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title: "Yellow-collared Lovebird"
description: "Agapornis personatus — Birds. The yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus), also called masked lovebird, black-masked lovebird or eye ring lovebird, is a monotypic species of bird of the lovebird genus in the parrot family Psittaculidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/yellow-collared-lovebird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Yellow-collared Lovebird

> Agapornis personatus — Birds. The yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus), also called masked lovebird, black-masked lovebird or eye ring lovebird, is a monotypic species of bird of the lovebird genus in the parrot family Psittaculidae.

- Scientific name: *Agapornis personatus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `zoo` (Zoo & pets)
- iNaturalist observations: 1154
- Wikidata: [Q753748](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q753748)
- iNaturalist taxon: [19076](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/19076)

## Names

- en: Yellow-collared Lovebird
- de: Schwarzköpfchen
- es: Periquito del amor Enmascarado
- fr: Inséparable masqué
- nl: Zwartmaskeragapornis
- pl: Nierozłączka czarnogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

TZ (340), US (45), ES (38), ZA (37), MX (36), KE (18), CO (9), FR (9), CL (7), ID (7), BR (5), UY (5)

## Summary

The yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus), also called masked lovebird, black-masked lovebird or eye ring lovebird, is a monotypic species of bird of the lovebird genus in the parrot family Psittaculidae. They are native to Arusha Region of Tanzania and have been introduced to Burundi and Kenya. Although they have been observed in the wild in Puerto Rico, they are probably the result of escaped pets, and no reproduction has been recorded. They have also been observed in Arizona.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-collared_lovebird

## Photo

![Yellow-collared Lovebird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/yellow-collared-lovebird/medium.jpg)

Photo: Yolanda M. Leon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/301915567

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/yellow-collared-lovebird?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).