Peachface Lovebirds

Peachfaced Lovebirds are natives in Southwestern Africa, and their natural home is usually an arid habitant on the edges of deserts or sparse woodlands. They are now even thriving in Arizona.

They have been bred in captivity for many generations, and as a result of selective, there are so many color mutations nowadays, it is hard to keep them all straight. It is nowadays difficult to find a basic green “normal” peachfaced that isn’t at least split to another mutation.

There are sex-linked mutations and recessive mutations, and even partial or dominant mutations, and then of course multiple variations of each mutation like dark factor, double dark factor and violet factor.

It gets confusing even for experienced breeders, and is very easy to get wrong, despite best efforts. It helps to know the lineage of the parents and grandparents to correctly identify a mutation.

As if that wasn’t enough, they also change colors during their first adult molt at around 5-6 months of age. Most baby colors are very muted and they obtain their final brilliance after that first molt. But they may even continue to change a little with subsequent molts.

To add to the confusion, common nomenclature for mutations have changed over the years. So an “Australian cinnamon” is now called “Pallid”, a “Dutch blue” is now an Aqua.

We do our best to correctly identify the color morph of our babies, but of course we also make mistakes.

But in our eyes, all Peachfaced Lovebirds are little beauties regardless of mutation.

They tend to be feisty little birds that make great little companions. However, they need to be handled daily, as they can revert to an untamed state very quickly, especially if kept with a mate.

They are a long-term companions, we have heard of pet lovebirds reaching a ripe old age of their late twenties. While this may be unusual, please be aware that they can be long-lived.

Our lovebirds are $175.00 as of 2022, regardless of mutation.