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Learn the wildlife of Congo - Brazzaville

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2,092 species have research-grade observations in Congo - Brazzaville 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. Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis85
  2. Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis53
  3. Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis48
  4. Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus47
  5. Congo Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus47
  6. Gray Parrot Psittacus erithacus46
  7. Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii42
  8. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus42
  9. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer40
  10. Hamerkop Scopus umbretta39

Plants

  1. Diospyros whitei109
  2. Lophira alata29
  3. Hooded Harlequin Eulophia cucullata29
  4. Ground Pineapple Thonningia sanguinea28
  5. Pussyfoot Praxelis clematidea20
  6. Bolo bolo Clappertonia ficifolia16
  7. Common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes15
  8. Crinum natans12
  9. Caloncoba welwitschii12
  10. Egyptian white water-lily Nymphaea lotus10

Mammals

  1. Western Gorilla Gorilla gorilla167
  2. Forest Elephant Loxodonta cyclotis162
  3. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer113
  4. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius56
  5. Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza55
  6. Sitatunga Tragelaphus spekii52
  7. Putty-nosed Monkey Cercopithecus nictitans43
  8. Black-fronted Duiker Cephalophorus nigrifrons43
  9. Moustached Monkey Cercopithecus cephus41
  10. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta37

Insects

  1. Dancing Amber Telchinia serena45
  2. Forest Leopard Phalanta eurytis41
  3. Common Glider Cymothoe caenis40
  4. Small Striped Swordtail Graphium policenes34
  5. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus32
  6. Angola White Lady Graphium angolanus30
  7. Little Pansy Junonia sophia29
  8. Ivory Pintail Acisoma trifidum27
  9. Purple-edged Pearl Cadarena pudoraria26
  10. Lucia Widow Palpopleura lucia25

Spiders and kin

  1. Opisthacanthus africanus25
  2. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria21
  3. Gasteracantha curvispina14
  4. Argiope flavipalpis12
  5. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata10
  6. Uroplectes occidentalis9
  7. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli8
  8. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata8
  9. Nephila constricta7
  10. Aranoethra cambridgei7

Reptiles

  1. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus48
  2. Central African slender-snouted crocodile Mecistops leptorhynchus40
  3. Speckle-lipped Mabuya Trachylepis maculilabris34
  4. Nkoelon Half-toed Gecko Hemidactylus coalescens27
  5. Black-lined Plated Lizard Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus26
  6. Eroded Hingeback Tortoise Kinixys erosa24
  7. Emerald Snake Hapsidophrys smaragdina24
  8. Peters's Rock Agama Agama picticauda24
  9. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia23
  10. Makolowodé’s Trachylepis Trachylepis makolowodei15

Amphibians

  1. Mottled Squeaker Arthroleptis poecilonotus16
  2. Leopard Reed Frog Hyperolius pardalis13
  3. African foam-nest tree frog Chiromantis rufescens13
  4. Crowned bullfrog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis10
  5. Gaboon Forest Tree Frog Leptopelis aubryi9
  6. Golden Puddle Frog Phrynobatrachus auritus8
  7. Forest White-lipped Frog Hylarana albolabris8
  8. Oban Toad Sclerophrys camerunensis8
  9. Marbled Running Frog Kassina maculosa7
  10. African Giant Toad Sclerophrys superciliaris7

Fish

  1. Banded Jewel Cichlid Hemichromis elongatus21
  2. Lyretail Panchax Aphyosemion australe8
  3. Freshwater Butterflyfish Pantodon buchholzi8
  4. Hylopanchax paucisquamatus7
  5. Epiplatys phoeniceps6
  6. Atlantic Mudskipper Periophthalmus barbarus5
  7. Giraffe Catfish Auchenoglanis occidentalis5
  8. Bream Bulldog Marcusenius moorii5
  9. Cornish Jack Mormyrops anguilloides5

How a trip works

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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.