The Lilian's lovebird is 13 cm (5 inches) long and is mainly green with white eyerings.

It is also broadly similar to the rosy-faced lovebird, which has more clearly demarcated orange colouration, and lacks a white eyering.

Its distribution is rapidly becoming restricted to LNP because their feeding and breeding habitats are being exploited over for agricultural purposes.

Liwonde National Park is located in the southern region of Malawi, which has the highest human population density in the country approximating 100-115 inhabitants per km2 (FAO, 1997).

LNP is greatly impacted by population growth and agricultural activities than any other national park in the country.