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841 species have research-grade observations in Chad 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. Abyssinian Roller Coracias abyssinicus39
  2. Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina38
  3. Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea37
  4. Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis35
  5. African Green Bee-eater Merops viridissimus32
  6. African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus31
  7. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala31
  8. Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea31
  9. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer30
  10. Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis29

Plants

  1. Simple-thorned greenthorn Balanites aegyptiaca302
  2. Desert rose Adenium obesum150
  3. Thirsty Thorn Vachellia seyal74
  4. Doum palm Hyphaene thebaica68
  5. Giant milkweed Calotropis procera58
  6. Bauhinia rufescens52
  7. Egyptian acacia Vachellia nilotica49
  8. Tamarind Tamarindus indica43
  9. Camel's Foot Piliostigma reticulatum31
  10. Chinese Apple Ziziphus mauritiana25

Mammals

  1. Lion Panthera leo83
  2. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer71
  3. Northern Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis50
  4. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana37
  5. Olive Baboon Papio anubis33
  6. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus32
  7. Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus32
  8. Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus27
  9. Patas Monkey Erythrocebus patas26
  10. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta25

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera16
  2. Pioneer White Belenois aurota15
  3. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus14
  4. Striped Hawkmoth Hyles livornica12
  5. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus10
  6. Banded Scarlet Tip Colotis danae10
  7. Cabbage Tree Emperor Bunaea alcinoe10
  8. Black Mud Wasp Delta emarginatum10
  9. African Caper Belenois creona9
  10. Anthia sexmaculata8

Spiders and kin

  1. Hottentotta minax13
  2. Androctonus pallidus6
  3. Banded-legged golden orb-web spider Trichonephila senegalensis3

Reptiles

  1. Rainbow Agama Agama agama23
  2. West African Crocodile Crocodylus suchus23
  3. African Five-lined Skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata21
  4. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus20
  5. African Chameleon Chamaeleo africanus18
  6. African Spurred Tortoise Centrochelys sulcata16
  7. African Rock Python Python sebae10
  8. Nubian Flapshell Turtle Cyclanorbis elegans6
  9. Red-lipped Snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia5
  10. Black-necked Spitting Cobra Naja nigricollis4

Amphibians

  1. Crowned bullfrog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis9
  2. Edible bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis8
  3. West African Rubber Frog Phrynomantis microps4
  4. Egyptian Toad Sclerophrys regularis4
  5. Galam white-lipped frog Hylarana galamensis3
  6. Rusty Forest Tree Frog Leptopelis viridis2

Fish

  1. Labeo parvus4
  2. Sharptooth Catfish Clarias gariepinus3
  3. Mudfish Clarias anguillaris2
  4. Nothobranchius virgatus2

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.