Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha
Cladus: Crurotarsi
Divisio: Archosauria
Cladus: Avemetatarsalia
Cladus: Ornithodira
Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha
Cladus: Dinosauriformes
Cladus: Dracohors
Cladus: Dinosauria
Ordo: Saurischia
Cladus: Eusaurischia
Cladus: Theropoda
Cladus: Neotheropoda
Cladus: Averostra
Cladus: Tetanurae
Cladus: Avetheropoda
Cladus: Coelurosauria
Cladus: Tyrannoraptora
Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha
Cladus: Maniraptoriformes
Cladus: Maniraptora
Cladus: Pennaraptora
Cladus: Paraves
Cladus: Eumaniraptora
Cladus: Avialae
Infraclassis: Aves
Cladus: Euavialae
Cladus: Avebrevicauda
Cladus: Pygostylia
Cladus: Ornithothoraces
Cladus: Euornithes
Cladus: Ornithuromorpha
Cladus: Ornithurae
Cladus: Carinatae
Parvclassis: Neornithes
Cohors: Neognathae
Cladus: Neoaves
Cladus: Telluraves
Cladus: Australaves
Ordo: Psittaciformes
Familia: Psittaculidae
Subfamilia: Agapornithinae
Genus: Agapornis
Species: Agapornis nigrigenis
Name
Agapornis nigrigenis Sclater, WL, 1906
References
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 16 p. 61
IUCN: Agapornis nigrigenis (Vulnerable)
Vernacular names
Afrikaans: Swartwangparkiet
العربية: ببغاء الحب أسود الخدين
български: Кафявоглава неразделка
català: Agapornis galtanegre
Cymraeg: Aderyn cariad bochddu
dansk: Sortkindet dværgpapegøje
Deutsch: Rußköpfchen
English: Black-cheeked Lovebird
eesti: Mustpõsk-lembelind
فارسی: طوطی برزیلی سیاهگونه
suomi: Jokikaijanen
français: Inséparable à joues noires
עברית: הבני שחור לחי
кырык мары: Шим шӹргӓн айырлаш лидӹмӹ попугай
Bahasa Melayu: Burung Cinta Pipi Hitam
Nederlands: Zwartwangagapornis
norsk: Svartkinnet dvergpapegøye
Diné bizaad: Tsídii yáłtiʼíchilí bináyaah halzhinígíí
پنجابی: کالیاں کھاکھانوالا متر پنچھی
русский: Чернощёкий неразлучник
svenska: svartkindad dvärgpapegoja
中文（简体）: 黑脸牡丹鹦鹉
The black-cheeked lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis) is a small parrot species of the lovebird genus. It is mainly green and has a brown head, red beak, and white eyerings.[2] It is endemic to a relatively small range in southwest Zambia, where it is vulnerable to habitat loss.[1][3]
Taxonomy
The black-cheeked lovebird is monotypic.[2] The black-cheeked lovebird is sometimes seen as a race of Lilian's lovebird.[3]
Description
Upper body
The black-cheeked lovebird is 14 cm (5.5 in) in length,[2] with mostly green plumage, reddish-brown forehead and forecrown, brownish-black cheeks and throat, orange bib below the throat which fades to yellowish-green, white eye-rings and grey feet. Adult have bright red beaks, while juveniles of the species are similar but with a more orange bill. Vocalizations are loud, piercing shrieks, which sound like the calls of other lovebirds.[4]
Distribution and habitat
The black-cheeked lovebird inhabits deciduous woodland, where permanent supplies of surface water exist, as it needs daily access to water. In the dry season, these birds may congregate in large flocks of up to 800 or more. They are found in Zambia and may occur in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia.[1]
Conservation
It is listed as a vulnerable species as its population is in decline due to continuous habitat loss. This is due to gradual desiccation of water bodies, causing drought, farming practices, hunting and trapping, fishing, logging and diseases. There are currently only between 2,500 and 9,999 mature individuals. However, they occur in nature reserves and there is an action plan in place to help them.[1]
Diet
The black-cheeked lovebird feeds mainly at ground-level on annual grass seeds, but also on other vegetable matter and insect larvae, and on corn, sorghum, and millet.[5]
Aviculture
The black-cheeked lovebird is relatively easy to breed in aviculture, but there was little interest in breeding them during the first half of the twentieth century at a time when imports were numerous. Now they are uncommon in aviculture and uncommon as pets.[2]
References
BirdLife International (2016). "Agapornis nigrigenis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22685360A93069915. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22685360A93069915.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
Le Breton, Kenny (1992). Lovebirds...getting started. USA: T.F.H. Publications. pp. 97–98. ISBN 0-86622-411-4.
Birds of Africa south of the Sahara, Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan (2003) Struik ISBN 1-86872-857-9
ARKive
"Species factsheet: Agapornis nigrigenis". BirdLife International (2008). Retrieved 9 July 2008.
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