Black-cheeked Lovebird
Black-cheeked Lovebird
Here the details of the Black-cheeked Lovebird named bird below:
SCI Name:
Protonym: Agapornis nigrigenis Bull.Br.Orn.Club 16 p.61
Taxonomy: Psittaciformes / Psittaculidae / Agapornis
Taxonomy Code: blclov1
Type Locality: Muguzzi River, Northern Rhodesia.
Author: Sclater, WL
Publish Year: 1906
IUCN Status: Vulnerable
DEFINITIONS
AGAPORNIS
(Psittacidae; † Black-collared Lovebird A. swindernianus) Gr. αγαπη agapē, αγαπης agapēs love; ορνις ornis, ορνιθος ornithos bird; the substantive English name ‘lovebird’ reflects the strong pair bond and sociable nature of these small parrots; "Others have the bill powerful and thick, with the upper mandible strongly toothed; the wings long, and the tail short, and nearly even. To this group, the Psittacus Swinderianus of Kuhl, and the Psittacus Malaccensis, Lath., appear to belong. For the present, the title of Agapornis is given to them, though it is not unlikely that a farther division may be required, when their habits and economy are better known. The only illustration we can give of these diminutive Parrots is that of SWINDERN'S LOVE-BIRD. Agapornis Swinderianus." (Selby 1836); "Agapornis Selby, Nat. Libr., Parrots, 1836, p. 117. Type, by subsequent designation, Psittacus swindernianus Kuhl. (G. R. Gray, List Gen. Bds., 1840, p. 53.)" (Peters, 1937, III, p. 254).
Synon. Amoravis, Donkorella, Poliopsitta, Psittacula.
nigrigena / nigrigenis / nigrigenys
L. niger black; genis cheeks < gena cheek.
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)