Peach-Faced Lovebird

This very pretty small parrot native to South-western Africa.

In the wild, Lovebirds live in groups of about 10 individuals and they stay with the same mate for life. They can live for 15 –30 years!

Our Peach-Faced Lovebird

Pedro came to us in April 2000, rescued by CITES from Heathrow Airport. He was being smuggled into the country (probably for the illegal pet trade) while he was still in his egg. A batch of the eggs were confiscated and Pedro was hatched out by the staff at CITES.

This is why Pedro is kept on his own (not with another Lovebird) as he was hatched and raised by people and is a social imprint.

As we have to keep Pedro on his own he gets lots of human attention and frequently comes out of his cage for a cuddle and play.

We call Pedro a boy but we don’t know if he is a boy or a girl as you cannot tell the difference by looking at them.