Salento Iris vs Yellow-collared Lovebird

Iris revoluta compared with Agapornis personatus

Key Differences

• Salento Iris is Critically Endangered while Yellow-collared Lovebird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Salento Iris	Yellow-collared Lovebird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Mantodea (Mantodea)	Psittaciformes (Parrots)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Iris	Agapornis
Species	Iris revoluta	Agapornis personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Salento Iris and Yellow-collared Lovebird share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow-collared Lovebird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Salento Iris	Yellow-collared Lovebird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Yellow-collared Lovebird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Kenya), Asia (Israel), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

Yellow-collared Lovebird

A small lovebird with distinctive yellow collar and mask surrounding a violet-blue face, native to the dry Acacia savanna of northeastern Tanzania. Like all lovebirds, they form intensely bonded pair relationships reinforced through constant mutual preening. They nest colonially in large tree holes and termite mounds, lining nests with strips of bark. Near Threatened due to trapping for the pet trade and agricultural habitat conversion. Widely hybridized with Fischer's lovebird in captivity.