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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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Lesser Honeyguide (Indicator minor)

Posted on 20/08/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image: Lesser Honeyguide by Gregg Darling – Baviaanskloof Conservation Area, Eastern Cape Honeyguides belong to the Family INDICATORIDAE. This ...

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Cape Penduline Tit (Anthoscopus minutus)

Posted on 12/08/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Cape Penduline Tit by Roy Earle – Karas, Namibia The Cape Penduline Tit belongs to the Family REMIZIDAE (Penduline...

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Long-billed Crombec (Sylvietta rufescens)

Posted on 07/08/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Long-billed Crombec by Johan van Rooyen – Swartberg, Western Cape Crombecs belong to the Family MACROSPHENIDAE (Af...

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Southern Tchagra (Tchagra tchagra)

Posted on 05/08/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Southern Tchagra by Attie van Aarde – Stilbaai, Western Cape Tchagras belong to the Bushshrike family MALACONOTIDAE. Other member...

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Black-winged Kite (Elanus caeruleus)

Posted on 01/08/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Black-winged Kite by Mark Stanton – Pilanesberg National Park, North West Kites belong to the family ACCIPITRIDAE ...

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Red-knobbed Coot (Fulica cristata)

Posted on 30/07/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Red-knobbed Coot. Coots belong to the Family RALLIDAE. This family also includes Rails, Crakes, Swamphens, Flufftails, Gallinules, and Moorhens, ...

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Cardinal Woodpecker (Dendropicos fuscescens)

Posted on 17/07/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Cardinal Woodpecker by Marna Buys – Magaliesberg Natural Area, Gauteng Woodpeckers belong to the family PICIDAE. Members of t...

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Red-capped Lark (Calandrella cinerea)

Posted on 15/07/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Red-capped Lark Lark by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape Larks are passerine birds of the family&n...

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Cape Grassbird (Sphenoeacus afer)

Posted on 08/07/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Cape Grassbird by Ryan Tippett – Ithala Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal The Cape Grassbird belongs to the Family MACROSPHENIDAE (Afri...

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Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

Posted on 29/06/2026 by Ryan Tippett

Cover image of Black-necked Grebe by Ryan Tippett – Carnarvon district, Northern Cape Grebes are the sole members of the Family PODICI...

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