Yellow-collared Lovebird
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Yellow-collared Lovebird

Agapornis personatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
52 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-collared lovebird (Agapornis personatus), also called masked lovebird, black-masked lovebird or eye ring lovebird, is a monotypic species of bird of the lovebird genus in the parrot family Psittaculidae. They are native to Arusha Region of Tanzania and have been introduced to Burundi and Kenya. Although they have been observed in the wild in Puerto Rico, they are probably the result of escaped pets, and no reproduction has been recorded. They have also been observed in Arizona. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-collared Lovebird sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Fischer's Lovebird
NT

Fischer's Lovebird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Agapornis fischeri

20–30% · Possible
Meyer's Parrot
LC

Meyer's Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poicephalus meyeri

<5% · Rare
Red-bellied Parrot
LC

Red-bellied Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poicephalus rufiventris

<5% · Rare
Red-fronted Parrot
LC

Red-fronted Parrot

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poicephalus gulielmi

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
60–70%
2 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
40–50%
3 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
4 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
5 Arusha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
6 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
7 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
8 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
9 Garden Route National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
Insufficient data
10 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
11 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
12 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data
13 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-collared Lovebird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-collared Lovebird sighting in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, based on 52 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-collared Lovebird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?

May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-collared Lovebird in Ngorongoro Conservation Area in our monthly data.

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