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Grey-headed Lovebird (canus)
Agapornis canus canus (Gmelin, JF 1788)
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Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittaculidae
Genus:
Agapornis
Scientific:
Agapornis canus canus
Classification
Order:Psittaciformes
Family:
Psittaculidae
Genus:
Agapornis
Scientific:
Agapornis canus canus
Original description
Citation:
(Gmelin, JF 1788)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 13, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Psittacus canus
Type locality:
Madagascar and Mauritius.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10285#page/362/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
9C539D24D88A220B
Avibase ID:
avibase-9C539D24
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/9C539D24
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 714422
Geographic range:
- Agapornis canus canus: western and eastern Madagascar (except range of ablectaneus)
Source: Clements checklist
Grey-headed Lovebird (canus)
French:
Inséparable à tête grise (canus)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Grey-headed Lovebird (canus) ( Agapornis canus canus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Grey-headed Lovebird (canus) ( Agapornis canus canus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Grey-headed Lovebird (canus) ( Agapornis canus canus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Grey-headed Lovebird (canus) ( Agapornis canus canus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Grey-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis canus canus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Grey-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis canus canus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Grey-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis canus canus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Grey-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis canus canus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Grey-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis canus canus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Grey-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis canus canus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Grey-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis canus canus) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Grey-headed Lovebird (nominate) ( Agapornis canus canus) |
| Avilist 2025: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Agapornis cana cana [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Agapornis cana cana [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Agapornis cana cana [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Agapornis canus canus [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
German: Grauköpfchen
English: Gray-headed Lovebird, Grey-headed Lovebird, Grey-headed Lovebird (canus), Grey-headed Lovebird (nominate)
Spanish: Inseparable de Cabeza Gris
French: Inséparable à tête grise, Inséparable à tête grise (canus), Inséparable à tête grise (nominal), Inséparable à tête grise (nominale), Inséparable à tête grise (race nominale)
Italian: Inseparabile testagrigia
Scientific: Agapornis cana cana, Agapornis canus canus, Psittacus canus
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