Species name: Agapornis personata lilianae
Appearance:   They have a green body with lighter green on the underparts and rump. The forehead and throat are a reddish

                     orange that fades to a paler pinkish color on the cheeks, lores, and bib. The tail is green, and they have a naked

                     white eye ring. The beak is red, and the legs are a grayish brown.

Origin:            Southern parts of Tanzania and Malawi; area formerly known as Nyasa land and Rhodesia, hence the

                     bird's common name. The area is south of that inhabited by Fischer's and west of that inhabited by masked l

                     lovebirds. They live in the river valleys.
Diet:              In the wild, they eat seeds, fruits, and berries. They also raid crops of millet.
 

Sexual dimorphism:      No obvious visual differences between the sexes.
Breeding:                   Build nests in a similar fashion to other eye-ring species; incubation of eggs is for 22 days; babies fledge in 44 days.
 

As the smallest of the eye-ring species, the Nyasa are somewhat rare in aviculture. These are not birds that are usually kept as pets because their numbers are so low in captivity. They can be raised in colonies as they are known for being a peaceful species. More about Nyasa

 

Color Mutations in Nyasa Lovebirds
The ino mutation is well estabished in Nyasa lovebirds. The lutino mutation is a bright yellow bird with deep orange head and breast. The eyes are red, as is the beak. A blue mutation has been bred, but these are still quite uncommon.