Agapornithinae is a subfamily of psittacine birds, one of the five subfamilies that make up the family

Psittaculidae Psittaculidae is a family of parrots, commonly known as Old World parrots, though this term is a misnomer, as not all its members occur in the Old World and Psittacinae also occurs in the Old World. It consists of six subfamilies: Psittricha ...

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A revised nomenclature and classification for family-group taxa of parrots (Psittaciformes)
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. They usually have predominantly green plumage and present different colorations on the head.

Genera

The subfamily contains 3 genera: * Genus '' Agapornis'' ** '' Agapornis canus'' – grey-headed lovebird ** '' Agapornis fischeri'' – Fischer's lovebird ** '' Agapornis lilianae'' – Lilian's lovebird ** '' Agapornis nigrigenis'' – black-cheeked lovebird ** '' Agapornis personatus'' – yellow-collared lovebird ** '' Agapornis pullarius'' – red-headed lovebird ** '' Agapornis roseicollis'' – rosy-faced lovebird ** '' Agapornis swindernianus'' – black-collared lovebird ** '' Agapornis taranta'' – black-winged lovebird * Genus Bolbopsittacus ** '' Bolbopsittacus lunulatus'' – guaiabero * Genus '' Loriculus'' ** '' Loriculus amabilis'' – Moluccan hanging parrot ** '' Loriculus aurantiifrons'' – orange-fronted hanging parrot ** '' Loriculus beryllinus'' – Sri Lanka hanging parrot ** '' Loriculus camiguinensis'' – Camiguin hanging parrot (sometimes considered a subgenus of ''L. philippensis'') ** '' Loriculus catamene'' – Sangihe hanging parrot ** '' Loriculus exilis'' – pygmy hanging parrot or green hanging parrot ** '' Loriculus flosculus'' – Wallace's hanging parrot ** '' Loriculus galgulus'' – blue-crowned hanging parrot ** '' Loriculus philippensis'' – Philippine hanging parrot or Colasisi ** '' Loriculus bonapartei'' – black-billed hanging parrot ** '' Loriculus pusillus'' – yellow-throated hanging parrot ** '' Loriculus sclateri'' – Sula hanging parrot ** '' Loriculus stigmatus'' – great hanging parrot or Celebes hanging parrot ** '' Loriculus tener'' – Bismarck hanging parrot or green-fronted hanging parrot ** '' Loriculus vernalis'' – vernal hanging parrot

References

Psittaculidae {{parrot-stub