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Learn the wildlife of Congo - Kinshasa

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3,737 species have research-grade observations in Congo - Kinshasa 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. Black Kite Milvus migrans67
  2. Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis66
  3. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus58
  4. African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis48
  5. Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis46
  6. Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki40
  7. Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus40
  8. African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp38
  9. Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura38
  10. Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus37

Plants

  1. Mexican sunflower Tithonia diversifolia31
  2. Common lantana Lantana camara29
  3. Hooded Harlequin Eulophia cucullata28
  4. Giant devil's-fig Solanum chrysotrichum26
  5. Angola staghorn fern Platycerium elephantotis25
  6. Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus24
  7. Indian shot Canna indica23
  8. Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima23
  9. Common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes23
  10. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa20

Mammals

  1. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius93
  2. Eastern Gorilla Gorilla beringei71
  3. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus65
  4. Northern Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus58
  5. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer55
  6. Olive Baboon Papio anubis54
  7. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus50
  8. Red-tailed Monkey Cercopithecus ascanius49
  9. Red-flanked Duiker Cephalophorus rufilatus34
  10. White-tailed Mongoose Ichneumia albicauda31

Insects

  1. Common Glider Cymothoe caenis66
  2. Little Pansy Junonia sophia49
  3. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus46
  4. Whitebar Acraea Telchinia encedon45
  5. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus39
  6. Soldier Commodore Junonia terea38
  7. Lucia Widow Palpopleura lucia37
  8. Angled Grass Yellow Eurema desjardinsii34
  9. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone33
  10. Vulgar Bush Brown Bicyclus vulgaris33

Spiders and kin

  1. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata17
  2. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria15
  3. Trichonephila turneri12
  4. Argiope flavipalpis11
  5. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata11
  6. Nephila constricta9
  7. Gasteracantha curvispina9

Reptiles

  1. Eroded Hingeback Tortoise Kinixys erosa35
  2. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus32
  3. African Five-lined Skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata22
  4. Speckle-lipped Mabuya Trachylepis maculilabris22
  5. Jameson's Mamba Dendroaspis jamesoni19
  6. Graceful Chameleon Chamaeleo gracilis18
  7. Red-lipped Snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia16
  8. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus15
  9. Emerald Snake Hapsidophrys smaragdina14
  10. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis13

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.