Hybridization

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Agapornis roseicollis roseicollis
Hybridization

Bird Hybrids
A check-List with Bibliography
by Annie P.Gray

Technical Communication No. 13 of the Commonwealth Bureau of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Edinburgh

Commonwealth Agricultural Bureax, 1958
Farnham Royal, Bucks, England

Order PSITTACIFORMES
Family PSITTACIDAE
[Lories. Parrots. Macaws]

Agapornis Selby

Agapornis cana (Gmelin) [Madagascar Lovebird. Grey-headed Lovebird]

x Agapornis roseicollis (Vieillot) [Peach-faced Lovebird]

The hybrids are said to be fertile.
Legendre, M. 1936.

x Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw) [Budgerigar]

            "Male" Madagascar Lovebird x "female" Budgerigar. There are a few records
            of alleged hybridization, but the reliability of such reports is questioned both by
            Cayley and by Prestwich. Page has reported a hybrid that lived to leave the nest.

Braune, -. Cayley, N. W. 1938; Gefiederte Weldt, Die 1890; Hokinson, E. 1926,
1941; Neunzig, K. 1921; Page, W. T. 1918a; Prestwich, A. A. 1943a

Agapornis fischeri Reichenow [Fischer's Lovebird]

x Agapornis roseicollis (Vieillot) [Peach-faced Lovebird]

                The two species cross readily. Reciprocal hybrids have been reported. According
                to Legendre, the hybrids are fertile. Prestwich (1950) has given a brief description
                of 3 young hybrids reared in France

Delacour, J. 1930, 1931; Hampe, H. 1939; Hopkinson, E. 1930, 1931a, 1933a, 1941;
Legendre, M. 1936; Olivaux, M. C. 1929; Prestwich A. A. 1929, 1950

Agapornis lilianae Shelley [Nyasa Lovebird]

x Agapornis roseicollis (Vieillot) [Peach-faced Lovebird]

              The cross has occurred in both directions. The hybrids are fertile. Hopkinson has
              recorded several backcrosses produced by a hybrid "female" mated to a Nyasa "male"
               . A markedly quarrlesome "male" hybrid described by Warren was a little smaller than
               the mother (roseicollis) but larger than the sire. The incubation period was about 18 days.

Agapornis nigrigenis W. L. Sclater [Black-cheeked Lovebird]

x Agapornis roseicollis (Vieillot) [Peach-faced Lovebird]

The two species are said to interbreed readily. According to Marriner, the hybrids are
fertile inter se.

Delacour, J. 1930; Hampe, H. 1939; Hopkinson, E. 1926, 1933a, 1941; Legendre, M. 1936;
Marriner, J. S. 1927; Prestwich, A. A. 1928

x Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw) [Budgerigar]

            "Male" black-cheeked lovebird x "female" Budgerigar. There is a report in Bird Notes,
            1911, of 4 hybrids which hatched and were said to be doing well. The authenticity of the
            report has been questioned by Cayley, Hopkinson (1941) and Prestwich

Bird Notes 1911d; Cayley, N. W. 1938; Hopkinson, E, 1926, 1941; Prestwich, A. A. 1943a

Agapornis personata Reichenow [Masked Lovebird]

x Agapornis roseicollis (Vieillot) [Peach-faced Lovebird]

The cross has occurred in both directions. The hybrids are said to be fertile.

"male" masked x "female" Peach-faced Lovebird. A "male" hybrid described by Hill
tended to resemble roseicollis in size and coloration.

Ara, L. A. 1952b; Delacour, J. 1930; Hampe, H. 1939; Hill, W. C. O. 1942; Hopkinson, E. 1931a
1933a, 1941; Kelly, A. L. 1949; Legendre, M. 1936; Prestwich, A. A., 1949c

x Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw) [Budgerigar]

Presumed hybrids have been reported. They appeared to be sterile

Gjessing, G. A. 1953.

Agapornis pullaria (Linnaeus) [Red-headed Lovebird. Red-faced Lovebird]

x Agapornis roseicollis (Vieillot) [Peach-faced Lovebird]

The hybrids are said to be fertile.
Legendre, M. 1936.

x Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw) [Budgerigar]

Boosey and Prestwich both doubt the authenticity of this reputed cross.

Boosey, E. 1952, Prestwich, A. A. 1943a.

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