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| Fischer's lovebird | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittaculidae |
| Genus: | Agapornis |
| Species: | A. fischeri
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| Agapornis fischeri Reichenow, 1887
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Fischer's lovebird (Agapornis fischeri) is a small parrot species of the genus Agapornis. They were originally discovered in the late 19th century. They are named after German explorer Gustav Fischer.[2]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Agapornis fischeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22685346A131916519. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22685346A131916519.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Birds? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 127–128. ISBN 978-0713666472.