The Black Masked Lovebird origin is Northern and central Tanzania. Flocks of these parrots settle in the north-east of Kenya as well as in the coastal areas of Tanzania The Masked Lovebird belongs to a group of lovebirds called the 'eye-ring' species. eye-ring A. p. fischeri,A. p. nigrigenis, and the A. p. lilianae. This group can be identified by the obvious strong ring around their eyes. Description: The Masked Lovebird is a very small member of the parrot family. They have a general green plumage. The head is brownish-black with a yellow collar around the neck. The throat and upper breast is also yellow, though with a reddish-orange cast. The feathers of the rump and onto the upper tail are bluish, and the tail also has occasional orange and black markings. The eye is dark brown surrounded by a naked white eye ring. The beak is red and the legs are gray.