Agapornis is a genus that includes lovebirds and actually forms a group within the family. These parrots have relatively smaller body sizes as compared to many other parrot species. Lovebirds often develop serious lasting relationships that involves no roaming around looking for a partner for each other rather staying faithful to each other.
Indeed, there exist nine separate species of lovebirds from Africa, with one particular variety originating in Madagascar. They usually range from 13 – 17 cm long and have a weight of approximately 50 g. Although there exist slight variations of coloration and size among various species, most of them have a robust stature with greenish color in the wild habitat. Colored forms observed among captive lovebirds is a product of the selective breeding done on them and has no survival advantage in their wild home environment. These artificial color variants commonly seen in domesticated lovebirds do not have any occurrence in nature. Over time, wild love birds develop a much softer and well camouflaged plumage that helps to hide them on among trees.