Today, because of export regulations out of Madagascar, this species has become very rare. One reason Madagascars are rare is that they are not prolific breeders. They are usually bred in pairs, which adds to the difficulty of finding sufficient space. In the wild, they are found in very large flocks, however, captive breeding has not been generally successful when colony breeding is attempted. Red-faced Love Bird , or Agapornis Pullaria , is the second species of dimorphic Love Bird.
Cocks are colored birght green, and are more yellowish on the front and underneath.
The face and crown are orange-red, the flights and bend of the wing are green, and the shoulder and underwing coverts are black. The bill is red, and the feet are gray. Red-faced Love Bird hens have more orange in the face, which is not quite as bright red, while underwing coverts are green. The Red-faced has perhaps the longest expanse of territory of any of the love birds. It stretches from the coastal regions of central Africa, all the way to western Ethiopia.