Overview
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Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Fischer's Lovebird, FischerÌs 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).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.
Biome: Terrestrial
Ecology:
List of Habitats
:2.1Savanna - Dry
4.5Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
14.1Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
()
- Gadow, 1893
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
()
- Superorder:
Psittacimorphae
()
- Order:
Psittaciformes
()
- Wagler, 1830
- Parrots and Cockatoos
- Family:
Psittacidae
()
- Illiger, 1811
- Genus:
Agapornis
()
- Selby, 1836
- Specific name:
fischeri
- Reichenow, 1887
- Scientific name: - Agapornis fischeri Reichenow, 1887
- Specific name:
fischeri
- Reichenow, 1887
- Genus:
Agapornis
(
- Family:
Psittacidae
(
- Order:
Psittaciformes
(
- Superorder:
Psittacimorphae
(
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001
Similar Species
Members of the genus Agapornis
There are approximately 36 species in this genus:
A. cana ablectanea · A. cana cana · A. canus (Grey-Headed Lovebird) · A. canus ablectanea · A. canus ablectaneus · A. canus cana · A. canus canus · A. fischeri (Fischer's Lovebird) · A. fischeri x · A. lilianae (Lilian's Lovebird) · A. nigrigenis (Black-Cheeked Lovebird) · A. personata fischeri · A. personata fisheri · A. personata personata · A. personatus (Yellow-Collared Lovebird) · A. pullaria pullaria · A. pullaria ugandae · A. pullarius (Red-Headed Lovebird) · A. pullarius pullarius · A. pullarius ugandae · A. roseicollis (Rosy-Faced Lovebird) · A. roseicollis catumbella · A. roseicollis roseicollis · A. roseicollis ssp · A. sp · A. swinderianus · A. swinderniana emini · A. swinderniana zenkeri · A. swindernianus (Black-Collared Lovebird) · A. swindernianus emini · A. swindernianus swindernianus · A. swindernianus zenkeri · A. taranta (Black-Winged Lovebird) · A. taranta nana · A. taranta taranta · A. zenkeri
Bibliography
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Bird Reference Citations. The numbers inserted in the text accounts above (usually in bold) refer to references. For further details on these references, click on the BirdLife International link above to go to the specific species account on the BirdLife web site. In some cases, particularly in the taxonomic notes, the references are cited using the author names. Details for these can be found on the BirdLife International web site at the following two places: For References from A–L. For References from M–Z.
- 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.
- 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.
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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.
- Universal Biological Indexer and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
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: 13848335
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 177621
- IUCN ID: 661
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1534
