"The Genus Agapornis and their mutations"
(English spoken lecture)

online: 2008-07-12

In my lecture "The Genus Agapornis and their mutations" I present following subjects:

• Taxonomy - Different species in genus Agapornis
• Breeding Lovebirds – different methods – housekeeping  - feeding lovebirds
• Determine and naming mutations – MUTAVI  research
• Agapornis canus :
  Natural habitat and wild type – subspecies
  Mutations: *pallid*?
• Agapornis taranta :
  Natural habitat and wild type
  Mutations: Dark factor, bronze fallow, pale fallow, misty, *parblue*
• Agapornis pullarius :
  Natural habitat and wild type – subspecies
• Agapornis swindernianus :
  Natural habitat and wild type – subspecies
• Agapornis roseicollis :
  Natural habitat and wild type – subspecies – standard type
  Mutations: Dark factor, aqua, turquoise, *blue*, orange face, pale headed, SL ino, cinnamon, opaline, pallid, edged dilute, bronze fallow, pale fallow, dilute, dominant pied, recessive pied, violet.
• Agapornis personatus :
  Natural habitat and wild type
  Mutations: Dark factor, blue, violet, pastel, fallow.
  Transmutations: DEC, dominant edged, pied, NSL ino…..
• Agapornis fischeri :
  Natural habitat and wild type
  Mutations: DEC, transmutations: dominant edged, recessive pied, dominant pied, mottle, slaty, bronze fallow, pale fallow, misty, euwing
  Transmutations: Dark factor, blue, violet, pastel, NSL ino…..
• Agapornis nigrigenis :
  Natural habitat and wild type
  Mutations: dilute, misty.
  Transmutations: Dark factor, blue, violet, pastel, fallow, NSL ino …..
• Agapornis lilianae :
  Natural habitat and wild type
  Mutations: dilute, NSL ino.
  Transmutations: Dark factor, blue, violet, pastel, fallow ..
• Modifications- Peculiarities :
  Red lovebirds, multicolor, halfsiders, hybrids

All discussed subjects / mutations are illustrated with exclusive pictures   (Power point presentation).
The complete lecture takes about +/- 4 hours.  Normally there is a break of +/- 30 minutes (depends on the wishes of the organization).
After and during the lecture there is still the possibility for questions and answers ..

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