Fischer's Lovebird
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This Fischer's Lovebird carving was hand-crafted from solid Basswood. The adult Fischer's Lovebird has a green body and a bright orange-red forehead; other features include pale orange cheeks and throat, yellow-green breast, violet-blue rump, green tail feathers tipped in blue, white ring around the eyes, bright-red beak and gray feet. Fischer's Lovebirds originate from central-western Africa in Northern Tanzania, Lake Victoria and the Nzega regions, an area called the Rift Valley. The Fischer's Lovebird is considered a monomorphic variety because the male and female have similar coloration. The beak of the Fischer's Lovebird is hard and used as a tool for feeding, fighting, and exploring. These birds will work at whittling down any object available. Fischer's Lovebirds do very well when kept singly. In fact, a Fischer's kept alone will be more affectionate and make less noise than when kept in pairs or colonies. This may be an important consideration, as they can be noisy and vocalize using a shrill whistle or high-pitched twitter. Fischer's do not do well when wintered outdoors without nesting boxes.
Reference
Fischer's Lovebird, http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=15&cat=1840&articleid=1704
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