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3,555 species have research-grade observations in Angola on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus109
  2. Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis87
  3. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus85
  4. Pied Crow Corvus albus80
  5. Southern Cordonbleu Uraeginthus angolensis79
  6. Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus74
  7. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis64
  8. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis64
  9. Purple-banded Sunbird Cinnyris bifasciatus62
  10. Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis60

Plants

  1. Kalahari sand terminalia Terminalia brachystemma163
  2. Pteridium centrali-africanum105
  3. African baobab Adansonia digitata104
  4. Hooded Harlequin Eulophia cucullata81
  5. Welwitschia Welwitschia mirabilis78
  6. Angola Tree-Euphorbia Euphorbia candelabrum57
  7. Aframomum alboviolaceum50
  8. Leg-Ripper Smilax anceps46
  9. Strophanthus welwitschii42
  10. Mexican sunflower Tithonia diversifolia40

Mammals

  1. Malbrouck Chlorocebus cynosuros83
  2. Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis56
  3. Congo Rope Squirrel Funisciurus congicus39
  4. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus26
  5. Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus21
  6. Plains Zebra Equus quagga20
  7. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius19
  8. Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus19
  9. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis18
  10. Bush Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia14

Insects

  1. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus49
  2. Comma Nephele Nephele comma48
  3. Guineafowl Butterfly Hamanumida daedalus44
  4. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus37
  5. Eastern Dotted Border Mylothris agathina36
  6. Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea36
  7. Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa34
  8. Lucia Widow Palpopleura lucia26
  9. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta25
  10. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta25

Spiders and kin

  1. Nephila constricta17
  2. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata14
  3. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata14
  4. Ceratogyrus attonitifer11
  5. Orange Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes planimanus10

Reptiles

  1. Namib Rock Agama Agama planiceps95
  2. Mucoso Agama Agama mucosoensis75
  3. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus48
  4. Graceful Chameleon Chamaeleo gracilis32
  5. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus30
  6. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis26
  7. Angolan Variable Skink Trachylepis albopunctata26
  8. Puff Adder Bitis arietans25
  9. Pulitzer's Thick-toed Gecko Chondrodactylus pulitzerae25
  10. Wahlberg’s Striped Skink Trachylepis wahlbergii24

Amphibians

  1. Angolan Reed Frog Hyperolius parallelus74
  2. Eastern Flat-backed Toad Sclerophrys pusilla32
  3. Guttural Toad Sclerophrys gutturalis30
  4. Crowned bullfrog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis29
  5. Rough sand frog Tomopterna tuberculosa20
  6. Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae14
  7. Peters' Clawed Frog Xenopus petersii13
  8. Angolan River Frog Amietia angolensis13
  9. Natal Puddle Frog Phrynobatrachus natalensis12
  10. Sharp-nosed ridged frog Ptychadena oxyrhynchus12

Fish

  1. Atlantic Mudskipper Periophthalmus barbarus18
  2. Gorean Snapper Lutjanus goreensis12
  3. Striped Tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus10
  4. Banded Tilapia Tilapia sparrmanii10

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.