Agapornis fischeri

6 Fischer's Lovebird at Paddys River, ACT

Agapornis fischeri at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Sep 2019
Agapornis fischeri at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Sep 2019
Agapornis fischeri at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Sep 2019
Agapornis fischeri at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Sep 2019
Agapornis fischeri at Paddys River, ACT - 18 Sep 2019
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Identification history

Agapornis fischeri 13 Aug 2021 natureguy
Agapornis fischeri 12 Aug 2021 RodDeb
Agapornis lilianae 19 Sep 2019 natureguy
Agapornis fischeri 19 Sep 2019 RodDeb

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obviously an aviary escapee but was happily flying from tree to tree.

8 comments

RodDeb wrote:
   20 Sep 2019
Thanks Luke, appreciate your efforts and help.
   20 Sep 2019
Would very much appreciate any reports of two or more birds - don't want this to become a pest species
RodDeb wrote:
   20 Sep 2019
We will keep a lookout, there was only 1 bird there yesterday.
RodDeb wrote:
   12 Aug 2021
Suggestion and reasons for changing from Lilian’s Lovebird to Fischer’s Lovebird please:
We received an email today from ACT eBird moderator Kim Farley which states the following:
"Aviculturists confirm - "definitely a Fischer's Lovebird" and that it looks OK for an olive mutation. Lilian's is also very rare in captivity in Australia....sounds like they might be dying out which happens with some small inbred populations. From what I can see there are no olive mutations of that species in Australia either. Lilian's has a slimmer build and the orange of the face extends neatly behind the eye whereas for Fischer's generally the orange just reaches the eye as this bird in the ebird checklist shows. That it is an olive mutation does also make it a little harder." A discussion was had, experts consulted and a consensus reached!
Thanks very much to Kim Farley in the extra effort she went to in identifying this bird.
natureguy wrote:
   13 Aug 2021
I added the species to the system but for some reason the information didn't register even though I filled in all the boxes and added it under Parrots it put it in "Uncategorised species". Getting expert advice is always useful as African Lovebirds are not our (the moderators) area of expertise, especially when you put some captive mutations in the mix.
RodDeb wrote:
   13 Aug 2021
Thanks Luke for your help, time and effort, much appreciated. We didn't have a clue about these birds so were very happy to get any help and really appreciate the help of Kim Farley and the other people involved. Kim mentioned that there was quite a bit of discussion about it between her and a few of the bird experts. All for an escapee :) probably didn't survive too long out there anyhow.
Thanks again.
michaelb wrote:
   13 Aug 2021
I've completed the species info, added a reference & moved it into parrots. I had to clear my browsing data before I could see it in the field guide, but all good now.
RodDeb wrote:
   13 Aug 2021
Thanks all for your help, much appreciated

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