Variety is also important for birds, so supplement formulated diets with bird-safe vegetables, fruit, and even healthy table foods (minus any sauces or seasoning). The best lovebird feeding option is formulated diets that include the essential nutrients and don’t give a bird the choice to pick through and eat only the bits he likes. A seed-only diet is a recipe for malnutrition, and malnutrition causes many nutrition-related ailments. A balanced diet provides the essential classes of nutrients: water, protein, carbohydrates and fiber, lipids, minerals, and vitamins. Good nutrition is all about balance for lovebirds, just as it is for most birds. With proper care and a well-balanced diet, a lovebird can live between 12 and 15 or more years. Keep in mind that lovebirds are strong chewers, so choose toys that can stand up to chewing without causing a hazard. Toys are a must for these active parrots.
Lovebirds that are cooped up in a small cage and never given any freedom tend to become neurotic and can develop self-mutilating habits. Like most birds, lovebirds love to exercise and require the largest cage that your budget and space can afford. The Abyssinian, or black-winged lovebird, has a specialized diet that includes native figs, which is why they are so rare in captivity. In the wild, lovebirds live in small flocks and eat fruit, vegetables, grasses as well as seed. Some lovebird species come in many color mutations, which are produced by selective breeding to bring out certain color traits. canus) and the black-collared, or Swindern’s, ( A. pullarius), Madagascar, or grey-headed, ( A. roseicollis), black-winged, or Abyssinian, ( A. lilianae) - and those without an eye ring - peach-faced, or rosy-faced ( A. nigrigenis) and the Nyasa, or Lilian’s ( A. Lovebird species can be divided into those with prominent white eye rings - the masked, or yellow-collared ( A.
They have a hooked bill and zygodactyl feet (two toes point forward and two point backward). They belong to the order Psittaciformes, which includes all the parrots. Lovebirds have short, blunt tail feathers, unlike budgies (“parakeets”), which have long pointed tails, and lovebirds are also stockier.ĭid you catch the fact that lovebirds are parrots? Yes, although they are small parrots, they are still parrots. Lovebirds range in size from just over 5 inches to just over 6½ inches, which makes them among the smaller parrot species. Lovebirds are so named because of their strong pair bonds. There are nine species of lovebirds, and all belong to the genus Agapornis, though only a few are typically available as pets namely the peach-faced, masked and Fischer’s lovebirds.
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