Overview
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Fischer's Lovebird, FischerÃŒs Lovebird
Common Names in Finnish:
Viktoriankaijanen
Common Names in German:
Pfirsichköpfchen
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,293 meters (0 to 4,242 feet).[1]
Biome: Terrestrial
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:2.1Savanna - Dry
4.5Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
14.1Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
)
- animals
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Chordates
- Class:
Aves
()
- Birds
- Order:
Psittaciformes
()
- Parrots and Cockatoos
- Genus:
Agapornis
()
- Selby 1836 Nat.Libr. 15(Parrots) p.117
- Specific name:
fischeri
- Reichenow 1887 J.Orn. 35 no.177p.54
- Scientific name: - Agapornis fischeri Reichenow 1887
- Specific name:
fischeri
- Reichenow 1887 J.Orn. 35 no.177p.54
- Genus:
Agapornis
(
- Order:
Psittaciformes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Agapornis
There are approximately 42 species in this genus:
A. cana · A. cana ablectanea · A. cana cana (Gray-Headed Lovebird) · A. canus (Grey-Headed Lovebird) · A. canus ablectanea · A. canus ablectaneus · A. canus cana · A. canus canus (Grey-Headed Lovebird) · A. fischeri (FischerÃŒs Lovebird) · A. fischeri x · A. lilianae (LilianÃŒs Lovebird) · A. nigrigenis (Black-Cheeked Lovebird) · A. personata · A. personata fischeri · A. personata fisheri · A. personata personata (Yellow-Collared Lovebird) · A. personatus (Yellow-Collared Lovebird) · A. pullaria · A. pullaria pullaria (Red-Headed Lovebird) · A. pullaria ugandae · A. pullarius (Red-Headed Lovebird) · A. pullarius pullarius (Red-Headed Lovebird) · A. pullarius ugandae · A. roseicollis (Peach-Faced Lovebird) · A. roseicollis catumbella · A. roseicollis roseicollis (Peach-Faced Lovebird) · A. roseicollis ssp · A. sp · A. swinderianus · A. swinderianus emini · A. swinderianus zenkeri · A. swinderniana · A. swinderniana emini · A. swinderniana zenkeri · A. swindernianus (Black-Collared Lovebird) · A. swindernianus emini · A. swindernianus swindernianus (Black-Collared Lovebird) · A. swindernianus zenkeri · A. taranta (Black-Winged Lovebird) · A. taranta nana · A. taranta taranta (Black-Winged Lovebird) · A. zenkeri
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Further Reading
- Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, -1965. ENG url p. 103, p. 151, p. 95.
- Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 151, p. 152.
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 128, p. 170, p. 24, p. 397.
- Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. London, 1874-98. ENG url p. 511.
- Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.
- Ibis. [London]Published for the British Ornithologists' Union by Academic Press. ENG url p. 667.
- Novitates Zoologicae. London. url p. 388.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 04, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 04, 2007:
- Avian Knowledge Network, eBird
- Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, MCZ Ornithology Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
- , Bird specimens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3853365
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-177621
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13764371
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 177621
- IUCN ID: 661
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1534
Footnotes
- Mean = 989.000 meters (3,244.751 feet), Standard Deviation = 519.430 based on 8 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
