Agapornis nigrigenis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The black-cheeked lovebird (Agapornis nigrigenis) is a small parrot species of the lovebird genus. It is mainly green and has a brown head, red beak, and white eyerings. It is endemic to a relatively small range in southwest Zambia, where it is vulnerable to habitat loss.
The black-cheeked lovebird is monotypic. The black-cheeked lovebird is sometimes seen as a race of Lilian's lovebird. The black-cheeked lovebird is 14 cm (5.5 in) in length, with mostly green plumage, reddish-brown forehead and forecrown, brownish-black cheeks and throat, orange bib below the throat which fades to yellowish-green, white eye-rings and grey feet. Adult have bright red beaks, while juveniles of the species are similar but with a more orange bill. Vocalizations are loud, piercing shrieks, which sound like the calls of other lovebirds.
The black-cheeked lovebird inhabits deciduous woodland, where permanent supplies of surface water exist, as it needs daily access to water. In the dry season, these birds may congregate in large flocks of up to 800 or more. They are found in Zambia and may occur in Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZooParc de Beauval | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Zoologic park de Lille | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Wildlands | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 4 | Zoo Opole | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 5 | Loro Parque | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Van Blanckendaell Park | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 7 | Drusillas Zoo Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 8 | VigoNature | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Zoo El Pantanal | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Zoopark Nehvizdy | 🇨🇿 Czechia | |
| 11 | Aquarium Barcelona | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 12 | Castellar Zoo | 🇪🇸 Spain |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-cheeked Lovebird sighting in Kafue National Park on a given day, based on 42 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 210th most-seen of the 338 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-cheeked Lovebird in Kafue National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–August and November–February, the lowest months. That is one of Kafue National Park's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain against almost none in June.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-cheeked Lovebird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Kafue National Park, in our data
Kafue National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black-cheeked Lovebird sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Psittacidae
The closest relatives of the Black-cheeked Lovebird that you can see in Kafue National Park (family Psittacidae, New World and African Parrots) are Meyer's Parrot (about 50%) and Levaillant's Parrot (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-cheeked Lovebird is recorded against all the birds logged in Kafue National Park (42 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
