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822 species have research-grade observations in Guinea-Bissau 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. Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus97
  2. Hooded Vulture Necrosyrtes monachus94
  3. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus77
  4. Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis71
  5. Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus66
  6. Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis61
  7. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus58
  8. Red-eyed Dove Streptopelia semitorquata51
  9. Red-chested Swallow Hirundo lucida48
  10. Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala48

Plants

  1. Kapok Tree Ceiba pentandra18
  2. African baobab Adansonia digitata17
  3. Egyptian white water-lily Nymphaea lotus13
  4. African peach Nauclea latifolia11
  5. Cashew Anacardium occidentale10
  6. African oil palm Elaeis guineensis10
  7. Black mangrove Avicennia germinans9
  8. Aroma Dichrostachys cinerea9
  9. Amorphophallus aphyllus9
  10. Neocarya macrophylla8

Mammals

  1. Campbell's Monkey Cercopithecus campbelli24
  2. Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes19
  3. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius16
  4. Straw-coloured Fruit Bat Eidolon helvum13
  5. Gambian Epauletted Fruit Bat Epomophorus gambianus12
  6. Gambian Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus gambianus12
  7. Green Monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus12
  8. King Colobus Colobus polykomos11
  9. Western Red Colobus Piliocolobus badius11
  10. Patas Monkey Erythrocebus patas10

Insects

  1. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus26
  2. Variegated grasshopper Zonocerus variegatus25
  3. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus19
  4. Dancing Amber Telchinia serena17
  5. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus14
  6. African Migrant Catopsilia florella13
  7. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera11
  8. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone11
  9. Phymateus cinctus11
  10. Large Spotted Acraea Tildia zetes10

Spiders and kin

  1. Nephila constricta12
  2. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata11
  3. Banded-legged golden orb-web spider Trichonephila senegalensis5
  4. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria4
  5. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli3
  6. Western Whipspider Damon medius3
  7. African Whip Scorpion Etienneus africanus3
  8. Selenops radiatus2

Reptiles

  1. Rainbow Agama Agama agama21
  2. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus18
  3. West African Crocodile Crocodylus suchus17
  4. Senegal Mabuya Trachylepis affinis13
  5. Fire-sided Skink Trachylepis perrotetii12
  6. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas9
  7. Chevron-throated dwarf gecko Lygodactylus gutturalis7
  8. Graceful Chameleon Chamaeleo gracilis6
  9. Senegal Chameleon Chamaeleo senegalensis5
  10. Hemidactylus guineensis5

Amphibians

  1. Rusty Forest Tree Frog Leptopelis viridis13
  2. Egyptian Toad Sclerophrys regularis13
  3. Pyjama Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus vittiger8
  4. Crowned bullfrog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis6
  5. Hallowell's Toad Sclerophrys maculata3
  6. Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog Hemisus marmoratus2
  7. West African Rubber Frog Phrynomantis microps2
  8. Broad-banded Grass Frog Ptychadena bibroni2

Fish

  1. Atlantic Mudskipper Periophthalmus barbarus28
  2. Nile Perch Lates niloticus5
  3. Atlantic Crevalle Jack Caranx hippos4
  4. West African Spanish Mackerel Scomberomorus tritor4
  5. Guinean Barracuda Sphyraena afra4
  6. Guinean Tilapia Coptodon guineensis3
  7. White Grouper Epinephelus aeneus2
  8. African Pompano Alectis ciliaris2
  9. Bennett's Puffer Ephippion guttifer2
  10. Gorean Snapper Lutjanus goreensis2

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica8
  2. Lesser butterfly cone Conus byssinus6
  3. Heavy African Ark Senilia senilis5
  4. Giant hairy melongena Pugilina morio3
  5. Mangrove Periwinkle Littoraria angulifera2
  6. Tympanotonos fuscatus2
  7. Adanson's Tagelus Tagelus adansonii2

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.