Black Masked Lovebirds

Agapornis personata

The reason for their common name is obvious, although some mutations do not show the black mask, such as the albino mutation shown below. When you hear about blue masked lovebirds - they are actually blue BLACK masked lovebirds. The blue does not denote the mask, but the ground color of the mutation.

This eyering species comes in some amazing colors
 


masked lovebirds

 

Lovebirds

 

 albino masked lovebird
White Albino Masked*

 

*Photos reprinted with permission from Aqua Oceans