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1,145 species have research-grade observations in the Central African Republic 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. Western Crested Guineafowl Guttera verreauxi111
  2. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris66
  3. Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami59
  4. Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus53
  5. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra42
  6. African Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia microscelis36
  7. Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator32
  8. Sooty Chat Myrmecocichla nigra30
  9. Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki28
  10. Latham's Francolin Peliperdix lathami28

Plants

  1. Siam weed Chromolaena odorata10
  2. Ground Pineapple Thonningia sanguinea9
  3. Nile cycad Encephalartos septentrionalis7
  4. Flame lily Gloriosa superba7
  5. African peach Nauclea latifolia5
  6. Bloodlily Scadoxus multiflorus4
  7. Sausage tree Kigelia africana4
  8. Hooded Harlequin Eulophia cucullata4
  9. Sterculia setigera4
  10. Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica3

Mammals

  1. Forest Elephant Loxodonta cyclotis218
  2. Blue Duiker Philantomba monticola179
  3. Northern Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus162
  4. Light-backed Duiker Cephalophus silvicultor161
  5. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer148
  6. Giant Forest Hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni133
  7. Olive Baboon Papio anubis129
  8. Bongo Tragelaphus eurycerus125
  9. Weyns's Duiker Cephalophorus weynsi125
  10. Red River Hog Potamochoerus porcus124

Insects

  1. Lucia Widow Palpopleura lucia18
  2. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus17
  3. Spotted Lilac Tree Nymph Sevenia pechueli15
  4. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus11
  5. Forest Leopard Phalanta eurytis10
  6. Variegated grasshopper Zonocerus variegatus9
  7. Dancing Amber Telchinia serena9
  8. Blue Pansy Junonia orithya8
  9. Guineafowl Butterfly Hamanumida daedalus8
  10. Verdant Hawkmoth Euchloron megaera8

Spiders and kin

  1. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria10
  2. Alligatorback Scorpion Hottentotta hottentotta5
  3. Gasteracantha curvispina4
  4. Argiope flavipalpis3
  5. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata3

Reptiles

  1. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus12
  2. African Five-lined Skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata8
  3. Graceful Chameleon Chamaeleo gracilis7
  4. Black Mamba Dendroaspis polylepis6
  5. Puff Adder Bitis arietans6
  6. Nkoelon Half-toed Gecko Hemidactylus coalescens6
  7. Smith's African Water Snake Grayia smithii5
  8. Gaboon Viper Bitis gabonica5
  9. African Rock Python Python sebae5
  10. Jameson's Mamba Dendroaspis jamesoni4

Fish

  1. Spot-tail Robber Brachyalestes imberi13
  2. Longsnout Distichodus Distichodus lusosso12
  3. Nile Perch Lates niloticus11
  4. Striped Tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus10
  5. Torpedo Robber Alestes macrophthalmus9
  6. Ornate Bichir Polypterus ornatipinnis9
  7. Elegant Featherfin Tetra Bryconaethiops microstoma8
  8. Citharinus gibbosus8
  9. Lamprologus mocquardi8
  10. Largescale Robber Brycinus grandisquamis6

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.