Grey-headed Lovebird
Agapornis canus(Gmelin, JF, 1788)
English (US) Gray-headed Lovebird
UK name: Grey-headed Lovebird
The Grey-headed Lovebird (Agapornis canus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Psittaculidae (Old World Parrots) in the order Psittaciformes.
- Scientific name
- Agapornis canus
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Gray-headed Lovebird
- English (UK)
- Grey-headed Lovebird
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Agapornis canus canus
- Agapornis canus ablectaneus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Psittacus canus
- Described by
- (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
- Type locality
- Madagascar and Mauritius.
- Original description
- Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I] p.350
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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