NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Fischer's Lovebird
Agapornis fischeri Reichenow, 1887
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Three Fischer's Lovebirds at Ueno Zoo, Japan.
Agapornis_fischeri_-Ueno_Zoo,_Japan_-three-8a.jpg: Takashi Hososhima from Tokyo, Japan derivative work: Snowmanradio (talk) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Fischer's lovebird (Agapornis fischeri) is a small parrot species of the genus Agapornis. They were originally discovered in the late 19th century. They are named after the 19th century German explorer of East Africa Gustav Fischer.
Wikipedia contributors, Fischer's lovebird; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:09:17.180386+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Agapornis fischeri Reichenow, 1887
- Name authority
- Reichenow, 1887
- Common name
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Psittaciformes
- Family
- Psittaculidae
- Genus
- Agapornis
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAves
- orderPsittaciformes
- familyPsittaculidae
- genusAgapornis Selby, 1836
- speciesAgapornis fischeri Reichenow, 1887
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Agapornis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gray-headed LovebirdAgapornis canus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-cheeked LovebirdAgapornis nigrigenis W. L. Sclater, 1906 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Red-headed LovebirdAgapornis pullarius (Linnaeus, 1758) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-winged LovebirdAgapornis taranta (Stanley, 1814) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Yellow-collared LovebirdAgapornis personatus Reichenow, 1887 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Lilian's LovebirdAgapornis lilianae Shelley, 1894 | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black-collared LovebirdAgapornis swindernianus (Kuhl, 1820) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Rosy-faced LovebirdAgapornis roseicollis (Vieillot, 1818) | PsittaculidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=177621 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:65MFH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.