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Grey-headed lovebird

Agapornis canus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

LCLeast Concernparrots

The grey-headed lovebird (Agapornis canus) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 28.2 g to 31.4 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Grey-headed lovebird (Agapornis canus)
Photo: Tony Austin · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the grey-headed lovebird

Weight
28.2 g – 31.4 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
23.1 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4 – 4.2src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the grey-headed lovebird live?

Not recorded

What is the grey-headed lovebird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The gray-headed lovebird or Madagascar lovebird (Agapornis canus) is a small species of parrot of the lovebird genus. It is a mainly green parrot. The species is sexually dimorphic and only the adult male has grey on its upper body. They are native on the island of Madagascar and are the only lovebird species which are not native on the African continent. They are the smallest of the lovebird species. It is rarely seen in aviculture and it is difficult to breed in captivity.

From the Wikipedia article “Grey-headed lovebird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Grey-headed_lovebird&oldid=1315092309), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the grey-headed lovebird endangered?

The grey-headed lovebird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the grey-headed lovebird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusAgapornis
  7. SpeciesAgapornis canus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Synonyms Agapornis cana, Psittacus canus

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • GHLOEnglish
  • Gray-headed lovebirdEnglish
  • ببغاء الحب رمادي الوجهArabic
  • Сива неразделкаBulgarian
  • inseparable capgrísCatalan
  • agapornis šedohlavýCzech
  • Gråhovedet DværgpapegøjeDanish
  • GrauköpfchenGerman
  • grizkapa ampapagoEsperanto
  • Inseparable malgacheSpanish
  • hallpea-lembelind (hallpea-lembepapagoi)Estonian
  • madagaskarinkaijanenFinnish
  • Inséparable à tête griseFrench
  • Inséparable à tête grise de MadagascarFrench
  • sivoglava papigicaCroatian
  • szürkefejű törpepapagájHungarian
  • Inseparabile testagrigiaItalian
  • Inseparabile del MadagascarItalian
  • カルカヤインコJapanese
  • pilkagalvis agapornisLithuanian
  • KarakoMalagasy
  • KaraokaMalagasy
  • KitrehokyMalagasy
  • SarivazoMalagasy
  • SarovazoMalagasy
  • gråhodet dvergpapegøyeNorwegian Bokmål
  • GrijskopagapornisDutch
  • GrijskopdwergpapegaaiDutch
  • gråhodeamorpapittNorwegian
  • nierozłączka siwogłowaPolish
  • inseparável-malgaxePortuguese
  • inseparável-de-cabeça-cinzentaPortuguese
  • inseparável-de-faces-cinzentasPortuguese
  • Сероголовый неразлучникRussian
  • agapornis sivýSlovak
  • Sivoglavi agapornisSerbian
  • gråhuvad dvärgpapegojaSwedish
  • Gri Başlı Cennet PapağanıTurkish
  • нерозлучник сизийUkrainian
  • 灰头牡丹鹦鹉Chinese
  • 灰頭情侶鸚鵡Chinese

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Relatives of the grey-headed lovebird

Other species in the same genus Agapornis.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the grey-headed lovebird?

An adult grey-headed lovebird weighs 28.2 g – 31.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the grey-headed lovebird endangered?

The grey-headed lovebird is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the grey-headed lovebird?

The grey-headed lovebird (Agapornis canus) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{grey_headed_lovebird_2026,
  title = {Grey-headed lovebird (Agapornis canus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/grey-headed-lovebird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}