern California by the Franciscan missionaries, who also provided the name "San Francisco." Other plants introduced by the Franciscans also bear the name "mission.
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In nutrition, the diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. Dietary habits are the habitual decisions an individual or culture makes when choosing what foods to eat.
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), created in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List), created in 1963, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of plant and animal species.
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International Organization
Founded October 1948, Fontainebleau, France
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