Rosy-faced Lovebird

SCI Name:  Agapornis roseicollis
Protonym:  Psittacus roseicollis Nouv.Dict.Hist.Nat.(1817) (1817), 25 p.377
Taxonomy:  Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Agapornis
Taxonomy Code:  peflov
Type Locality:  Interior of the Cape of Good Hope.
Author:  Vieillot
Publish Year:  1818
IUCN Status:  Least Concern

DEFINITIONS

AGAPORNIS
(Psittacidae; † Black-collared Lovebird A. swindernianus) Gr. αγαπη agapē, αγαπης agapēs  love; ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos  bird; the substantive English name ‘lovebird’ reflects the strong pair bond and sociable nature of these small parrots; "Others have the bill powerful and thick, with the upper mandible strongly toothed; the wings long, and the tail short, and nearly even. To this group, the Psittacus Swinderianus of Kuhl, and the Psittacus Malaccensis, Lath., appear to belong. For the present, the title of Agapornis is given to them, though it is not unlikely that a farther division may be required, when their habits and economy are better known. The only illustration we can give of these diminutive Parrots is that of  SWINDERN'S LOVE-BIRD.  Agapornis Swinderianus." (Selby 1836); "Agapornis Selby, Nat. Libr., Parrots, 1836, p. 117.  Type, by subsequent designation, Psittacus swindernianus Kuhl. (G. R. Gray, List Gen. Bds., 1840, p. 53.)" (Peters, 1937, III, p. 254).
Synon. Amoravis, Donkorella, Poliopsitta, Psittacula.

roseicollis
L. roseus  rose-coloured  < rosa  rose; Mod. L. -collis  -necked, -throated  < L. collum  neck.

SUBSPECIES

Rosy-faced Lovebird (catumbella)
SCI Name: Agapornis roseicollis catumbella
catumbella
Catumbella (= Catumbela), Benguela, Angola.

Rosy-faced Lovebird (roseicollis)
SCI Name: Agapornis roseicollis roseicollis
roseicollis
L. roseus  rose-coloured  < rosa  rose; Mod. L. -collis  -necked, -throated  < L. collum  neck.