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Rosy-faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)

Posted on 06/03/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Rosy-faced Lovebird by Roy Earle – Karas, Namibia Lovebirds are members of the family PSITTACULIDAE (Old World Parrots)...

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Acacia Pied Barbet (Tricholaema leucomelas)

Posted on 04/03/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Acacia Pied Barbet by Gerald Wingate – Cape Town, Western Cape The Acacia Pied Barbet belongs to the family LYBIIDAE. M...

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Yellow Canary (Crithagra flaviventris)

Posted on 26/02/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Yellow Canary by Lance Robinson – Near Frankfort, Free State Canaries belong to the Family FRINGILLIDAE (True Finches). Other mem...

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Lesser Swamp Warbler (Acrocephalus gracilirostris)

Posted on 23/02/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Lesser Swamp Warbler by Johan Heyns – Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng The Lesser Swamp Warbler belongs to the Family ACROCEPHAL...

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Orange-breasted Sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea)

Posted on 20/02/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Orange-breasted Sunbird by Cobus Elstadt – Cape Peninsula, Western Cape Sunbirds belong to the Family NECTARINIIDAE. This is a gro...

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Bar-throated Apalis (Apalis thoracica)

Posted on 12/02/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Bar-throated Apalis by Lia Steen – Port Edward, KwaZulu-Natal Apalises belong to the Family CISTICOLIDAE. This is a group of small&n...

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Cape Longclaw (Macronyx capensis)

Posted on 06/02/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Cape Longclaw by Sharon Stanton – Rietvlei Nature Reserve, Western Cape Longclaws are members of the family MOTACILLIDAE. Thi...

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African Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus)

Posted on 27/01/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of African Stonechat by Gerald Wingate – Cape Town, Western Cape The African Stonechat belongs to the family MUSCICAPIDAE. This...

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Pied Starling (Lamprotornis bicolor)

Posted on 23/01/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Pied Starling Starling by Lance Robinson – Near Frankfort, Free State Starlings belong to the family STURNIDAE. All members of the fami...

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Levaillant’s Cisticola (Cisticola tinniens)

Posted on 19/01/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Levaillant’s Cisticola by Gerald Wingate – Strandfontein Sewage Works, Western Cape Cisticolas belong to the Family CISTICOLIDAE. This is a g...

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