Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Peach Lovebird - interesting facts about the Lovebird

The Peach-faced Lovebird, also called Rosy-faced Lovebird. It is a local to dry areas in Africa. Peach-faced Lovebird populations have declined in some areas by trapping for the pet trade. One of the most well-liked, loving and free-specie of Lovebird. They are clearly a high and stable Chirp.


Peach-faced Lovebird color can be much change among the population, but the hens are darker and greener, but the cocks are smaller and lighter in color. They are known to shred objects into strips and put them in the back and fly home to build their nest. 
Peach-faced Lovebirds are a diverse, loud and screaming calls. Their face and neck are red, darkest on the forehead and above the eye. The bill is greenish-yellow, and their eyes are brown and the legs and feet are gray. Younger Lovebirds have a lighter color. They will thrive in dry areas, but is dependent on the presence of water sources and collectors around the pools to drink.


These Peach-faced Lovebirds often become a plague in rural areas, eating the crops. When there is a lot of food they gather in flocks that contain lots of birds. Their diet consists mainly of seeds and berries. Finding the right pair of these birds are tough, their gender is difficult to determine. Peach-faced Lovebird has the widest range of color mutations of all the Lovebirds species. There are 4 varieties of aviculture: the wild, Lutino, Pied Wild Green, of Orange, Cinnamon, Creamino and AquaTurquoise. As well as many of these mutations can be mixed to provide even more colors is called mixed mutations.


Be an active bird, the Peach-faced Lovebird, when kept indoors or housed in a cage should be equipped with adequate space and a clean environment. The larger the cage the better. It would also be nice to put pegs in their cage for them to practice and prevent health problems like arthritis.


Toys are a must when keeping a Lovebird, it will prevent isolation and boredom, just avoid small parts that they can swallow. Two Lovebirds can not get involved with a man owns as much as if they were by themselves. They could not get along with another lovebird, and you may need to put them in a separate cage. 


The hazards and toxins of these Peach-faced Lovebirds are the blue-green algae, avocado, chocolate, alcohol, dog and cat spit, changeable organic compounds, detergents and cleaners.


If trained properly, Peach-faced Lovebirds happily perch on a human shoulder. They are terribly playful and want all the attention focused on them. Peach-faced Lovebirds need a spread of food including veges, seeds and fruits, and other human foods that are tasty and healthy.


They can be kept singly, but which requires a great deal of attention. Often they are kept as a pair to satisfy their need for steadfast companion, mutual preening, and socialization. In a few cases have mini little squeaky words have been heard coming from a Peach-faced Lovebird. But this is not standard, and an individual should not expect to speak from their own Peach-faced Lovebird.

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