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Learn the wildlife of Djibouti

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482 species have research-grade observations in Djibouti 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. House Crow Corvus splendens32
  2. Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea24
  3. White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus17
  4. Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula13
  5. Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica12
  6. Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus11
  7. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus11
  8. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri11
  9. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus10
  10. Rock Pigeon Columba livia10

Plants

  1. Giant milkweed Calotropis procera15
  2. Umbrella thorn Vachellia tortilis12
  3. Doum palm Hyphaene thebaica7
  4. Gabal Elba dragon tree Dracaena ombet7
  5. The king of Stapelia Desmidorchis retrospiciens7
  6. Neem Azadirachta indica4
  7. Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus3
  8. Grey Mangrove Avicennia marina3
  9. White Gulmohar Delonix elata3
  10. Alexandrian Senna Senna alexandrina2

Mammals

  1. Dorcas Gazelle Gazella dorcas30
  2. Hamadryas Baboon Papio hamadryas26
  3. Dromedary Camel Camelus dromedarius14
  4. White-tailed Mongoose Ichneumia albicauda11
  5. Gerenuk Litocranius walleri10
  6. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis9
  7. African Wolf Canis lupaster9
  8. Speke's Gundi Pectinator spekei8
  9. Unstriped Ground Squirrel Xerus rutilus7
  10. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus6

Insects

  1. Poekilocerus bufonius12
  2. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus10
  3. Desert White Pontia glauconome4
  4. Red Dwarf Honey Bee Apis florea4
  5. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta3
  6. Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina3
  7. Pioneer White Belenois aurota3
  8. Yellow Splendor Colotis protomedia3
  9. Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria3
  10. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2

Spiders and kin

  1. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli4
  2. Compsobuthus vannii4
  3. Buthus awashensis3
  4. Microbuthus litoralis3
  5. Ethiopian Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus abyssinicus3
  6. Argiope sector2
  7. Eusparassus laevatus2
  8. Imperial Jumping Spider Thyene imperialis1
  9. Pandiborellius nistriae1
  10. Plexippoides flavescens1

Reptiles

  1. Spiny Agama Agama spinosa21
  2. Keeled Rock Gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum12
  3. Northern House Gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis10
  4. Egyptian Saw-scaled Viper Echis pyramidum7
  5. Ragazzi’s Fan-footed gecko Ptyodactylus ragazzii7
  6. Sudan Mabuya Trachylepis brevicollis6
  7. Eyed Dabb Lizard Uromastyx ocellata6
  8. Eritrean Ridgeback Agama Acanthocercus annectans6
  9. Speckled Sand Racer Psammophis punctulatus4
  10. Middle Eastern Rock Gecko Pristurus flavipunctatus4

Amphibians

  1. Dodson's Toad Vandijkophrynus dodsoni5
  2. Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae4
  3. Kachowski's Sand Frog Tomopterna kachowskii1
  4. Subdesert Toad Sclerophrys xeros1

Fish

  1. Red Sea Anemonefish Amphiprion bicinctus5
  2. Coral Grouper Cephalopholis miniata4
  3. Rusty Parrotfish Scarus ferrugineus4
  4. Sohal Surgeonfish Acanthurus sohal4
  5. Scissortail Sergeant Abudefduf sexfasciatus3
  6. Indian Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus3
  7. Black Surgeonfish Acanthurus gahhm3
  8. Arabian Butterflyfish Chaetodon melapterus3
  9. Halfmoon Angelfish Pomacanthus maculosus3
  10. Blackspotted Rubberlip Plectorhinchus gaterinus3

Mollusks

  1. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea2
  2. Panther Cowrie Cypraea pantherina2
  3. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima1
  4. Warty Slug Peronia verruculata1
  5. Jewelled Chiton Acanthopleura gemmata1
  6. Conus angioiorum1
  7. Virgin Cone Conus virgo1
  8. Giant Spider Conch Lambis truncata1
  9. Nembrotha megalocera1
  10. Phyllidiopsis dautzenbergi1

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.