Agapornithinae

Short description: Subfamily of birds

Agapornithinae

Agapornis roseicollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Aves
Order:  | Psittaciformes
Family:  | Psittaculidae
Subfamily:  | Agapornithinae
Salvin, 1882
Genera

* Agapornis
* Bolbopsittacus
* Loriculus

Agapornithinae is a subfamily of psittacine birds, one of the five subfamilies that make up the family Psittaculidae.[1] Its members are small, short-tailed parrots that inhabit Africa and Asia. They usually have predominantly green plumage and present different colorations on the head.

## Genera

The subfamily contains 3 genera:[1]

* Genus Agapornis
* Agapornis canus – grey-headed lovebird
* Agapornis fischeri – Fischer's lovebird
* Agapornis lilianae – Lilian's lovebird
* Agapornis nigrigenis – black-cheeked lovebird
* Agapornis personatus – yellow-collared lovebird
* Agapornis pullarius – red-headed lovebird
* Agapornis roseicollis – rosy-faced lovebird
* Agapornis swindernianus – black-collared lovebird
* Agapornis taranta – black-winged lovebird
* Genus Bolbopsittacus
* Bolbopsittacus lunulatus – guaiabero
* Genus Loriculus
* Loriculus amabilis – Moluccan hanging parrot
* Loriculus aurantiifrons – orange-fronted hanging parrot
* Loriculus beryllinus – Sri Lanka hanging parrot
* Loriculus camiguinensis – Camiguin hanging parrot (sometimes considered a subgenus of L. philippensis)
* Loriculus catamene – Sangihe hanging parrot
* Loriculus exilis – pygmy hanging parrot or green hanging parrot
* Loriculus flosculus – Wallace's hanging parrot
* Loriculus galgulus – blue-crowned hanging parrot
* Loriculus philippensis – Philippine hanging parrot or Colasisi
* Loriculus (philippensis) bonapartei – black-billed hanging parrot (also considered as a subspecies of L. philippensis or another species of Loriculus)
* Loriculus pusillus – yellow-throated hanging parrot
* Loriculus sclateri – Sula hanging parrot
* Loriculus stigmatus – great hanging parrot or Celebes hanging parrot
* Loriculus tener – Bismarck hanging parrot or green-fronted hanging parrot
* Loriculus vernalis – vernal hanging parrot

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Leo Joseph, Alicia Toon, Erin E. Schirtzinger, Timothy F. Wright, Richard Schodde. 2012. A revised nomenclature and classification for family-group taxa of parrots (Psittaciformes) ISSN 1175-5326 Zootaxa 3205: 26–40.

See also Wikidata entry Q4691259.

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