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Black-winged Lovebird
Agapornis taranta (Stanley, ES 1814)
The black-winged lovebird also known as Abyssinian lovebird is a mainly green bird of the parrot family. At about 16.5 cm (6.5 inches) long, it is the largest of the lovebird genus, a group of small parrots. The adult male is easily identified by its red forehead, and the adult female by its all green head. They are native to Eritrea and Ethiopia, and they are uncommon as pets. Source: Wikipedia
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Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittaculidae
Genus:
Agapornis
Scientific:
Agapornis taranta
Classification
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittaculidae
Genus:
Agapornis
Scientific:
Agapornis taranta
Original description
Citation:
(Stanley, ES 1814)
Reference:
Voy. Abyssinia Trav. Interior [Salt]
App.iv p.lii
Protonym:
Psittacus taranta
Type locality:
Pass of Taranta [inland from Massawa], Ethiopia.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47589031
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
39DAF131B6FBCA5E
Avibase ID:
avibase-39DAF131
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/39DAF131
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177628
English:
Black-winged Lovebird
Catalan:
Inseparable d'Etiòpia
Czech:
agapornis etiopský
Danish:
Tarantadværgpapegøje
German:
Tarantapapagei
Spanish:
Inseparable Abisinio
Spanish (Spain):
Inseparable Abisinio
Finnish:
isokaijanen
French:
Inséparable d'Abyssinie
Croatian:
etiopska papigica
Hungarian:
hegyi törpepapagáj
Icelandic:
Sortapáfi
Italian:
Inseparabile alinere
Japanese (romaji):
hatsuhanainko
Japanese:
ハツハナインコ
Lithuanian:
Juodasparnis agapornis
Dutch:
Zwartvleugelagapornis
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartvenga dvergpapegøye
Norwegian:
Svartvinget Dvergpapegøye
Polish:
nierozłączka czarnoskrzydła
Portuguese:
Inseparável-de-asa-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
inseparável-abissínio
Russian:
Чернокрылый неразлучник
Slovak:
agapornis tmavokrídly
Serbian:
Brdski agapornis
Swedish:
svartvingad dvärgpapegoja
Ukrainian:
Нерозлучник чорнокрилий
Chinese:
黑翅牡丹鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
黑翅情侶鸚鵡
Black-winged Lovebird
Catalan:
Inseparable d'Etiòpia
Czech:
agapornis etiopský
Danish:
Tarantadværgpapegøje
German:
Tarantapapagei
Spanish:
Inseparable Abisinio
Spanish (Spain):
Inseparable Abisinio
Finnish:
isokaijanen
French:
Inséparable d'Abyssinie
Croatian:
etiopska papigica
Hungarian:
hegyi törpepapagáj
Icelandic:
Sortapáfi
Italian:
Inseparabile alinere
Japanese (romaji):
hatsuhanainko
Japanese:
ハツハナインコ
Lithuanian:
Juodasparnis agapornis
Dutch:
Zwartvleugelagapornis
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartvenga dvergpapegøye
Norwegian:
Svartvinget Dvergpapegøye
Polish:
nierozłączka czarnoskrzydła
Portuguese:
Inseparável-de-asa-preta
Portuguese (Portugal):
inseparável-abissínio
Russian:
Чернокрылый неразлучник
Slovak:
agapornis tmavokrídly
Serbian:
Brdski agapornis
Swedish:
svartvingad dvärgpapegoja
Ukrainian:
Нерозлучник чорнокрилий
Chinese:
黑翅牡丹鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional):
黑翅情侶鸚鵡
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Inséparable d'Abyssinie ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Inséparable d'Abyssinie ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Agapornis taranta [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Agapornis taranta [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Agapornis taranta [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black-winged Lovebird ( Agapornis taranta) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Agapornis taranta [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Agapornis taranta [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Планинска неразделка
Catalan: Agapornis d'Eitòpia, Inseparable d'Etiòpia
Czech: agapornis etiopský, Papoušík etiopský
Danish: Tarantadværgpapegøje
German: Tarantapapagei
English: Abyssinian Lovebird, Black winged Lovebird, Black-winged Lovebird
English, HBW: Black-winged Lovebird
English (IOC): Black-winged Lovebird
English (United States): Black-winged Lovebird
Spanish: Inseparable Abisinio, Inseparable de Frente Roja
Spanish (Spain): Inseparable Abisinio
Spanish (HBW): Black-winged Lovebird
Estonian: kadaka-lembelind, kadaka-lembelind (kadaka-lembepapagoi), kadaka-lembepapagoi
Finnish: Isokaijanen
French: Inséparable à ailes noires, Inséparable d’Abyssinie, Inséparable d'Abyssinie, Inséparable taranta
Croatian: etiopska papigica
Hungarian: hegyi törpepapagáj
Icelandic: Sortapáfi
Italian: Inseparabile alinere
Japanese (romaji): hatsuhanainko
Japanese: ハツハナインコ
Scientific: Agapomis taranta nana, Agapornis taranta, Agapornis taranta nana, Agapornis taranta taranta, Psittacus taranta
Lithuanian: Juodasparnis agapornis
Dutch: Zwartvleugelagapornis
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartvenga dvergpapegøye
Norwegian: Svartvinget dvergpapegøye, Taranta dvergpapegøye
Polish: nierozlaczka czarnoskrzydla, nierozłączka czarnoskrzydła
Portuguese: Inseparável-de-asa-preta
Portuguese (Portugal): inseparável-abissínio
Russian: Чернокрылый неразлучник
Slovak: agapornis tmavokrídly
Serbian: Brdski agapornis
Swedish: Abesinsk dvärgpapegoja, Svartvingad dvärgpapegoja
Turkish: Kara kanatlı cennet papağanı
Ukrainian: Нерозлучник чорнокрилий
Chinese: 黑翅牡丹鹦鹉
Chinese (Traditional): 黑翅情侶鸚鵡
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