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Author: Ryan Tippett

Ryan is an enthusiastic contributor to Citizen Science and has added many important and interesting records of fauna and flora. He has been a member of the Virtual Museum since 2014 and has currently submitted over 12,000 records. He is on the expert identification panel for the OdonataMAP project. Ryan is a well-qualified and experienced Field Guide, and Guide Training Instructor. He has spent the last 18 years in the guiding and tourism industries. Ryan loves imparting his passion and knowledge onto others, and it is this that drew him into guide training in particular. Something that he finds incredibly rewarding is seeing how people he's had the privilege of teaching have developed and gone on to greater things. His interests are diverse and include Dragonflies, Birding, Arachnids, Amphibians, wild flowers and succulents, free diving and experiencing big game on foot. With this range of interests, there is always likely be something special just around the corner!
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Black-faced Waxbill (Estrilda erythronotos)

Posted on 31/03/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Image of Black-faced Waxbill by Rick Nuttall – Dealesville, Free State Waxbills belong to the Family ESTRILDIDAE. This family also includes the ...

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Scaly-feathered Finch (Sporopipes squamifrons)

Posted on 18/03/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Scaly-feathered Finch by Kyle Finn – Kuruman River, Northern Cape The Scaly-feathered Finch is a member of the Family PLOCEIDAE&n...

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Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)

Posted on 14/03/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Lanner Falcon by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape The Lanner Falcon belongs to the family FALCONIDAE&nb...

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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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    • Atlas of Butterflies & Moths
  • Karoo Research Centre

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