Grey Headed Lovebirds.

Comming into water hole for drink.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Is is true that they sometimes come in plague-size flocks? I think I've seen that on TV once. Posted 9 years ago

Back Water Fox

Lion

I,m not too sure we would ever see birds in plauge proportions in Madagascar anymore as i,m afraid most end up in the pot. I remember going out to photograph a pair of owls and when we got there the guide told us we were too late as the locals had trapped and eaten them. This is very common practice throughout Madagascar. Posted 9 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  I'm sorry, I had things mixed and did not look closely enough to see that this was in Madagascar. The event I was referring to was actually in Australia:
  
  Posted 9 years ago
2. 1. Back Water Fox
    
    Lion
    
    Thanks Ferdy this event will normally happen afer a long drought. When the rains come everything seems to go wild breeding as there is plenty of seeding grass etc. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago

Barry

Lion

The most I ever saw of these was about 2-3, so if big flocks occur, they are very rare. Posted 8 years ago

The Grey-headed lovebird

The grey-headed lovebird or Madagascar lovebird is a small species of parrot of the lovebird genus. It is a mainly green parrot. The species is sexually dimorphic and only the adult male has grey on its upper body. They are native on the island of Madagascar and are the only lovebird species which are not native on the African continent. They are the smallest of the lovebird species. It is rarely seen in aviculture and it is difficult to breed in captivity.

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Uploaded May 12, 2016. Captured Sep 3, 2015 00:52 in 4, Madagascar.

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Captured in the winter. More winter photos.