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7,781 species have research-grade observations in Kenya 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. Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus2,330
  2. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer1,760
  3. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus1,706
  4. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca1,634
  5. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer1,507
  6. Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum1,496
  7. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus1,445
  8. Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash1,368
  9. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus1,340
  10. White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali1,205

Plants

  1. Black-eyed Susan vine Thunbergia alata479
  2. Lion's ear Leonotis nepetifolia354
  3. African baobab Adansonia digitata316
  4. Peanut-Butter Cassia Senna didymobotrya255
  5. Castor bean Ricinus communis243
  6. Mile-a-minute vine Ipomoea cairica243
  7. Common Tree Euphorbia Euphorbia ingens238
  8. Common lantana Lantana camara237
  9. Jimsonweed Datura stramonium233
  10. Whistling thorn Vachellia drepanolobium231

Mammals

  1. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana4,487
  2. Plains Zebra Equus quagga3,992
  3. Lion Panthera leo3,933
  4. Maasai Giraffe Giraffa tippelskirchi3,308
  5. Impala Aepyceros melampus3,081
  6. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer2,662
  7. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius2,459
  8. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus2,296
  9. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus2,090
  10. Olive Baboon Papio anubis2,037

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera602
  2. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone465
  3. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus402
  4. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus375
  5. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta364
  6. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus327
  7. Little Pansy Junonia sophia310
  8. Pioneer White Belenois aurota265
  9. Yellow-banded Pansy Junonia elgiva263
  10. Mocker Swallowtail Papilio dardanus207

Spiders and kin

  1. Pallid Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus pallidus189
  2. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata185
  3. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata98
  4. Scimitar-horn Kitespider Gasteracantha falcicornis92

Reptiles

  1. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis2,076
  2. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus1,421
  3. Kenyan Rock Agama Agama lionotus1,086
  4. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis604
  5. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus521
  6. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata465
  7. Jackson's Chameleon Trioceros jacksonii458
  8. Pygmy Grass Chameleon Rieppeleon kerstenii456
  9. Helmeted Chameleon Trioceros hoehnelii434
  10. Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama Agama mwanzae389

Amphibians

  1. Common Reed Frog Hyperolius viridiflavus181
  2. Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae155
  3. Guttural Toad Sclerophrys gutturalis115

Fish

  1. Spiny Seahorse Hippocampus histrix521
  2. Three-spot Dascyllus Dascyllus trimaculatus139
  3. Common Seahorse Hippocampus kuda135
  4. Indian Lionfish Pterois miles129
  5. Goldbar Wrasse Thalassoma hebraicum109
  6. Scissortail Sergeant Abudefduf sexfasciatus106
  7. Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major Abudefduf vaigiensis100
  8. Leaf Scorpionfish Taenianotus triacanthus99
  9. Allard's Anemonefish Amphiprion allardi99
  10. Blackspotted Rubberlip Plectorhinchus gaterinus90

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.