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

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Red-headed Lovebird (ugandae)

Agapornis pullarius ugandae Neumann, OR 1908

Classification

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

Original description

Citation:
Neumann, OR 1908

Reference:
Novit. Zool. 15, no.2 p.388

Protonym:
Agapornis pullaria ugandae

Type locality:
Entebbe, Uganda.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/21970#page/408/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
9B237587E971E280

Avibase ID:
avibase-9B237587

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9B237587

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714424

Geographic range:

Agapornis pullarius ugandae: Ethiopia to Uganda, far eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Tanzania

Source: Clements checklist

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

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

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

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Agapornis pullarius

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English: Red-headed Lovebird (Uganda), Red-headed Lovebird (ugandae), Uganda Red-headed Lovebird
French: Inséparable à tête rouge (ugandae)
Scientific: Agapornis pullaria ugandae, Agapornis pullarius ugandae

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