Kalmar "agapornis" tana nufin jinsin kananan aku da aka fi sani da "lovebirds." Lovebirds 'yan asali ne a yankuna daban-daban na Afirka kuma an san su da ƙananan girmansu, launuka masu launi, da halayyar ƙauna ga abokan aurensu. A Girkanci, "agape" yana nufin ƙauna, "ornis" kuma yana nufin tsuntsu, don haka sunan "agapornis" ko "lovebird." Lovebirds sun shahara a matsayin dabbobi saboda kyawun kamanninsu da halayensu.