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Yellow-collared lovebird

Agapornis personatus Reichenow, 1887

LCLeast Concernparrots

The yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus) is a species in the family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes. Recorded adults weigh 49 g to 56 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus)
Photo: Demetrius John Kessy from Arusha, Tanzania · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the yellow-collared lovebird

Weight
49 g – 56 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
shrublandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
23 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.9 – 5.5src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Photos of the yellow-collared lovebird

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Yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus)
Nevit Dilmen ( talk ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the yellow-collared lovebird live?

Not recorded

What is the yellow-collared lovebird?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus), also called masked lovebird, black-masked lovebird or eye ring lovebird, is a monotypic species of bird of the lovebird genus in the parrot family Psittaculidae. They are native to Arusha Region of Tanzania and have been introduced to Burundi and Kenya. Although they have been observed in the wild in Puerto Rico, they are probably the result of escaped pets, and no reproduction has been recorded. They have also been observed in Arizona.

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What does the yellow-collared lovebird sound like?

ZooFari · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Is the yellow-collared lovebird endangered?

The yellow-collared 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 yellow-collared lovebird classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPsittaciformes
  5. familyPsittaculidae
  6. genusAgapornis
  7. SpeciesAgapornis personatus Reichenow, 1887

Synonyms Agapornis personata

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Masked lovebirdEnglish
  • YCLOEnglish
  • ببغاء الحب المقنعArabic
  • Маскова неразделкаBulgarian
  • Agapornis capnegreCatalan
  • inseparable capnegreCatalan
  • agapornis škraboškovýCzech
  • Sorthovedet DværgpapegøjeDanish
  • SchwarzköpfchenGerman
  • nigramaska ampapagoEsperanto
  • Inseparable cabecinegroSpanish
  • Inseparable enmascaradoSpanish
  • Periquito del amor EnmascaradoSpanish
  • akaatsia-lembelindEstonian
  • akaatsia-lembelind (akaatsia-lembepapagoi)Estonian
  • naamiokaijanenFinnish
  • Inséparable masquéFrench
  • crnoglava papigicaCroatian
  • álarcos törpepapagájHungarian
  • Inseparabile mascheratoItalian
  • キエリボタンインコJapanese
  • geltonkrūtis agapornisLithuanian
  • svarthodet dvergpapegøyeNorwegian Bokmål
  • ZwartmaskeragapornisDutch
  • svarthodeamorpapittNorwegian
  • AgapornisPapiamento
  • nierozłączka czarnogłowaPolish
  • inseparável-mascaradoPortuguese
  • inseparável-de-cabeça-negraPortuguese
  • inseparável-de-cabeça-pretaPortuguese
  • Масковый неразлучникRussian
  • Неразлучник масковыйRussian
  • agapornis pestrýSlovak
  • Personata agapornis (crnoglavi)Serbian
  • svarthuvad dvärgpapegojaSwedish
  • Sarı Boyunlu Cennet PapağanıTurkish
  • нерозлучник масковийUkrainian
  • 黃領情侶鸚鵡Chinese
  • 黃領牡丹鸚鵡Chinese
  • 黄领牡丹鹦鹉Chinese

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Relatives of the yellow-collared 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 yellow-collared lovebird?

An adult yellow-collared lovebird weighs 49 g – 56 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the yellow-collared lovebird endangered?

The yellow-collared 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 yellow-collared lovebird?

The yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus) belongs to the family Psittaculidae in the order Psittaciformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{yellow_collared_lovebird_2026,
  title = {Yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yellow-collared-lovebird},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}