The couple parrot, also known as the peony parrot, the love parrot, and the love bird, is the general name of the parrot in the genus Peony Parrot. There are 9 species in total. These include: Grey-headed Couple Parrot (Horseshoegasca Couple Parrot), Red-headed Couple Parrot, Black-winged Couple Parrot, Black-collared Couple Parrot, Peach-Faced Couple Parrot, Brown-headed Couple Parrot (Fraser's Couple Parrot), Yellow-collarEd Couple Parrot, Nia Couple Parrot and Blackface Couple Parrot.
The lovers belong to the climbing bird family, the parrot family, and are native to Africa. With the exception of one species, which is found on the island of Madagascar, the remaining eight species are found in Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Sudan.
The lover parrot gets its name from its affectionate nature. Couple parrots will be inseparable from their partners, snuggling with each other, and most of them will stay together for life.
After long-term artificial breeding, the couple parrot has bred more than 100 species. It is kept all over the world. China took the lead in introducing and breeding black-headed couplets and brown-headed couplets.
The couple parrot is about 13-17 cm long, weighs 40-60 grams, has a short body and a short tail, the beak is relatively large, most of the native couple parrots are green, and the couple parrots of various colors have appeared through artificial breeding and mutation.
Only a few couples have significant differences in male and female appearance, such as black-collared couples, grey-headed couples and black-collared couples. None of the remaining species can tell the sex from its appearance.
The couple parrot is the smallest species of parrot, with a lifespan of about 10-15 years.
Couple parrots are good pets, especially those that are hand-fed and bred from the time of the chicks. Couple parrots who trust humans are very close to humans and can stand on human fingers or shoulders. Very few couple parrots can speak, but if they start training from an early age, some can also imitate human voices.
Just like other pets, when buying a couple parrot, be aware that the purchase is artificially bred rather than captured in the wild. This is not only due to ethical and wildlife protection issues, but also because birds that catch foot in the wild are often prone to illness and death due to their inability to adapt to caged environments.
Couple parrots are very active and like to chew on objects, and if they are released from the cage, they may damage furniture and even wires.
Yellow-collared couple parrots are also known as: black-headed peony, masked lovebird, yellow-collared peony parrot, yellow-necked black peony.
Yellow-collared couple parrot
Black-winged couple parrots are also known as: black-winged lovebird, Ethiopian lovebird, black-winged peony parrot.
Black-winged couple parrot
Peach-faced couple parrots are also known as: peach-faced lovebird, peach-faced peony parrot, small parrot.
Peach-faced couple parrot
Brown-headed couple parrot nickname: Foyschi's lovebird.
Brown-headed couple parrot
Red-headed couple parrots are also known as: Fisher's couple parrot, Fisher's couple parrot, Fischer's couple parrot, Fei's peony parrot.
Red-headed couple parrot
Black-faced couple parrots are also known as: black-cheeked lovebirds, black-faced peony parrots.
Black-faced couple parrot
Grey-headed couple parrots are also known as: grey-headed love birds, Madagascar love birds, Canangese couple parrots, gray-headed peony parrots.
Grey-headed couple parrot
Nia couple parrot also known as: Niasha lovebird, Nyasa Lake couple parrot, Nia peony parrot.
Nia couple parrot