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Red-headed lovebird

Agapornis pullarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

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The red-headed lovebird (Agapornis pullarius) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 37.4 g to 39.5 g and live up to 18 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Red-headed lovebird (Agapornis pullarius)
Photo: User:JoJan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the red-headed lovebird

Weight
37.4 g – 39.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
18 yearssrc for Lifespan
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
3.9 – 4.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Age at maturity
11.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the red-headed lovebird live?

Not recorded

What is the red-headed lovebird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The red-headed lovebird (Agapornis pullarius), also known as the red-faced lovebird, is a member of the genus Agapornis, a group commonly known as lovebirds. Like other lovebirds, it is native to Africa.

From the Wikipedia article “Red-headed lovebird” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Red-headed_lovebird&oldid=1321659488), 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 red-headed lovebird endangered?

The red-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 red-headed lovebird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusAgapornis
  7. SpeciesAgapornis pullarius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Agapornis pullaria, Psittacus pullarius

Other names and names in other languages (43)
  • Red-faced lovebirdEnglish
  • Red-faced lovebirdEnglish
  • RHLOEnglish
  • ببغاء ذو وجه أحمرArabic
  • ببغاء الحب أحمر الوجهArabic
  • Оранжевоглава неразделкаBulgarian
  • Agapornis cara-roigCatalan
  • inseparable cara-roigCatalan
  • agapornis savanovýCzech
  • agapornis oranžovohlavýCzech
  • Orangehovedet DværgpapegøjeDanish
  • OrangeköpfchenGerman
  • OrangenköpfchenGerman
  • ruĝmaska ampapagoEsperanto
  • Inseparable carirrojoSpanish
  • punapea-lembelind (punapea-lembepapagoi)Estonian
  • طوطی برزیلی صورت قرمزPersian
  • savannikaijanenFinnish
  • Inséparable à tête rougeFrench
  • crvenolica papigicaCroatian
  • narancsfejű törpepapagájHungarian
  • Inseparabile testarossaItalian
  • コハナインコJapanese
  • raudonveidis agapornisLithuanian
  • Burung Cinta Kepala MerahMalay
  • rødmasket dvergpapegøyeNorwegian Bokmål
  • RoodmaskeragapornisDutch
  • rødmaskeamorpapittNorwegian
  • nierozłączka czerwonogłowaPolish
  • لالسرا متر پنچھیWestern Panjabi
  • PeriquitoPortuguese
  • inseparavel-de-cabeca-vermelhaPortuguese
  • inseparável-de-cabeça-vermelhaPortuguese
  • Краснолицый неразлучникRussian
  • agapornis červenohlavýSlovak
  • Narandžastoglavi agapornisSerbian
  • rödhuvad dvärgpapegojaSwedish
  • Orangebröstad dvärgpapegojaSwedish
  • ఎర్ర తల లవ్ బర్డ్Telugu
  • Kayısı Yüzlü Cennet PapağanıTurkish
  • нерозлучник гвінейськийUkrainian
  • 紅頭情侶鸚鵡Chinese
  • 红脸牡丹鹦鹉Chinese

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Relatives of the red-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 red-headed lovebird?

An adult red-headed lovebird weighs 37.4 g – 39.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the red-headed lovebird endangered?

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

How long does the red-headed lovebird live?

The red-headed lovebird has a recorded lifespan of 18 years.

What kind of animal is the red-headed lovebird?

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

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APA

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BibTeX
@misc{red_headed_lovebird_2026,
  title = {Red-headed lovebird (Agapornis pullarius)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/red-headed-lovebird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}