Agapornis personatus
System : Terrestrial
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Phylum
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Animalia
Chordata
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Psittaciformes
Psittacidae
  • Not Evaluated
    NE
  • No Alien Population
    NA
  • Data Deficient
    DD
  • Minimal Concern
    MC
  • Minor
    MN
  • Moderate
    MO
  • Major
    MR
  • Massive
    MV
  • General
  • Distribution
  • Impact
  • Management
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Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2025) Species profile: Agapornis personatus. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/speciesname/Agapornis+personatus on 16-05-2025.

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NATIVE RANGE
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Impact information
Red List assessed species 1: LC = 1;
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Locations
CHILE
CZECH REPUBLIC
KENYA
NEW ZEALAND
SOUTH AFRICA
Mechanism
[1] Competition
[3] Disease transmission
[1] Grazing/Herbivory/Browsing
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Bibliography
1 references found for Agapornis personatus

Management information
General information
Lever, C. 1994. Naturalized animals: the ecology of successfully introduced species. London, UK: Poyser Natural History.
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MN
Agapornis personatus
Date assessed
2021-09-27
Year published
2023
Eicat category
MN (Minor)
Justification for EICAT assessment


Yellow-collared lovebird can displace native Cypsiurus parvus for breeding purposes in Kenya. There is no evidence that this has caused a decline in populations of Cypsiurus parvus (Lever 1994).
Confidence rating
Low
Mechanism(s) of maximum impact
Competition
Countries of most severe impact
Kenya
Description of impacts
The yellow-collared lovebird competes with native bird species and can displace them for breeding purposes. They also feed on native plant species, hybridizes with another Agapornis species in captivity and is a carrier of parasites and diseases in captivity in the alien range.
Assessor
Tom Allmert; Thomas Evans
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Recommended citation
Tom Allmert, Thomas Evans (2025). Agapornis personatus. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).