Avibase: Agapornis pullarius pullarius (Red-headed Lovebird (pullarius))

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Red-headed Lovebird (pullarius)

Agapornis pullarius pullarius (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Classification

Order:
  Psittaciformes
Family:
  Psittaculidae
Genus:
   Agapornis
Scientific:
  Agapornis pullarius pullarius

Original description

Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.102

Protonym:
Psittacus pullarius

Type locality:
Asia, Ethiopia, error, Gold Coast substituted as type locality by Neumann, antea, p. 387.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/120/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
66E2B7D4006AE33A

Avibase ID:
avibase-66E2B7D4

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/66E2B7D4

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714423

Geographic range:

Agapornis pullarius pullarius: Sierra Leone to Guinea, Sudan, Angola, and Democratic Republic of the Congo; São Tomé

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Red-headed Lovebird (pullarius)
French:
Inséparable à tête rouge (pullarius)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Red-headed Lovebird (pullarius) ( Agapornis pullarius pullarius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Red-headed Lovebird (pullarius) ( Agapornis pullarius pullarius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Red-headed Lovebird (pullarius) ( Agapornis pullarius pullarius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Red-headed Lovebird (pullarius) ( Agapornis pullarius pullarius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Red-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis pullarius pullarius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Red-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis pullarius pullarius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Red-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis pullarius pullarius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Red-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis pullarius pullarius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Red-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis pullarius pullarius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Red-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis pullarius pullarius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Red-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis pullarius pullarius)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Red-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis pullarius pullarius)
Avilist 2025: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements, version 2021: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements, version 2022: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements, version 2023: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements, version 2024: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements, version 2025: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Agapornis pullaria pullaria [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Agapornis pullaria pullaria [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Agapornis pullarius pullarius [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Agapornis pullarius

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German: Orangeköpfchen
English: Red-headed Lovebird, Red-headed Lovebird (nominate), Red-headed Lovebird (pullarius)
Spanish: Inseparable de Cabeza Roja
French: Inséparable à tête rouge, Inséparable à tête rouge (nominal), Inséparable à tête rouge (nominale), Inséparable à tête rouge (pullarius), Inséparable à tête rouge (race nominale)
Italian: Inseparabile facciarossa
Scientific: Agapornis pullaria pullaria, Agapornis pullarius guineensis, Agapornis pullarius pullarius, Psittacus pullarius
Dutch: Roodmaskeragapornis

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