Inseparable de Mejillas Negras

Agapornis nigrigenis

Un loro pequeño y gregario de color verde con pico rojo, anillo ocular blanco y cara de color marrón chocolate. El inmaduro tiene el pico y el anillo ocular más apagados. Parejas y bandadas pequeñas y grandes habitan en bosques de mopane de hoja ancha y altos, y en bosques mixtos, donde pueden ser localmente comunes; su área de distribución está muy restringida a una pequeña porción del suroeste de Zambia. Emite una variedad de parloteos chirriantes y estridentes que llaman la atención sobre su presencia. El Agapornis de Lilian, similar, se diferencia del Agapornis Cachetinegro por su cara de color rojo anaranjado.

Identificación

The 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. Adult have bright red beaks, while juveniles of the species are similar but with a more orange bill. Vocalizations are loud, piercing shrieks, which sound like the calls of other lovebirds.

Taxonomía

The black-cheeked lovebird is monotypic. The black-cheeked lovebird is sometimes seen as a race of Lilian's lovebird.

Nombre científico
Agapornis nigrigenis
Autoridad
Sclater, WL, 1906
Orden
Psittaciformes
Familia
Psittaculidae
Género
Agapornis

Distribución y hábitat

The black-cheeked lovebird inhabits deciduous woodland, where permanent supplies of surface water exist, as it needs daily access to water. In the dry season, these birds may congregate in large flocks of up to 800 or more. They are found in Zambia and may occur in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia.

Migración
Resident species

Conservación

It is listed as a vulnerable species as its population is in decline due to continuous habitat loss. This is due to gradual desiccation of water bodies, causing drought, farming practices, hunting and trapping, fishing, logging and diseases. There are currently only between 2,500 and 9,999 mature individuals. However, they occur in nature reserves and there is an action plan in place to help them.

Tendencia poblacional
declining

Fotos

Distribución

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