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The Masked, or Eye Ring or Yellow-collored Lovebird Agapornis personatus that is native to northeast Tanzania. It is in the Agapornis or Lovebird genus consisting of 9 species and 9 subspecies.

The yellow-collared lovebird is a mainly green small parrot about 14.5 cm (5.5 in) long. Its upper parts are a darker green than its lower surfaces. Its head is black, and it has a bright red beak and white eyerings. Yellow on the breast is continuous with a yellow collar and an expansion of yellow over the nape of the neck. Male and female have identical external appearance.

The yellow-collared lovebird brings nesting material in its beak to a tree cavity for their nest. The female incubates the eggs for about 23 days and the chicks leave the nest about 42 days after hatching.

Photos 1863 to1872 were taken in the Auckland Zoo.
Photos 4966 to 5062 were taken at the Invercargil Aviary.
Photos 818 to1008 were taken at the New Plymouth Zoo.

Photos 818, 997,1008 and 5062 show the blue color mutation of Masked Lovebird.
Photos in the 6000 and 8000 series were taken in Tanzania.

Masked, Yellow-collared Lovebird