Fischer's Lovebird

 

  

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

Arround 1877, the Fischer's Lovebird ( A. Fischeri) was discovered by the explorer Dr. Fischer. Their natural habitat is an inland plateau between 1200 and 1800 metres altitude, with deciduous woodland and bush, south of the Lake Victoria. There, they live in small flocks of a few birds. The mainly feed is grass and accasia seed, but also millet and maize. They als breed easely in captivity and have 4 to 6 eggs. The incubation is 21 to 23 days.

DISCRIPTION

  • 15 cm long

  • Main body colour is greem

  • The fore-head is orange

  • From the top of the head to the back this becomes more suffused with olive-green

  • A bear eye ring is found around the eyes

  • The bill is coral red

  • The feet are gray and the claws are dark-grey to black

  • The rump should be a clear violet

  • There is no sexuel dimorphism

MUTATIONS

Pastel, pieds, slaty, dark eyed clears (yellow- or white black-eyed).

How to recognize A. Fischeri

Name Mutation Rump Legs Claws Eyes Flights Inhéritance Details
Dark Eyed Clear Reduction Eumelaninne 95 % Light blue Grey Grey Dark White Recessive  
Single  Factored   Edged Reduction Eumelaninne  50 % Violet blue unaffected unaffected Dark Almost completely black Dominant  
Double Factored    Edged Reduction Eumelaninne 50 % Violet blue unaffected unaffected Dark Light grey Dominant  
Dominant     Pied Partialy reduction eumelaninne Blue Variable Variable Dark Variable Dominant Green bird with almost yellow body colour - Reduction at wings restricted to a few feather areas
Reccesive     Pied Almost total absence of eumelaninne Blue rump  almost disappeared Mostly grey Variable Dark Variable Recessive Red psittacine redused in mask - Almost complete yellow bird showing some green spots here and there, mostly at wings coverts
Slaty Colour changing  of keratin in wings Grey unaffected unaffected Dark Black Dominant  
Blue Transmutation Personata Violet blue unaffected unaffected Dark Black Recessive  
Pastel Transmutation Personata (?) Violet blue bleached bleached Dark Light grey to white Recessive NOT SUITABLE FOR SHOWS
Ino Transmutation Lilianea White Light grey to flesh colour Flesh colour Red White Recessive Combination with green birds = Lutino  - Combination with blue birds : Albino
Violet SF & DF Tranmutation Personata Violet unaffected unaffected Dark Black Dominant Only the bleu D SF & DF are suitable for shows