Different types

[silvercloud]

For those of us who don't know much about lovebirds can someone (Jeremy? ;D) please explain the difference between the different types peachies, masked etc. And also what the temperaments of each is like.

[jeremy]

Peachfaces - Can be aggressive towards other birds if housed in the same aviary as others. They can be very territorial. But, they make great pets, they are excellent breeders, there is hundreds of different mutations available in them.

Masks - A little more docile than the Peachface, they can be colony bred but i personally don't do it. They are a lot more timid than Peachfaces, especially the babies. They do make excellent parents and build big nests from scratch. There are a lot of mutations in these going around as well.

Fischer - Same as a Mask

Nyasa - They look like a Fischer and it is quite hard to find pure Nyasa Lovebirds, as they have been hybridised with Fischers and Masks. They are very hard to breed apparently, but can be col9ony bred as they aren't aggressive birds.


Those 4 are the most commonly available Lovebirds in Australia, we do have a few more species but they are extremely rare and not cheap.

Is that what you wanted to know?

[silvercloud]

Yes, thats great Jeremy, Thanks

[Karen]

Interesting read thank you.