Different varieties of African Lovebird

Descended from the great African continent, the popular African lovebird has spread throughout the world. Generally, there are nine lovebird species, eight of whom came from mainland Africa and one from Madagascar. Lovebirds are small but attractive feathered creatures. They have paralyzed the interest and attention of people from the nineteenth century.

African Lovebirds are those flabby birds in wonderful colors and small rounded tails. African lovebird naturally sociable and noisy. Experts say that noise is a sign of their happiness and satisfaction. These birds are intellectual and are more comfortable with a couple. They normally do not thrive in colonies because they tend to collide with each other when they are unable to access adequate space.

The common genus of the multi-colored African lovebird includes masked lovebird, Fischer's lovebird and the infamous peach faced lovebird. Meanwhile, the rare species Nyasa, black-cheeks, Abyssinian, black-collared, red faces and Madagascar.

It peach faced species is common in captivity, and a very popular African lovebird species. They are aggressive and noisy; it is an owner must have lots of efforts to make when keeping them in a cage. They have the capacity to breed generously and are best for both beginners and expert breeders to have. They have been the largest of the lovebird species, weighing 50 grams or thereabouts. Peach faced Lovebirds usually show beautiful array of colors.

The peach faced is an African lovebird who is both happy and curious. Then masked lovebirds wearing a green mask is the wild varieties, while the blue masked known as cobalt. Another common species is Fischer's lovebirds usually in blue and green colors. As with atypical varieties Nyasa species are identified by their characteristic green color of their Lutino mutation. The black cheeks group includes the blue variety.

Among the African lovebird species, the Madagascar turtle dove does not come from mainland Africa. Commonly known as Maddie, they are the smallest of the lovebird species, weighing only up to thirty-five grams on average. They have small beaks and consume canary or finch seed more than sunflower and safflower combinations. So, the Abyssinian lovebirds are not really very rare and that they also preferred as pets. Finally, the black-collared lovebirds differ with their timid behavior, which you can not find desirable for a pet.