Why lovebird?
Pairs sit pressed together and preen each other for hours, and stay together for life.
Parrots · Time every day
Peach-faced lovebird
Small parrot · from south-west Africa
A stocky little parrot, bright green with a peach-pink face and a short, rounded tail.
- Size
- About 15cm long
- Lives for
- 10 to 15 years
- Suits
- People who want a small bird with a big personality
Whirrs after you, bold as brass. Move your pointer and see.
Good to know
Six things about the lovebird
It carries things in its feathers
The female tears strips of bark or paper and tucks them into the feathers of her back to carry to the nest.
A big bird in a small body
It is fearless and will stand up to much larger birds.
A paper shredder
It loves to shred paper and will make a nest out of your post.
Shrill
It rarely talks, but its chirp is piercing.
One can be happy
Despite the name, a single lovebird can do well if its owner spends a lot of time with it.
The real thing
Photos of the lovebird
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Looking after one
It needs a roomy cage with plenty of toys to chew, time out every day, and a diet of pellets, seed and fresh food.
Before you get one
Lovebirds are playful and full of character but can be nippy and noisy. They are not as easy as a budgie.
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